BACKGROUND

WAVE Foundation emerged as a Civil Society Organization in 1990. Since its establishment, the organization has been implementing multifaceted activities for the socio-economic development of the poor and marginalized as well as the establishment of universal human rights and good governance. Besides, the organization is conducting issue-based policy advocacy and campaigns. WAVE follows an integrated approach where combination of service delivery, rights based and creative transformation address the urgent and immediate concern of the poor and structural dimension of poverty and inequality. WAVE is driven by its motto “Together for Better Life” towards the vision of establishing “A just and Prosperous society”. WAVE has organized its programs into 3 major domains – 1) Sustainable Livelihood 2) Governance & Rights and 3) Social Development & Climate Resilience. It is now working directly with more than 17 million people all over the country and making significant contributions to the realization of the country’s development plan and the achievement of the sustainable development goals. The global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) forces many sectors of activity to slow down and adapt their functioning. Unlike the past, WAVE is responding through its actions and programs throughout Bangladesh to combat the coronavirus and its resulting crisis.