Participatory Research & Action Network- PRAN

Description

Traditional poverty analyses based their judgment on income and economic indicators also. A human rights analysis reveals additional concerns of the poor themselves, including the phenomena of powerlessness and social exclusion. A more through analyses yields better responses and better result. Development is people-centered, participatory and environmentally sound. It involves not just economic growth, but equitable distribution, enhancement of people's capabilities and widening of their choice. In the regard Bangladesh is facing a lack of shared communication with the grassroots people to achieve a pluralistic, self governed rational society. Consequently it should be a gender sensitive, nature friendly, right based community approach to raise the voiceless people's voice. Our progress must emerge from within our cultural identity. It must relate to people's beliefs and aspiration towards national and global justice. PRAN is a non-profit organization searching development alternative to strengthen people's initiative by promoting human rights, economic rights, governance, trade justice and sustainable livelihood. PRAN was setup by a group of civil society activist, young researcher and journalists from the costal part of Bangladesh in year of 2004, when the initiators realized that the development situation of greater Noakhali area are lacking research, civil society activism, information technology. Rights-base organizations to play essential role in promoting rights to development approach for sustainable livelihoods. The organizers decided to setup a research advocacy and ICT focused organization by grassroots participation. The board members are also wise and highly experienced in the development sector. They are playing their roll to reduction of social tension in based on the convention that civil society could play a crucial role towards the end.