Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum

Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar (Child Rights) Forum is an apex body of 263 NGOs of Bangladesh working in the child rights sector. Its representative and national status gives it a greater reach to draw attention to issues concerning the rights and well-being of children at national, regional and international levels and fora.

Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum advocates a Child-Friendly world. It works as a networking entity. It brings together and assists child rights organizations to pursue common goals. It helps synthesize the viewpoints of member organizations and works to mobilize material and human resources to take child rights programs to scale. It provides collective leadership in program matters to member organizations but does not engage itself in service delivery. It works with lawmakers and decision-makers to bring positive changes in national laws and policies relating to children. It runs a vigorous campaign at macro level to make the civil society aware of the provisions of CRC and play a proactive role in promoting and upholding these rights. It also provides guidelines and assistance to member organizations to carry out awareness creating and community empowerment activities at their respective levels.

Established in 1990, following ratification of CRC by Bangladesh, Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum has engaged in networking and social mobilization at home and Southeast Asia Region, and established linkages with relevant government organizations. UN agencies, inter-governmental and other national and international organizations to promote and protect the rights of children.

Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum is currently working on improving the networking and advocacy mechanism and establishing a Child Rights Information Resource Center to create and maintain an updated database on child Rights and related information. The center will provide periodical updates to member organization and be accessible to Researchers, academics, donors, UN Agencies and others.

	BSAF Helpline Service Someone who cares a phone call away. Emergency phone outreach service for children in need care and protection. 88-01718-425863 88-01715-023772

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