Abstract
Over the years, we have seen the growth of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)' activities in Bangladesh and their massive influence on its development process. This article looks at the field-workers employed by local NGOs in Bangladesh. This paper's main objective is to find out funding pattern, project continuation, and their effects on field workers' careers. A total of 50 respondents were randomly selected from 10 local NGOs of the Rajshahi City Corporation Area (in the north-western part of Bangladesh). It was found that NGOs' foreign funding declined in Bangladesh due to its transformation to a middle-income economy. A large number of field-based workers lost their jobs from local NGOs due to fund crisis. Current development workers were worried about their job. Their lives and livelihoods were at risk. Almost every aspect of Bangladesh's socio-economic development has had local NGOs' input, including women's development, microfinance, education, and health. Services of field workers are still very much needed. Key words: Bangladesh, career, field-workers, foreign fund, local NGOs, well-being.
Highlights
The work of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh started as far back as the British colonial period
The findings showed that initial donor-driven NGOs relied on local funding sources due to the shortage of foreign funding
Selected NGOs mainly work in the field of human rights, good governance, child rights, women rights, health and education, water and sanitation, rights of ethnic minorities, domestic violence, legal aid support, rights of a person with a disability, safe migration, drug prevention, Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) monitoring, khas land, food security, environment, and microcredit
Summary
The work of NGOs in Bangladesh started as far back as the British colonial period. The British era came with several religious trust-based schools, orphanages, and hospitals, representing NGOs in their crude forms. The NGO's course in Bangladesh underwent a radical upgrade in 1971. This made it a crucial aspect of national efforts committed to poverty alleviation in Bangladesh. There were increased NGO-based contributions to essential aspects of the welfare system, including family planning and Mother and Child Health (MCH), non-formal and formal education, legal aids, advocacy, and human rights, poultry and livestock, agriculture, gender development and in many other fields (Mohiuddin, 2002). NGOs of Bangladesh have a good access at grassroots and hardto-reach areas with commendable creditability
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