Save the Children (SAVE) is a global children's charity dedicated to working towards a world where every child can live free from poor health, hunger and chronic poverty and where each child has access to education and freedom from harm. SAVE works in more than 120 countries on programs to save children’s lives and challenge world leaders to keep to their promises to give children a brighter future.

The Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS) is a nongovernmental organization based in Bangladesh that focuses on management of floodplain ecosystems through community-based management approaches. CNRS aims to be a frontrunner in ecosystem conservation efforts at the local and national level and provide support to government strategies and initiatives.

Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) was established in 1981 and has been implementing development programs for disadvantaged communities in Bangladesh since then. The organization’s mission is to provide disadvantaged groups and people with a voice, reduce their vulnerability, make them aware of their citizenship rights, and help them to create better lives for themselves. Their activities include, among others, grassroots services, community mobilization and advocacy.