
Background
WAVE Foundation is a civil society organization established in 1990 in Chuadanga district, situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. WAVE’s main thrust is securing righ s of the poor and marginalized, good governance, sustainable livelihood development through promoting people’s participation at all levels of the state and society, accountability, capacity development and access to resources. According to the organization’s policy, special emphasis is given on women’s participation and in building poor people’s capacity towards disaster risk reduction and climate resilience. Networking at various levels and policy advocacy are the important areas of WAVE’s programme implementation approach. Accordingly, campaign, lobbying and policy advocacy activities have been undertaking jointly with the social organization formed at local level and with the national level platforms. At present, WAVE implements multifaceted programs under its 3 major sectors in achieving its goal.

Approach
SECTOR PROGRAMS

Rights and Governance
Issues under Sector
Right to Food, Nutritional Security, Social Protection, Women Rights, Prevention of Violence against Women, Youth Rights and Development, Child Rights, Health Rights, Human Rights, Access to Justice (Village Court and Community Mediation), Right to Employment, Democratic Decentralization & Local-Self Government, Local Governance, Responsive Public Services, Food Governance, Institutional Accountability, Civic Awareness and Election Observation etc.

Community Finance
Issues under Sector
Savings, Micro Credit, Credit for Extreme Poor, Housing Loan, WASH Loan, Micro Insurance, Health, Education, Agriculture Credit, Input Supply & Technology Transfer, Micro-Entrepreneurship, Market Linkage, Skill Training, Renewable energy (Solar, Bio-gas, Improved Cooking stove etc.).

Livelihood & Human Resource Development
Issues under Sector
Food Security, Nutrition, Agriculture (crop & aquaculture), Argo-biodiversity, Livestock (Black Bengal Goat, Sheep & Cow Rearing), Value Chain, Holistic Community Development, Health & Educational Services, Water and Sanitation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Adaptation, Human Development Training, Skill Development Training and Employment etc.
NETWORK & ALLIANCES
NETWORK & ALLIANCE
Governance Coalition (GC)
LoakMorcha-LM (People’s Alliance)
Governance Advocacy Forum (GAF)
National Youth Assembly (NYA)
Affiliation with Other Networks
Election Working Group (EWG)
International Peace Youth Group-IPYG
CIVICUS
Advocacy & Campaign
Right to Food & Nutrition Campaign

As Middle Income Country
Ensure Adequate Food and Nutrition for the 40 Million Poor
Enact the Right to Food Act
Enact the Right to Food Act