Global Fund for Disability and Development (GFDD) was
established in the year of 2015. Global Fund for Disability and Development was
established by a group of young and energetic people who were highly motivated
and committed for contributing their time, skills and energies for the
development and empowerment of socially disadvantaged, disabled and vulnerable
communities of the world and for addressing disability, poverty issues and
gender based discrimination.
In the world 1.12 billion people are disabled which is 15% of the world's population, they experience some form of disability and disability prevalence is higher for developing countries. One-fifth of the estimated global total population or between 110 million and 190 million people, experience significant disabilities. Global Fund for Disability and Development (GFDD) is a Non Government, Non-profitable, Non Political and Charity Global Organization mainly dealing with disabled, disadvantaged and distressed people of the world, specially disabled women, girls, children and deaf blind people. GFDD emphasize the development and inclusion of deaf blind people world Wide. In the present time the activities of GFDD are concentrated in the continents of Asia, Africa and Latin America. But there is a plan to gradually expand GFDD activities in all continent of the world for carrying out different types of charity activities for the development, empowerment and inclusion of disabled, disadvantaged and distressed people of the world.
In the world 1.12 billion people are disabled which is 15% of the world's population, they experience some form of disability and disability prevalence is higher for developing countries. One-fifth of the estimated global total population or between 110 million and 190 million people, experience significant disabilities. Global Fund for Disability and Development (GFDD) is a Non Government, Non-profitable, Non Political and Charity Global Organization mainly dealing with disabled, disadvantaged and distressed people of the world, specially disabled women, girls, children and deaf blind people. GFDD emphasize the development and inclusion of deaf blind people world Wide. In the present time the activities of GFDD are concentrated in the continents of Asia, Africa and Latin America. But there is a plan to gradually expand GFDD activities in all continent of the world for carrying out different types of charity activities for the development, empowerment and inclusion of disabled, disadvantaged and distressed people of the world.
In this world there are so many disabled people who face
different types of extreme problems due to victimizations of human rights
violation, lack of social justice and lack of good governance etc. Many of them
are deprived of human rights in the family as well as society. Disabled women
are mostly vulnerable and they are neglected more than men irrespective of
nation, race, and religion, they deprived of their basic rights and they don’t
have access to need based health facilities of health support and left out and
excluded from decision making, recreation and educational opportunities. Under
the circumstances, the situations of person with Disabilities are extremely
vulnerable; Persons with disabilities are generally denied access to schooling
and other educational opportunities. Due to climate change impact disabled
people are affected mostly. Considering the above circumstances GFDD took
proper initiatives and developed a strong and innovative organizations and
local and national disabled people’s organization and provide them funding
support to go through their need based project. GFDD practically communicated
and create linkage with a large number of disabled people’s organization,
Organization of the Women with Disabilities and disabled children and discussed
about their needs. Then GFDD arranged a meeting with the participation of
director of the disabled people’s organization and designed new frame work to
support them. GFDD is committed to provide them funding support on the
project at the initial stage considering their capacity building through
empowerment, advocacy and awareness rising.
The primary working area of GFDD is Asia, Africa and Latin
America Continents. But there is a plan to gradually expand GFDD activities in
all continent of the world for carrying out different types of charity
activities for the development, empowerment and inclusion of disabled,
disadvantaged and distressed people of the world
GFDD is a global development charity organization. It’s a
non-government, not-for-profit and nonsectarian, non-partisan organization
working for social development of disabled, vulnerable and less developed
people. It is voluntary international fund raising organization to provide
funding support to the disabled people’s organizations. It’s a human-centered
international NGO. GFDD could also be labeled as an implementing organization
which designs and implements various developmental projects with the financial
and technical support of national, international donor agencies, organizations
and the government.
GFDD is consisting of mainly with the General council and
executive council. A 27 (twenty seven) member of Governing Council meets once
in a year and they are responsible to govern the organization. The General
members, associated members and life members elected the Governing Council
(GC). The Governing Council (GC) is the highest policy making body of the
organization. A nine (09) member Executive Council elected by the Governing
Council (GC) looks after the total management of the operation and guide the
Member Secretary and executive director to run the day-to-day Administration
and Management. This Executive Council (EC) should meet once in a month. The
Executive Council (EC) also needs to make plan of operation and prepare the
Annual Budget accordingly. The Executive Director & Member Secretary looks
after the day to day administration, advise and assist the Program Director and
sub-ordinate staffs for effective implementation of all program and Project
activities.
Management
of the organization : The Executive
Director reports to the president of the General Council and is responsible for
the overall management of the organization. The Executive Director is supported
by the manager programs and team of coordinators / managers of different
sections / programs of the Organization and they jointly form a management
structure for the Organization.
