In Step With Missions
- Promote Islamic awareness and practices among of Muslims Bangladeshi heritage in North America
- Serve the people of Bangladeshi heritage in North America
- Link the people of Bangladeshi heritage in North America with the welfare of Bangladesh
- Facilitate dialog, understanding & cooperation among different Islamic groups & between Islamic & other segments of people of Bangladeshi heritage in North America
NABIC Projects
- Aim to bring long-term improvements to people's lives
- Take a comprehensive & integrated Islamic approach to addressing socio-economic miseries of people
- Build networks among concerned people and organizations for worthy social causes
- Have sound management structure and financial accountability
NABIC projects have been carefully developed to meet the spirit of Prophetic traditions. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
is reported to have exhorted the believers: "There is a sadaqa (charity) due on every believer; if s/he cannot give because
s/he has no money, let the person work then s/he can support oneself and give charity; if s/he is unable to work, then let
the person help someone in need of help; if s/he does not do that, let the person adjoin good; if s/he does not do that,
then s/he should not do evil or harm others: it will be written for the person as a sadaqa." (Ahmad, Bukhari and Muslim).
NABIC projects fall into four clusters:
Health And Environment
Diganta Memorial Cancer Foundation
The Foundation operates a house that provides shelter and counseling for children with cancer. Currently it houses 10 pediatric oncology patients. The Foundation strives to ensure proper hygienic environment, proper nutrition, sufficient psychological support and proper record keeping, transportations to clinics, and follow up on patients.
Bangladesh Eye Care Society (BECS)
Based in Maghbazar, Dhaka and with a hospital site in Mirpur, this institution's primary activity surrounds identifying eye sight problem in the young and the prevention and treatment of Glaucoma. NABIC has recently signed a major partnership agreement with BECS to help build a multi-storied major hospital which would perhaps be the largest eye-care facility in Bangladesh. For details on this planned project, click here.
Brotee
Serves Chapai-Nowabgonj area where arsenic was detected in ground water as early as in 1993S. The Project is Bangladesh's first rural piped-water project that raises water from the Mohananda River and then delivers to homes in three villages.
Karmirhat Eye Hospital
Based in Gaibandha township, this 20 bed hospital built by the hands of its volunteers is a wonderful example of dedication and volunteerism. Started as an eye hospital, it now serves as female and pediatric care needs. NABIC has continued to serve as its major instruments provider as a result of which Karmirhath now has latest equipments on ophthalmic treatment and surgery in its eye department and with equipments for diabetic treatment and tests. NABIC has also provided fund to support its program for mongha affected people, a modern dental clinic as well as sports facilities for a rural girls school in Gaibandha district. For news report related to this project, please click the following:
NUSRA General Hospital, Madhobpur
This 15-bed hospital is built with NABIC finance in an area that benefits not only NUSRA program members but all those others who are without any medical assistance. The hospital is equipped with modern amenities, a drug store, and on-campus residences for nurses and a doctor.High-Tech And Education Support
Volunteers Association of Bangladesh - New Jersey (VAB-NJ)
In partnership with D.net, VAB-NJ has already built nearly 100 computer literacy centers (CLCs) in Bangladesh. NABIC has joined hand with VAB-NJ to help support the establishment of an additional ten new rural CLC's in Bangladesh, and training of their respective teachers to make computer literacy programs available to youths and adults of these rural areas. Six of these ten CLC's came from a list of eight locations/schools nominated by NABIC.
Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS)
It is Bangladesh's highest scientific body that provides support and legitimacy to different scientific and technological endeavors in the country. Through an agreement signed with NABIC, it provides travel support to the students who compete at the Association of Computing Machineries (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contests. NABIC has been funding the competitors from the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) since 2002 as well as those from Dhaka University two years when they qualified for the World Finals.
For news report related to this project, please click the following
Lindau-Bangladesh (Lindau-BD)
This program selects each year up to 3 highly accomplished university students for travel to Lindau, Germany, to meet and spend time with an assembly of selected Nobel prize winners (in physical and biological sciences areas). NABIC has been funding travel of these highly accomplished students to Lindau during each of the last two years.For news report related to this project, click here.
Manob Unnayan Kendra (MUK)
A Dhaka-based think tank to study facts on ground and principles related to religious, social, academic, governance and economic issues and publicize them through articles, journals, books and speeches.Emergency Relief
ORCA-NABIC Bohulia Housing Project
Built in partnership with Old Rajshahi Cadets Association (ORCA), NABIC funded the construction of 35 one bedroom homes at Bohulia, Sirajgonj, to assist people who lost homes because of monsoon flood.
ORCA Sidr' Project
This project involved building over 60 plus semi-permanent homes in support of the Sidr'-affected people at Kuakata through a partnership of NABIC and Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA).
Brotee Gaburia Project
This is also a Sidr-related project located in a very hard-to-reach area of Gaburia Union in Shyamnagar Upozilla, Satkhira district that lies besides the Sunderban and the Bay of Bengal. The project focuses on bringing a fresh-water solution to an area that is affected severely by salt water, providing dry-fish business ventures for women, and building a children's center to provide them with health, nutrition and education/rehabilitation needs.Socio-Economic Development
Safe Home for Girls (SHG)
SHG provides a safe home and life skills training to destitute girls (between 8 and 15 years old). The project is a joint effort between SGH, Bangladesh Shishu Rakha Samity, and the Department of Social Services of the government of Bangladesh. The project currently houses about 30 girls in a facility near Gazipur, Dhaka.
