Recents Activities

KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY BUILDING

Knowledgeable and skilled staff is an integral part of an organization for its growth and expansion as the total performances of the staff is the performance of the organization. To increase knowledge and capacity one should undergo some process or action. For the purpose AID Foundation has the following program and sectors, such as:

–  AID Central Training Centre (ACTC)

–  Research, Planning and Documentation Cell (RPDC)

– Information and Communication Technology Sector (ICTS)

AID Central Training Centre (ACTC)

From the beginning AID has incorporated training as integral part of all development programs in order to inform and educate the employee and improve their knowledge, skills and behavior.  The training program formally established in 2002 in the name of AID Central Training Centre (ACTC) with a goal is to improve the management competencies and fulfill the capacity development needs of AID program professionals and to enhance the human and operational skills of the program participants. ACTC is a well-equipped complete training center with capacity 42 residential facilities. It is a three storied building with a natural beauty situated in the bank of river Nabagonga.  The training centre has also a skilled and experienced trainer’s pool who is engaged to develop all sorts of training modules as per need and conduct training for both in-house and external organization’s training programs. There Activities performed in 2015:

In House Capacity Building Training:

Nos. of Training courses-25

Nos. participants- 991 in  25 batches

Training conducted by other organizations:

Nos. of Training course- 11

Nos. participants- 340

III. Meeting, workshops and conferences: 120 days

Research, Planning and Documentation Cell (RPDC)

For building an active, robust and self-reliance organization, documentation tasks occupy major role.  The Cell RPDC has been working significantly since the very beginning of AID. The major responsibilities of the cell are as follows:

Preparing Project Proposals;

Interpreting;

Annual Report;  Brochures, Update organizational profile etc

Paper works for baseline survey, evaluation and case study report for the various projects;

Paper scanning;

Preserve relevant papers and documents; and

Corresponding with national and international agencies and organizations.

During the reporting period RPDC has submitted 36 Project Proposal and concepts papers to the different donors and developed update organization brochure with organization profile both in Bangla and English.

Information and Communication Technology Sector (ICTS):

This is the age of digitalization. The Bangladesh government is committed to build a Digital Bangladesh where all technologies will be operated electronically. AID also believes that effective use of information technology can play a major role in development aspect. Hence AID Foundation has established its   Information and Communication Technology Sector (ICTS) in 2015 with an objective to provide in-house support to the organization’s extensive network of information systems and to make its employee electronically skilled. The sector is responsible to oversees ongoing process of computerization of AID all offices which will promote timely and effective dissemination of information. Out of its multiple activities, internal communication, media relation, publicity materials and advertisement development, exposure programs, website communication towards ensuring a proper understanding of AID and its activities by internal and external audiences are the major functions.