AGRICULTURAL AWARD

In recognition of his visionary leadership and transformative impact on the agricultural sector, Kazi Ashraful Hasan, Founder and Executive Director of the Society Development Committee (SDC), has been awarded the prestigious City Group–Prothom Alo Agriculture Award 2024 in the “Best Agricultural Innovation” category.

FOOD SECURITY

Climate-Resilient & Sustainable Agriculture

SDC promotes climate-resilient, resource-efficient safe vegetable and banana production through different initiatives which promote eco-friendly technologies, value addition, market linkages, circular economy and financial inclusion to enhance farmers’ profitability.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

To drive women’s economic independence, SDC empowers them through specialized training, financial inclusion, and targeted grants across diverse sectors—from livestock rearing and homestead farming to agro-processing and micro-enterprises (handicrafts, beauty parlor, etc.).

WASTE TO ENERGY

Shaping Cleaner Cities

To combat urban pollution caused by indiscriminate dumping, SDC provides comprehensive household waste collection services across the Faridpur, Barguna, Chapainawabganj, and Shibganj municipalities. We champion the circular economy by converting collected organic waste into bio-fertilizer and transforming discarded plastics into pyrolysis oil.

EDUCATION FOR ALL

Empowering the next generation, SDC offers free primary education across 18 schools for disadvantaged children. We blend academic learning with sports, cultural, and creative extracurriculars to nurture young talents and build a brighter future.

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About SDC

Society Development Committee (SDC) is a national level right based development organization established in 1988 in Bangladesh. SDC is committed to promoting inclusive socio-economic development, particularly among marginalized populations including women, youth, children, and people with disabilities.

SDC integrates gender equity and youth engagement into all its interventions, ensuring that a minimum of 35% of beneficiaries are women and at least 15% are youth in every development project. But in the Microfinance program about 98% beneficiaries are women. The organization maintains active collaboration with local, national, and international NGOs, donor agencies, government bodies, and community-based organizations to achieve its development goals.

In addition to its core microfinance services, SDC implements a wide range of non-financial programs in areas such as agriculture, WASH, health & nutrition, education, entrepreneurship development etc. These include educational support for disadvantaged children, health awareness and services in underserved communities, sanitation and hygiene promotion, and agricultural development initiatives offering training, equipment, access to technologies, access to finance and market access for smallholder farmers.

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AT A GLANCE (up to June-26)

Founder Executive Director: Kazi Ashraful Hassan

Executive Committee Member: 07

Inauguration: 1988

No. of Branches: 145

Employees: 1397 (Male-1167 & Female: 230)

Beneficiary: 226580 (MF-196,580 Dev. Project-30,000)

Micro-finance Loan OS: 1141.23 crore+

No. of Dev. Project: 16

Working Area: Dist: 22, Up: 91, Union: 760, Vill: 2321

Years of Development

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Branches

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June 2026
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Our Programs

Micro Finance Program

In partnership with PKSF since 1991, SDC’s Microfinance Program drives poverty alleviation and socio-economic empowerment for marginalized communities—now operating through 145 branch offices across 20 districts.

Completed Dev. Projects

Leveraging 38 years of experience, SDC drives sustainable development through climate-focused projects in agriculture (Safe Vegetable, Zinc Rice, Jute, Groundnut, Banana, Livestock), WASH, Nutrition, Education, etc. to uplift marginalized communities.

Current Dev. Projects

Backed by national and international donors, SDC implements diversified development projects that advance climate resilience and informal sector recovery, with a steadfast focus on empowering women.