Students Welfare Association of Bangladesh

What Students Welfare Association of Bangladesh does

Students Welfare Association of Bangladesh (SWAB) is a non-profit, volunteer-driven charitable organization founded in 2017 and headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its stated mission is to combat illiteracy and poverty through education-focused welfare programs, principally the distribution of study materials to underprivileged primary-school students and a scholarship program that funds coaching, accommodation, food, and books for meritorious students from poor families pursuing higher education. The organization also lists disaster relief assistance and environmental sustainability among its core activities. Program delivery is executed through direct partnerships with government primary schools (such as Bokrahat Government Primary School in Patharghata Upazila, Barguna) and via community coordinators in districts including Barguna and Chandpur.

SWAB operates on a donation-based revenue model with no products or services sold. Funds are raised through online donations, direct cash/check contributions, and mobile payment channels (bKash and Rocket), while program delivery relies on recruited volunteers. The organization's technology footprint is minimal and non-proprietary: a WordPress-hosted website (swabbd.wordpress.com) serves as the public information and registration hub, a Facebook page (facebook.com/swab.help) functions as the primary outreach and engagement channel, and a Google Form handles volunteer sign-ups. There is no proprietary software, app, API, or data platform disclosed.

The organization is founder-led by Sayonto Kumar Gomshta (Founder Director), with Imam Hosein Rakib serving as Deputy Director and Habibur Rahman Soldier as Education Secretary. Headcount is reported at six (with undisclosed volunteer additions), and the leadership team comprises current or recent students, indicating an early-stage, grassroots operating structure. SWAB does not disclose financials, has no documented institutional donors or funding rounds, and its most recent verified activity dates to early 2020, leaving scale and current operating intensity materially uncertain.

Name

Students Welfare Association of Bangladesh

Legal name

Students Welfare Association of Bangladesh

Website

https://swabbd.wordpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Students Welfare Association of Bangladesh (SWAB) is a volunteer-driven non-profit founded in 2017 that distributes educational materials to underprivileged primary students and provides scholarships to meritorious students from poor families across districts in Bangladesh.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Education & Community Welfare Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIAOAB

Need-Based Grants & Bursaries

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Scholarships, Funding & Financial Aid for International Study

SECONDARYEDAIAGAD

Education & Teaching Volunteer Programs

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Service Learning, Volunteering & Gap Year Programs

SECONDARYBPAGAAAE

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Emergency Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief

Keywords

• Student welfare services
• Educational support programs
• Charitable donations
• Poverty alleviation
• Scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Barguna

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: SWAB raises funds through online donations, direct cash/check donations at locations, and member financial contributions. The organization operates on voluntary donations from members and supporters to fund educational material distribution, scholarships, and community welfare programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SWAB is a non-profit, volunteer-driven charitable organization that provides free educational support to underprivileged students in Bangladesh. Its core activities are distributing study materials at government primary schools, awarding scholarships to meritorious students from poor families to cover higher-education expenses, recruiting volunteers through online registration, and providing disaster/emergency relief. All services are funded by donations and member contributions.

Product overview

Students Welfare Association of Bangladesh (SWAB) operates as a non-profit charitable organization offering a suite of social welfare services focused on education and community support. The organization provides education support through direct distribution of study materials to underprivileged students, maintains a scholarship program to fund higher education for meritorious students from poor families, and coordinates a volunteer network to support welfare activities. Additionally, SWAB engages in disaster relief assistance and environmental sustainability initiatives as part of its broader mission to combat illiteracy and poverty in Bangladesh.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Support Program (Study Material Distribution) Distribution of study materials and educational resources to underprivileged and meritorious students in Bangladesh, particularly in rural areas like Patharghata, Barguna district, coordinated through government primary schools.
• Scholarship Program Financial assistance program that supports meritorious underprivileged students with coaching, living expenses in Dhaka, and book purchases for higher education.
• Volunteer Program Program that enables enthusiastic volunteers to join SWAB's welfare activities and support the organization's mission of helping people, with registration through an online form.
• Disaster Relief Assistance Emergency assistance activities during disasters and crisis situations, part of SWAB's core objectives.

Quantifiable outcome

• First study material distribution program completed on November 21, 2017 at Bokrahat Government Primary School, Patharghata, Barguna
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bokrahat Government Primary SchoolminorOthersSWAB partnered with Bokrahat Government Primary School in Patharghata, Barguna district for their first educational material distribution program on November 21, 2017. The school's acting principal Alimur Rahman presided over the event, and school teachers assisted in identifying meritorious but financially disadvantaged students for the distribution.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• BRAC: The largest development NGO in Bangladesh and globally, with extensive education, poverty alleviation, and disaster relief programs. Highly comparable to SWAB in mission focus, but operates at vastly greater scale and with institutional funding.
• Room to Read: Global non-profit focused on literacy and girls' education in developing countries including Bangladesh. Comparable in mission but operates internationally with much larger institutional funding base.
• Save the Children Bangladesh: International humanitarian organization with active Bangladesh operations focused on child education, disaster relief, and welfare. Overlaps with SWAB's disaster relief and child education activities.
• UNICEF Bangladesh: UN agency running major child education and welfare programs in Bangladesh. Overlaps with SWAB's target beneficiary population and education access mission, but at vastly greater institutional scale.

Direct peers

• JAAGO Foundation: Bangladesh-based non-profit focused on education for underprivileged children, including scholarship support and school partnerships. Closely aligned with SWAB's core mission and beneficiary focus in Bangladesh.
• Dhaka Ahsania Mission: Bangladesh-based non-profit working on education, poverty alleviation, and disaster response. Comparable in geographic focus and program mix to SWAB, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Prothom Alo Trust: Bangladesh non-profit running education-focused initiatives including scholarship programs for underprivileged students. Comparable in mission to SWAB's scholarship program, though typically larger in scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/swab.help
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swab-help

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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