Our Vision

Human Resource Development

FFDA has been providing vital and very high quality 'Life skills Training Program' to the young people since 2005 and achieved high reputation in promoting and empowering youth, professional, media, local-government members (especially women), and developing confidence of the youth who never have had the opportunity to enter the job market or being self-employed. The primary objective of this initiative is to provide life skills training and build confidence of the new generation to keep pace with the ever-changing competitive world and to prepare them as the future leaders of influence through training, motivation, inspiration, and participation. The organization also organizes visits to parliament sessions for young students and professionals.

 FFDA has developed several programs to enhance the leadership qualities of the young people of Bangladesh and prepare them to work beyond the geographical boundaries. "Youth Leadership Program (YLP)” is one of them. This particular program enabled the young people to learn and know about contemporary issues such as Diversity and Tolerance, Gender Equity, Environment, HIV/AIDS, Consequence of Drug abuse, Culture & Heritage, Governance and Democracy in an interactive manner. Following are some of the key youth related projects implemented by Forum for Development Association.

-       Since 2013, FFDA has been providing multi phased trainings to around 4,000 youth and community leaders in 6 Upazilas in 4 districts of Dhaka division.

-     Training program to promoting Good Governance through Capacity Building of Youth from Higher Level Schools and Madrassahs. Target for 1 year is 200 students from 10 institutions.

 -     Till date more than 20,000 participants were directly involved with FFDA through its training programs, festivals, and election observation (deployment of stationary and mobile observers) activities.