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Prodipan’ is a Bengali term, means ‘enlightenment’. As a voluntary organization, Prodipan entered into the field of development in 1983 by a collective efforts of encouraged social activists organized by the founder Secretary and present President Mr. Ferdausur Rahman with an aim of creating a society where basic needs of the people would be ensured through socio-economic development initiatives. The initial effort of Prodipan was to mobilize the people of `Beel Dakatia` of Khulna and Jessore districts in south-west part of Bangladesh who were facing long-term effects of water-logging; the focus was gradually expanded to deal with the environmental problems of coastal region.
Since its origin, Prodipan gives special emphasis on human development and stresses on raising social awareness and empowerment of the beneficiaries, which ultimately assist the process of building an institution of the people and for the people.
Developing a Sustainable Society for Ensured Standard of Living and Improved Quality of Life for the Underprivileged.
To facilitate the process of organization building of the poor and underprivileged towards socio-economic empowerment with the specific target for children, gender, environment and climate change needs.