Eco-Social Development Organization

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Eco-Social Development Organization

ESDO Logo
Formation	3 April 1988 (1988-04-03)
Founder	Dr. Md. Shahid Uz Zaman
Type	Non-profit
Purpose	International development
Headquarters	Thakurgon Bangladesh
Staff	28,000
Website	esdo.net.bd

Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) is a non-governmental organizations (NGO) in Bangladesh. As of 2026, it is working in 54 districts in Bangladesh. ESDO was founded on 3 April 1988, during the 1988 floods. The NGO was founded by Shahid Uz Zaman.

Bangladesh's President Mirza Fakhrul Islam was the chairman of ESDO's executive committee in 2005.

The organisation works to reduce poverty, and to protect human rights and human dignity. Youth development is one of their priority areas of work. It has worked to create job opportunities for women.

As part of a commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, ESDO works towards building resilient communities and promoting social justice.

The NGO currently employs 28,000 people and is running more than 160 project across the country.^{[citation needed]}

Donors include UNICEF, EDUCO, Oxfam, Child Fund Korea, UNDP and PKSF.^{[citation needed]}

Job Expo

ESDo organize several Job Expo. They create linkage between industry and job seeker who get training from ESDO.

TVET

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is a major project of ESDO. Its Key components are:

• Technical skills training
• Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBT&A)
• Work-based learning and apprenticeships
• Job placement and employer linkage
• Life and employability skills
• Gender and social inclusion

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