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Registered Non-Profit under Act XXI of 1860
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Active Field Deployments

Action-Driven Programs for Sustainable Upliftment

We translate our statutory non-profit charter into measurable grassroots interventions: planting living mangrove buffers, mentoring young coders, and delivering immediate flood disaster lifelines.

Pillar: EcoSETU Ongoing · Seasonal

Green Canopy Initiative

Community Tree Plantations & Coastal Greening

A targeted reforestation movement establishing natural bio-shields along storm-prone coastal riverbanks in Khulna and Barisal, while orchestrating micro-forest pockets across schools and public spaces in Dhaka to counter urban heat islands.

Timeline: May – Oct Annual
Target Demographics: Coastal Delta & Students
Verified Impact: 42,500+ Saplings
Cultivation of salinity-tolerant species: Sundari, Keora, Bain, and fruit-bearing neem.
Establishment of 12 community-governed seedling nurseries in rural high schools.
3-year post-planting survival monitoring by trained student green volunteers.
Sponsor 10 Saplings (500 BDT)
Pillar: TechSETU Quarterly Cohorts

Code for Tomorrow

Free Coding Bootcamps & Digital Tool Mastery

Democratizing computer science education for disadvantaged secondary and college students. We teach computer fundamentals, Python programming, modern web development, and ethical AI utilization.

Timeline: 12-Week Intensive
Target Demographics: Underprivileged Youth 14-22
Verified Impact: 1,850+ Graduates
Project-based curriculum designed by senior software engineers and volunteers.
50% minimum enrollment reserved for female students in Dhaka peri-urban centers.
Free laptop loan pool and continuous internet sponsorship during training.
Fund 1 Student Bootcamp Stipend (1,500 BDT)
Pillar: EcoSETU Year-Round

Climate Adaptation Hub

Grassroots Resilience & Flood Management Clinics

Equipping riverside agriculturalists and haor basin communities with localized weather warning literacy, rainwater harvesting techniques, and organic homestead raised-bed farming during seasonal inundations.

Timeline: Monthly Workshops
Target Demographics: Smallholder Delta Farmers
Verified Impact: 3,400+ Farmers
Simple SMS early warning alerts translated into Bengali and local dialects.
Distribution of saline-tolerant seed banks across Dacope and Shyamnagar upazilas.
Rainwater catchment filtration assemblies installed in community schools.
Volunteer as Adaptation Mentor
Pillar: ReliefSETU Rapid Response < 24h

Humanitarian Lifeline

Disaster Water Purification & Emergency Rations

Deploying rapid-response boats and volunteer squads to marooned villages in Sylhet, Sunamganj, and Feni during sudden flash inundations. Supplies portable water purifiers, high-calorie food, and hygiene kits.

Timeline: Monsoon Emergency
Target Demographics: Isolated Flood Families
Verified Impact: 14,200+ Kits Delivered
High-gravity ceramic water filters preventing cholera and water-borne pathogens.
2-week vacuum-sealed family dry ration parcels (flattened rice, molasses, pulses, matches).
Essential winter wool blanket distribution across severe cold pockets in Rangpur.
Deploy Emergency Aid Kit (2,500 BDT)
Pillar: TechSETU Continuous Lab

E-Waste & Hardware Lab

Refurbishing Corporate Laptops for School Labs

Partnering with responsible IT enterprises and individuals in Dhaka to collect retired corporate laptops, desktops, and monitors. We repair, upgrade SSDs, install Linux/educational tools, and deploy them to village high schools.

Timeline: Year-Round
Target Demographics: Haor & Rural Schools
Verified Impact: 320+ Laptops Revived
Prevents tons of toxic electronic waste from entering metropolitan landfills.
Equips 14 rural secondary institutions with their first dedicated computer labs.
Donate Corporate Hardware
Eco-Tech Convergence Off-Grid Solar

Solar Learning Pods

Off-Grid Solar Digital Hubs in Wetland Areas

Providing clean renewable photovoltaic solar micro-installations to remote wetland learning centers cut off from the national power grid, ensuring students have uninterrupted light and computer power.

Timeline: Phase 2 Ongoing
Target Demographics: Sunamganj Wetland Belts
Verified Impact: 8 Off-Grid Hubs
100% clean solar generation powering 16 workstations simultaneously.
Serves as a disaster charging sanctuary for village mobile communication during storms.
Support Solar Hub Expansion