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2.1 About Dushtha Shasthya Kendra:
Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK) is a non-government development organization (NGO)
working for poverty reduction of the target poor Bangladeshi population in selected hard to
reach remote areas of Bangladesh. In mid-eighties under the banner of “Niramoy Free Friday
Clinic” a group of likeminded professionals, doctors, social activists, and volunteers begun to
facilitate Primary Health Care (PHC) activities at Tejgaon slums in Dhaka. This was the
informal beginning of DSK. In 1988 a devastating flood engulf two thirds of Bangladesh
including its capital Dhaka, in this situation the DSK was formally started with a Medical
Team to provide immediate relief and health care to flood effected people in Dhaka city. The
main aim of setting up the organization was to continue and consolidate above mentioned
efforts and engage to facilitate and develop a health delivery approach targeting the
marginalized that would be self-sustainable in the long run.
In 1989, DSK was registered with Department of Social Service (Dha-02273)and in 1991
with NGO Affair’s Bureau (No 577) in Bangladesh. Depending on the geographic locations
DSK’s activities have been generally classified as urban and rural development. In the
bygone period the urban program was based in Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna cities, and the
rural development program based in Barguna, Bagerhat, Gazipur, Jessore, Khulna,
Kishoreganj, Narshingdi, Netrakona, Narayanganj, Sunamganj, and Satkhira districts. Slum
dwellers and low-income communities are target project participants from urban and rural
areas. DSK targets to cover hard to reach areas and extreme poor households. In this
connection, DSK is active in Haor region, Coastal belt and urban slums which are recognized
as extreme poverty pockets in Bangladesh.
2.2 Vision:
DSK seeks a country of social justice, where poverty has been overcome, and people live in
dignity and security. DSK aims to be a partner of choice within a worldwide movement
dedicated to ending poverty.
Mission:
DSK aims at building strong community-based organizations (CBOs) which will eventually
be able to plan, prioritize and implement their own development programs through
mobilization of the following combination of resources:
• Family and community
• Government
• Donor agencies
• Concerned civil society
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