QaziFaruque Ahmed is one
of the pathfinders in
the field of alternative
development in
Bangladesh. In 1976, he
founded Proshika, a
leading NGO in
Bangladesh and is
currently the President
of this organisation. He
also was the Chairperson
of the Association of
Development Agencies in
Bangladesh (ADAB).
Other positions held by
him are : Member of the
National Committee on
Education Policy,
Government of
Bangladesh; Member of
the National Water
Resources Council,
Government of
Bangladesh; Member of
the National Children's
Welfare Council, Govt of
Bangladesh; Member of
the National Training
Council, Govt of
Bangladesh; Member of
the Government -NGO
Consultative Council;
Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Centre
for Policy Dialogue
(CPD), Bangladesh;
Member of the Academic
Council, East West
University , Bangladesh;
Member of the
International Federation
of Organic Agriculture
Movement (IFOAM), and
Member of the Fair
Election Monitoring
Alliance (FEMA),
Bangladesh.
Mr Ahmed has
significantly
contributed to the
development of many
innovative approaches,
concepts and methods in
participatory
sustainable development.
A foremost organiser of
the growing civil
society movement, he has
been playing an active
role in establishing a
poverty-free, democratic
and pluralistic society
in Bangladesh. He has
extensively worked to
develop NGOs' common
perspectives and vision
on development,
democracy and good
governance, women's
empowerment,
environmental protection
and regeneration, and
human rights.
He has published many
articles and monographs
on various subjects and
co-authored a number of
books titled "The Water
Sellers: A Cooperative
Venture by the Rural
Poor", Environment, a
casualty of Economic
Centered Development: A
Case Study of
Bangladesh, NGOs- A New
Institutional Reality.
Promoting Participatory
Development Model,
Evolution of
Participatory
Development Model
Contribution of NGOs,
The Role of NGOs in
Employment and Income
Generation Activities
for the Rural Poor,
Potential and Weaknesses
of NGOs in Promoting
Rural Development,
Fundamental Basis of
Grassroot Democracy,
Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights of the
Rural Poor - The Process
of Denial in Bangladesh,
Socialisation of Minor
Irrigation.A Strategy
for Growth with Equity,
Popular Theatre and
Popular Organisation in
Bangladesh by Proshika.
Mr Ahmed obtained his
B.Sc. ( Hons.) and M.Sc.
degrees in Chemistry
from the University of
Dhaka, Bangladesh. He
also received an ‘Doctor
of Laws’ degree from the
University of Bath, UK
for his outstanding
contribution in the
movement of sustainable
development and poverty
eradication in
Bangladesh.
