A Glimpse of SONGSHOPTAQUE.

SONGSHOPTAQUE is a Bengali word meaning FIGHT TO THE DEATH. It is a social, cultural and human benevolent organization established in 2000 by a group of young cultural activists with a view to improving the capacity building of underprivileged group of the society through using their knowledge, strength and humanity.

Initially the organization was focused on cultural activities like music, drama, recitation, mime etc. through operating schools. While working in the communities, it is felt the community needs and involves to work with the rural – urban, coastal, isolated, marginalized and slum community people in the field of Child Rights (especially on Health, Education & Nutrition), rights on Person with Disabilities, PVE/CVE, Migrants

Rights, RMG Workers Rights, Women Empowerment, Gender Discrimination, Legal Aid, Early Childhood Development, Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation, Public Health, Food Security, Climate Change (Especially on Landslide, Disaster Risk Management), IGA (Income Generating Activities), Entrepreneurship, Awareness Raising through Interactive Popular Theatre (IPT), and Good Governance Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Banderban, Khagrachori, Rangamati, Patuakhali, Barisal, Khulna & Sathkhira including hill tracts and coastal belt.

Operating Values

  • Discipline
  • Participation
  • Gender sensitive work culture
  • Professionalism
  • Cost consciousness
  • Teamwork
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Creatively and innovation
  • Concern for Environment

Vision of SONGSHOPTAQUE:

Songshoptaque envision a society where all human being live with dignity.

Mission of SONGSHOPTAQUE:

 Socio economic development of the marginalized people particularly women and children through empowerment, economic development and social integration. All our efforts are shaped by the principles of human rights, equity and respect.

Goal:

Work for up righting the present socio-economic condition of our country

Objectives:

  1. Ensure the child rights;
  2. Ensure rights of the person with disability, ethnic minority and marginalized people;
  3. Promote safe drinking water supply and sanitation; to provide Water well and sanitary toilets among beneficiaries for increasing awareness on health, sanitation and environmental
  4. Take necessary programs for the conservation of environment;
  5. Promote women empowerment and gender equity;
  6. Promote early childhood development;
  7. Promote campaign on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change Affect;
  8. Promote rural Information, Communication & Technologies;
  9. Building awareness about health, hygiene among poor people through services, education and training with emphasis on primary health care, nutrition, STD / AIDS, cleanliness, and mitigation of arsenic
  10. Develop Income Generating Activities for the disadvantaged community households;
  11. To undertake relief and other emergency programs in the event of natural disasters like flood, TS cyclone, tornado, earthquake, and so
  12. Awareness raising through Interactive Popular theatre;

SONGSHOPTAQUE Operating Values

  • Discipline
  • Participation
  • Gender sensitive work culture
  • Professionalism
  • Cost consciousness
  • Teamwork
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Creatively and innovation
  • Concern for Environment

SONGSHOPTAQUE Board of Governance

  • General Committee – 21 Members (Male-12, Female-9)
  • Executive Committee – 7 Members (Male-4, Female-3)
  • General Committee Meeting – Yearly
  • Executive Committee meeting – Quarterly

Accounting Software-

Tally ERP-9,
Management Information System (MIS),
Personnel Information Management System (PIMS),

 

SONGSHOPTAQUE Geographical Coverage

 No District  Upazilla /Thana  Union / Ward
01 Chattogram 07 87
02 Chattogram Urban 15 41
03 Rangamati Hill Tacts 02 06
04 Patuakhali 01 09
05 Satkhira 01 09
06 Khulna 01 09
07 Borishal 01 09
08 Cox’s Bazar 03 08

 

SONGSHOPTAQUE Thematic Area of Work

  • Human Rights, Justice and Governance;
  • Protection and development of Children;
  • Gender Sensitization, Equality and Women Rights;
  • Workers Right,
  • Access of persons with disabilities to Rights and Rehabilitation;
  • Protection and promotion of different occupational people’s rights irrespective of caste and religion;
  • Access to Information & Communication Technology ;
  • Awareness raising through social campaign and enlighten the issues through cultural activities;
  • Networking with GoB, NGOs and CBOs;
  • Preventing Violence Extremism (PVE/CVE)

SONGSHOPTAQUE Policy documented and regularized

  • Human Resource Policy
  • Financial Management Policy
  • Procurement Policy
  • Gender Policy
  • Information discloser policy
  • Child Safeguarding policy
  • Whistleblowing Policy
  • Cost Share Policy
  • Strategic Plan
  • Anti-bribery Policy
  • Business Development Plan
  • Succession Plan
  • Branding Strategy Policy
  • Emergency preparedness and response Policy
  • Anti-Fraud Policy
  • Disability Policy
  • Vehicle Management Policy

