About PIDIM


About Pidim :

Pidim Foundation (Pidim), began its journey as a philanthropic organization back in 1995 aiming to improve life and livelihood of the hard to reach people focusing primarily on women and children. It launched a FS&NI (Food Security and Nutrition Improvement) project in Gazipur in 1995 with grants from DIA (Dutch Interchurch Aid), the Netherlands. The project was further extended in the adjoining areas of Sripur and Kapasia upazilas with donations from Episcopal Relief and Rehabilitation, NY, USA. Based on Gazipur experience Pidim embarked on FS&NI project in Jhenaigati and Nalitabari upazilas of Sherpur district in 2002 with grants from Cordaid, the Netherlands. More than 16,000 poor and marginalized people were included in the projects. The project contributed to a great extent to development of nutrition and health status of the target people. The area being most vulnerable to natural hazards Pidim gradually shifted its focus on CMDRR (Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction). The problems like drought, flashflood, elephant incursion and malaria cause major disruption of normal life of the people in target areas. Pidim joined government and local counterparts and stakeholders to work out and implement plan to develop people’s resilience to natural hazards through training and community mobilization. Besides it set up a Vision Centre in the Premises of Pidim Jhenaigati office complex in collaboration with Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital (IEI&H) Farmgate, Dhaka. The Vision Centre was properly equipped with medical equipments/gadgetries by IEI&H. Doctors from IEI base-hospital in Jamalpur district used to visit the centre twice a week and attend patients with refractive errors and other eye problems. The doctors also performed operation of cataract at the base hospital with minimum costs. Pidim also time to time helped IEI to run eyes camps in remote areas. Many people including poor and destitute were benefitted from the program.

Pidim embarked on a development project in Raumari upazila of Kurigram district in January 2011, aiming at development of health and income security for elderly people. The initiative was a part of joint endeavor of HelpAge International, Bangladesh and Shiree, a subsidiary organ of DFID. More than 500 ultra-poor elderly people benefitted from the project. Pidim also implemented two more projects viz. PUSM (Promotion of Universal Safe Motherhood) and ECD (Education for Children with Disability) in far-flung areas of Khagrachari and Sherpur districts respectively, with grants from Cordaid, the Netherlands. The project (PUSM) was executed with the purpose of ensuring routine ANC (Ante Natal Care) and PNC (Post Natal Care) by trained midwife including development of a referral system for hospitalization of women with obstetric complication covering 12150 households. On the other hand the purpose of ECD was to integrate CwD(Children withDisability) into the mainstream education system and help them become worthy citizen of Bangladesh.Cordaid, the Netherlands winded up its operation in Asia and consequently all project activities were terminated by the end of 2015.
Pidim continued its microfinance program and eventually morphed into a Microfinance Institution since 2015. It is one of the partner-organizations of PKSF, a wholesale lender and promoter of myriad of activities involving amelioration of social and economic status of left behind community. Pidim joined PKSF in its efforts to social mobilization and asset creation for marginalized people in its program area under Enrich program. PKSF further endeavors to develop microenterprise by implementation of many donor (World Bank, IFAD and ADB)-supported projects through its partner-organizations. WASH and housing for low income group are also in their agenda. Pidim is involved in implementation of most of the projects and has proved its management capacity and professionalism to achieve the goals of those projects.

Legal Status and General Information

 

a) Name

Pidim Foundation

b) Date of Establishment

: 7 February, 1992

C) Registration

(1) NGO Affairs Bureau, Reg.no : 923, Date: 18/03/95 (2 Society Registration Act 1860, Reg.no : S – 2544(137)/2001; Date: 21/03/01 (3) Micro Credit Regulatory Authority Act 2006, Certificate no: 162; Date: 16/03/2008

 

Address : Pidim Foundation : Plot – A -76, Road – W-1, Block – A, Eastern Housing Pallobi Phase – 2, Rupnagar, Dhaka – 1216. Phone: +088 48034926, +088 48033210 Email: hrd@pidimfoundation.org (link sends e-mail) Website: pidimfoundation.org

 

Head Office

Pidim’s Development Objectives

 

 

  • Help create a protective environment for OP through development of livelihood and access to medical care and social inclusion.
  • Educate women for meeting family’s health and nutritional needs particularly those of children and pregnant mothers through training and motivation.
  • Help people undertake profitable income generating activities by providing loan.
  • Impart skill and management training to ensure fair return from investment of loans.
  • Help women realize their reproductive, social and economic rights through lobbying and advocacy.
  • Generate employment and support entrepreneurship through microenterprise development.
  • Promote technologies that help sustain agriculture yield over long time.
  • Help protect stock of domestic fowls and animals by arranging training and vaccination camps with the help of government livestock department.
  • Help combat social problems like dowry, polygamy, early marriage etc. through community mobilization.
  • Sensitize local community to conservation of micro environment and sustainable agriculture practices.
  • Help build community’s resilience to natural disaster and climate change adaptation through networking with LEB (Local Elected Bodies) and government departments.

 

 

Networking with other Donor, NGOs, Forum and partners:

  1. Member of Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR), Bangladesh.
  2. Member of Disability and Inclusive Development Network – lead by Centre for Disability in Development
  3. Strengthening  Capacity and Networking of NSA-A & LA-s on Disability
  4. Member of Credit and Development Forum (CDF).
  5. Bangladesh NGO WHS (World Humanitarian Summit) Consultation Group
  6. Member of NAHAB (National Alliance for Humanitarian Actors of Bangladesh)
  7. Executive member of INAFI Bangladesh (International Network of Alternative Financial Institutions)

 

Staff Position:

 

Pidim has a total of 730 regular staff members as on 30 June 2023. Under the supervision of Executive Director work the Sr.Director (Micro Finance Operation), Sr.Director(Internal Control&Projects) Sr,Deputy Director (Finance), ,Deputy Director (HR&RTD) and host of other senior management staff helping in execution of various projects and programs. Of the total, 413 are Field Workers directly involved in implementation of programs, 13 Senior Management Officers 87 Supervisory Staff 98 Technical Staff and 21 Support Staff are devoted to execute micro finance operation and programs.

Pidim at a glance :

Micro Finance Operation, As on 30 June 2023

No. of District       :  15

No. of Upazilas    : 63

No. of Unions       : 347

No. of Village        : 1185

No. of Branch       : 95

Total Members    : 81200

No. of Groups       : 5243

Total Portfolio      : Taka 4852.85 Million

Recovery Rate(OTR)     : 98.20%