Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh
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Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) founded in 1973 as a successor organisation of the Bangladesh Ecumenical Relief and Rehabilitation Services (BERRS) created by the World Council of Churches (WCC) immediately after the war of liberation for relief and rehabilitation leading to mid and long-term development activities. It is a national organisation and works under the banner of the National Council of Churches of Bangladesh (NCCB). It is governed by an inter-faith body called the Commission. Its services are rendered in the spirit of inter-faith dimensions, irrespective of caste or creed, race or religion. These services are quite separate from evangelism.
[edit] Major activities
- Rural development
- People-managed savings and credit programmes
- Work with ethnic/indigenous communities
- Training traditional birth attendants
- Women’s development programmes and gender awareness programmes
- Enhancing human and organisational potential
[edit] Current Status
At present, CCDB is working in 22 districts. These are: Manikganj, Rajshahi, Narsingdhi, Nawabganj, Naogaon, Natore, Pabna, Gopalganj, Barisal, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Bandarban, Rangamati, Faridpur, Jessore, Magura, Jhenaidaha, Khulna, Sathkhira, Kushtia, Narail and Cox's Bazar. The programme beneficiaries of CCDB numbered 49 small organisations and 136,595 families in 2001.
CCDB's programmes and budget are supported by 14 donor agencies from different parts of the world, including Europe, Australia and USA. Their annual contribution is approximately $3.5 million. The World Council of Churches (WCC), Geneva, co-ordinates a Round Table for CCDB. The budget of the organisation for 2000-2001 was Tk 188.395 million.
