Manab Kallyan Parished-MKP

Manab Kallyan Parished-MKP established in 1984 with the local development workers and social activities within the northern part of Bangladesh. MKP is registered with the Department of Social Services and NGO affairs Bureau. Since its inception MKP has been involved in the field of disadvantage peoples development. Different issues of women, children, human rights, agriculture, environment and alternative legal practices in gender and good governance perspective are the main areas that MKP has been involved. MKP is committed to institutionalize gender concept and good governance among development partners, like-minded NGO, govt. offices and group through advocacy, campaign and networking approach.

MKP's vision is to increase equitable and effective participation of men and women from all the generation at all level of development initiatives.

The main purpose of MKP is to institutionalize gender and development in all sectors of development through advocacy, lobbying, networking and development intervention.

MKP has developed it's own gender policy and guideline to work with the organized grass root groups, community people, landless, male, female and particularly extreme poor people who are primarily considered under the project. MKP intends integrate gender with development approach at all levels of development initiatives by the local NGOs, government officials and community people through continuous advocacy and campaign. MKP has taken initiatives to establish the concept of good governance in its working area.