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RBU Journal of library & Information Science, V. 23, 2021
DAM realized that the silent majority needs an
organization of their own like Ganokendra.
Dhaka Ahsania Mission launched first community learning
centre, locally known Ganokendra or Community
Learning Centres (CLCs) across the country since 1992.
The Ganokendra or CLCs have since become focal points
for the provision of needs-based non-formal education
(literacy and life skills training programmes) to out-ofschool
children, youths and adults in the country. The
CLCs are also used as community libraries and are
therefore stocked with a variety of easy-to-read materials
for community members of all age-groups. In addition, the
CLCs also provide facilities for public meetings and sociocultural
and economic activities which are necessary for
cultural preservation and for promoting peaceful
coexistence, community development and social
empowerment (www.ahsaniamission.org.bd).
2 Practical Action Bangladesh: Practical Action is a
pioneering international development organization putting
creative ideas to work so people in poverty may change
their world. The main aims to help people tackle some of
the world’s toughest problems. It has established
knowledge centre in Bangladesh about energy, agriculture,
food crop processing, live stock etc to reduce poverty and
improve the quality of life of people living in remote urban
areas (www.practicalaction.org).
reading books programme for primary teacher, Mobile
library, cultural enrichment programme, allover school etc.
Besides of them mobile library so called ‘Bhrammaman
library’ (www.bskbd.org).
6 Amader Gram : Amader Gram is an ICT4D program
of Bangladesh Friendship Education Society (BFES). The
scheme is mostly centered and based on the village society
and it is planned to build up as a demonstrative social
innovation. Since 2009 with our sister partner Amader
Gram Communications they have developed special model
in IT education which called Knowledge Centre. The
centres are being used for the skill enhancements of rural
youths in computer and aided knowledge, breast cancer
screening services and for rural database program
(www.amadergram.org).
7 dnet: dnet is a non-profit social organization for
empowerment of marginalized communities with special
emphasis on women and children focusing on technology
and access to information and knowledge. dnet, through its
activities, envisages contributing towards building a social
economy. dnet launched the functional Pallitathya Kendra
(village information centre) model in September 2005.
Dnet conducted on identification of information needs of
the rural poor and their current information seeking pattern
(www.dnet.org.bd).
3 Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC):
BRAC is the top level nongovernmental organizations and
they have many admirable activities in the world. BRAC
Education Program has set an up Multi Purpose
Community Learning Centres (Ganokendros) from 1995 to
till now. They are conducting about reading circle, mobile
library for aged persons, children corner, life skill training
programme, computer literacy, English proficiency, self
defenses and others programs. Besides, by running the
libraries and learning centres and helping to create a
supportive environment for the use of these facilities, the
community plays a leading role in the implementation of
these programme areas (www.brac.net).
4 The Grammenphone (GP): The Grammenphone has
launched Community Information Centre (CIC) for the
rural people of our country. They may access a wide-range
of state of art services such as Internet, voice
communications, video conferencing and other
information services. This service started in February 2006
with 16 CICs; today the activities have been increasing
over the country. In the long-run Grameenphone plans to
enhance the number of CICs substantially so that
especially CIC can support the information needs of four
contiguous villages (www.grameenphone.com).
5 Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK): BSK is a non
profitable institutions and its motto to promote reading
habits, enlightenment and progressive ideas among
students and general people. BSK has organized different
types of programme such as nationwide enrichment
Programme, reading habit development programme,
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8 Young Power in Social Action (YPSA): YPSA
launched in 2005. The centres are providing computer
training, different types of form fill up service, multi
media to different programme, ICT Fair, Volunteer
workshop for community Radio and etc. The centre also
uses loudspeakers to dissemination useful information to
the community. Bulletin boards are also used for
information dissemination (www.ypsa.org).
9 Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication (BNNRC): BNNRC has established
Rural Knowledge Centre (RKC) through networking
member. RKC is information and communication
technology (ICT) based service centre in the remote parts
of the country where Computer, Phone, Mobile phone,
Lamination Machine, Digital Camera, Internet etc. are
available. The village people can use these facilities
according to their localized demands The RKCs have
attracted great attention in the community within a short
period of time. The rural knowledge centres provide the
community with free access to a range of resource
materials including educational posters, journals, periodic
and books (www.bnnrc.net).
10 Union Digital Centre (UDC): UDC is newly
established one-stop service outlets operating at all 4554
Union Parishads (UP, lowest tier of local government) of
the country. These are a great achievement of
government’s digital Bangladesh vision which envisages
using them to provide all public and private services to the
rural citizen. UDC is able to bring various types of
information related to government, livelihood and private