All staff members are guided by a Human Resource Policy

Members of the Executive Committee

No Name Designation Gender Profession
1. Afroza Nahar Chowdhury Chairman Female Media Person
2. Partha protim Das Vice Chairman Male Business
3 Liton Chowdhury Secretary Male Social Worker
4 Kanci Nandi Joint Secretary Female Social Worker
5. Biddut Kanti Nath Treasurer Male Teacher
6 Moni Rani Debi Member Female Social Worker
7. Sirajul Islam Member Male Social Worker

Current Senior Staff (mentioned by Designation, Sex and Duration in the Present Job)

Sl. No. Name Designation Sex Job Duration
01. Liton Chowdhury Chief Executive Male 15+ Years
02. Agradut Dasgupta Deputy Director Male 15+Years
03. Palash Chandra Das Finance Manager Male 12+Years
04. Jainab Begum Chowdhury Program Manager Female 15+ Years
05. Mohammad Saiful Alam Admin Manager Male 09+ Years
06. Agriculturist Md Rafiqul Islam Program Coordinator Male 21 +Years
07 Muhammad Obidur Rahman Project Coordinator Male 18+ Years
08 Delewar Hossain Project Focal Male 10 +Years
09 Rashed Johaher Project Focal Male 12+ Years
10. Dipti Rani Sarkar Trainer Female 15+ Years
11 Mst. Shabnom Mostari Training & Program Female 12+ Years

Total Staffs of the Organization

Total Staffs:

  1. Permanent & project Staff

 

Sl.

No.

Level No Sex Placement
Male Female Head Office Field Office
Chief Executive (CE) 01 01 00 01
Deputy Director (Finance & Admin) 01 01 00 01
Finance Manager 01 01 00 01
Program Manager 01 00 01 01
Admin Manager 01 01 00 01
Project Coordinator 03 03 00 01 02
Area Manager 01 01 00 01
Branch Manager 02 02 00 02
Field officer/Program officer 11 08 03 10
Accounts/ Finance Officer 01 01 00 01
Training & Advocacy Officer 03 01 02 03
Monitoring Officer 01 01 00 01 00
Program Organizer/Field Organizer 15 04 11 12
CDRP 01 01 00 01
Teacher 04 00 04 04
Physio Therapist 02 01 01 02
Support Staff 04 00 04 01 03
Total 53 27 26 08 45

 

  1. Volunteer Staff:

 

S.N District Upazila /City Corporation Total No Sex
Male Female
1 Chattogram Urban City Corporation 65 50 15
2 Chattogram Anowara 28 18 10
Boalkhali 20 10 10
Banskhali 50 35 15
Karnaphuli 17 10 7
3  Hill Tacts Rangamati 27 20 7
Banderban 12 6 6
Khagrachori 14 8 6
4 Patuakhali Patuakhali Golachipa 15 10 5
5 Satkhira Sathkhira Shamnagar 8 6 2
6 Khulna Khulna Koira 7 6 1
7 Barishal Barisal Sadar 9 5 4
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Cox’s Bazar Coax’s Bazar Sadar 15 10 5
Kutubdia 15 10 5
Moheskhali 12 8 4
Total 314 212 102

Total Staff position of SONGSHOPTAQUE

Level Sex Placement (Head office & Field based Office)
Sr. Management Male – 7, Female – 1 Head Office – 4, Field Office – 1
Mid-Management Male –05, Female -01 Head Office – 02, Field Office – 04
Entry Level (Field) Male–08, Female – 29 Head Office – 15, Field Office – 22
Support Level Male-05, Female-34 Head Office – 21, Field Office – 18
  •  Micro-entrepreneurship Development Society (MEDS) &
  • Karnafully Human Resource Development Institute (K-HRDI)
  • Kllanny (A Rehabilitation Centre for rural PWDs, disadvantage women & children and rural ICT Center)
  • Coastal DPO Alliance (CDA)

A general committee consist of 21 members is the supreme authority of Songshoptaque. General council, bi-annually for policy formulation & execution of its programs, elects an executive committee of seven members chaired by Chairman. Polices formulated by executive committees are implemented by its volunteers & Executive committee member headed by the secretary / Chief Executive. Chief Executive of the organization is accountable for program implementation, monitoring, evaluation & financial management.

HR Manual, Financial Manual, Purchase policy, Cost Share Policy, Travel Policy, Gender Policy, Child protection policy, Information disclosure policy, Banding policy, Succession plan, Long term Strategic plan, Strategic Business development plan

Accounting Software-Tally, Management Information System (MIS), Personnel Information Management System (PIMS), Micro Credit online monitoring System.

Annual Turn Over / Budget (2015-2016) : BDT 3,20,00,000

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