The Government
of Bangladesh established the Social Development Foundation
(SDF) in 2000 as an autonomous organization and it was
registered under the companies act of 1994 on 28 July 2001 as a
not-for-profit body. SDF facilitates sustainable social and
economic development and poverty reduction by building
institutions of the poor at the village level increasing their
access to knowledge and resources, and supporting sustainable
livelihood opportunities.
The main program
of SDF is the Social Investment Program Project (SIPP),
a government-led initiative supported by the World Bank. SDF
has conceptualized the program to
address the country's extreme poverty as outlined in the Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) of the Government of
Bangladesh. SIPP
follows a holistic approach that includes infrastructure,
livelihood and institutional development interventions required for sustainable livelihood
opportunities.
TheSocial
Development Foundation along with Palli Karma Shahayak
Foundation (PKSF) is also implementing a flood restoration
and recovery assistance program in the districts devastated by
floods in 2007.
Under
its Social Investment Program Project
(SIPP), the Social Development Foundation is implementing a
program, ‘Post-Sidr and Livelihood Restoration Program’,
aiming to help restore the assets and livelihoods of the people
affected by devastating Cyclone
Sidr in 2007.