In
this world there are so many disabled people who face different types of
extreme problems due to victimizations of human rights violation, lack of
social justice and lack of good governance etc. Many of them are deprived of
human rights in the family as well as society. Disabled women are mostly
vulnerable and they are neglected more than men irrespective of nation, race, and
religion, they deprived of their basic rights and they don’t have access to
need based health facilities of health support and left out and excluded from
decision making, recreation and educational opportunities. Under the
circumstances, the situations of person with Disabilities are extremely
vulnerable; Persons with disabilities are generally denied access to schooling
and other educational opportunities. Due to climate change impact disabled
people are affected mostly. Considering the above circumstances GFDD took
proper initiatives and developed a strong and innovative organizations and
local and national disabled people’s organization and provide them funding
support to go through their need based project. GFDD practically communicated
and create linkage with a large number of disabled people’s organization,
Organization of the Women with Disabilities and disabled children and discussed
about their needs. Then GFDD arranged a meeting with the participation of
director of the disabled people’s organization and designed new frame work to
support them. GFDD is committed to provide them funding support on the project at the initial stage considering
their capacity building through empowerment, advocacy and awareness rising.
The
primary working area of GFDD is Asia, Africa and Latin America Continents. But
there is a plan to gradually expand GFDD activities in all continent of the
world for carrying out different types of charity activities for the
development, empowerment and inclusion of disabled, disadvantaged and
distressed people of the world. GFDD is a global development charity
organization. It’s a non-government, not-for-profit and nonsectarian,
non-partisan organization working for social development of disabled,
vulnerable and less developed people. It is voluntary international fund
raising organization to provide funding support to the disabled people’s
organizations. It’s a human-centered international NGO. GFDD could also be
labeled as an implementing organization which designs and implements various
developmental projects with the financial and technical support of national,
international donor agencies, organizations and the government.
GFDD
is consisting of mainly with the General council and executive council. A 27
(twenty seven) member of Governing Council meets once in a year and they are
responsible to govern the organization. The General members, associated members
and life members elected the Governing Council (GC). The Governing Council (GC)
is the highest policy making body of the organization. A nine (09) member
Executive Council elected by the Governing Council (GC) looks after the total
management of the operation and guide the Member Secretary and executive
director to run the day-to-day Administration and Management. This Executive
Council (EC) should meet once in a month. The Executive Council (EC) also needs
to make plan of operation and prepare the Annual Budget accordingly. The
Executive Director & Member Secretary looks after the day to day
administration, advise and assist the Program Director and sub-ordinate staffs
for effective implementation of all program and Project activities.
About
Member Secretary & Executive Director : Md Abdul Motaleb is a deaf blind
person, He has completed graduation in the year of 1991. He is engaged in the
social work for the disabled and destitute people of the world since 1986 to
till now. He has visited many time Norway, Finland, Italy and UK for several
times in previous year. He is Executive Director of Socio-economic Development
Association for Disabled (SEDAD), a
non-profit and non-political NGO working for the disabled and destitute people
of Bangladesh since 1992. SEDAD is national and associate member of World
Federation of Deaf Blind (WFDB), Mr. Md Abdul Motalab also President of Disabled
Women Development Organization (DWDO), DWDO is national member of ACWW. It
receives fund from Global Fund for Women, USA, ACWW, U.K, Disability Rights
Fund (DRF) USA. He has a close affiliation with the Helen Keller International,
USA, E-learning Guild, USA, Rehabilitation International (RI), USA and
International society of history of Medicine, world academy of polymer
international and many other organization, countries and donors.
He
has worked as a researcher for the climate change to mitigate the impact of
climate change in Bangladesh. He has published two books as research paper on
climate change. He also research for the development of the deaf blind people
of the region. He has planned to established a World Wide disability
organization when staying Newzeland in 2001. He has discussed with the
international disability leader of Uganda, in 2009. In 2012 he has discussed
with the researcher and leader of Padua University of Italy for the
establishment of Global organization. In 2013 he has joined in the polymer
science conference and again discussed with the scientist and researchers. In
2013 he hold meeting with the international leader in Philippine. Then he
visited USA in 2015 and organize meeting with the international leader to make
a strong Global Organization for the disabled people of the world. Then he
visited London in 2016, and met with the social worker and international leader
of the UK. Then GFDD was found with the strong support and endeavor of some social worker such as Mr. Mamun Miah and
Dudu Miah Mohammad. There is a plan to gradually spread the activities of GFDD
in whole world in future.
