PROGGA
PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) is a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization for research, advocacy, communication, campaign and capacity building. Established on 28 January 2008 with the mission of creating and redefining knowledge for progressive application, PROGGA's area of activities encompasses different aspects of public health (including tobacco control, hypertension control, and elimination of trans-fat in food items, etc.), livelihood, poverty, and environment.
PROGGA has been a pioneer in reshaping the contours of anti-tobacco and pro-public health activism in Bangladesh since its inception.
In Bengali, the word PROGGA means wisdom, the decision-making and reasoning skills as well as intuition one earns through knowledge and experiences. Much like its name, PROGGA aims at fusing the tradition with innovation and utilize the outcome for the better grasp of its surrounding and charting the way forward.
PROGGA was established from a critical stance that prefers shifting our traditional culture of working for ‘development’ to work for ‘Progress’. For PROGGA, progress encompasses not only material wealth, but also political, social, and even more importantly, cultural well-being of people. Organogram
PROGGA is registered as A Company Limited by Guarantee, licensed under section 28 of the Company Act 1994 under the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms, Bangladesh. Registration No. T.O. 690, dated 28th January 2008.
PROGGA got registered with NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh, under Prime Minister’s Office. Registration No: 3313, dated 4th September 2022.
Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA)
The Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance – ATMA, is a Bangladeshi journalists’ network of over 450 trained journalists on tobacco control issues working across the country since 2011. PROGGA works as the central Secretariat of ATMA.
ATMA started its journey in 2011, following a series of workshops for national and sub-national level journalists on key tobacco control issues. Since its inception, ATMA has emerged as a formidable pressure group shaping the country’s tobacco control policies. Read More
PROGGA Youth Forum (PYF)
PROGGA Youth Forum (PYF) is the youth chapter of PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress). The principle aim of this online-based forum is to facilitate the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and knowledge among the youths from different parts of the country, to link Bangladeshi youths with diverse forums spread across the world, and also to adopt a wide array of suitable programs to ensure the healthy growth of the youth, thus engaging them in development discourse. To join this forum, interested youths (class VIII - Masters) can simply fill up a form. PYF is an apolitical platform and does not require its members to pay any membership fees. Read More
Team PROGGA
PROGGA cashes heavily on the skills and creativity of its young and energetic team with a diversified academic background capable of meeting any intellectual needs of today’s development field. The staff members available at PROGGA includes economists, sociologists, anthropologists, urban planners, public health experts, statisticians, graphic designers and creative content writers, social media campaigner, among others.
Clientele
PROGGA has worked with a number of reputed national and international organizations which include World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia and Headquarter; Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK), USA; Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), USA; Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) at University of Thammasat, Thailand; University of Tokyo, Japan; Johns Hopkins University (JHU), USA; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Bangladesh; Concern Worldwide Bangladesh. Company Profile
