Assembly of Free Thinkers

 Bangladesh
Associate members
Contact: 
Dr. Nehal Karim
Position: 
Secretary-General
IHEU database details
The following information comes from the IHEU member database
OrganizationAssembly of Free Thinkers, Bangladesh
Emailnehal@citechco.net
Phone+880 2 861 81 85
Street AddressHouse No. 25/B Road No. 1, Dhanmondi R/A
CityDhaka
Postal Code1205
CountryBangladesh
Details: 
Aims

To raise awareness on human rights among the rural people who are basically poor, ignorant and illiterate.

To provide informal education to the adult people of the rural areas

To improve socio-economic condition of the rural destitute women through income generating schemes.

Free health services to the rural destitute.

Gender development and awareness of women empowerment Promotion of rationalism, liberalism and secularism.

Activities

Since the inception of the AFT, it was conducting awareness raising in the selected areas of the project but due to monetary constraints the organization was unable to proceed further. As it was totally depending on members and locally collected subscription therefore, with a very little amount of money it couldn't expand further.

But from 1998-2000, the AFT received fund from the IHEU/HIVOS, by which the AFT introduced some more programs, such as, (a) Awareness raising, (b) Adult literacy, (c) Sewing program for rural destitute women and (d) Promotion of rationalism, liberalism and secularism among the rural people of the project areas.