Centre for Services and
Information on Disability (CSID), a non-profit voluntary organisation of
Bangladesh, formed in 1997 and registered with the government of Bangladesh.
Primarily CSID formed and
registered as a Charity Trust under the Ministry of Law in December 1997. Later
in February 2011 the organization was registered with the Department of Social
Services under the Ministry of Social Welfare. The registration number: Dha-
08858, dated- 20 February 2011. It is also registered with the NGO Affairs
Bureau of Government of Bangladesh under the Foreign Donations (Voluntary
Activities) Regulation Ordinance. Registration number: 1322, dated 15 December
1998.
CSID envisions “an inclusive
society where all disadvantaged people including Persons with Disabilities are
living with equal rights, opportunities, access and dignity in comparison
to other citizens of the country”. The Mission of CSID is to reduce
discrimination against marginalized people including persons with disabilities
in all aspects of life including gender disparity; creating a physical and
socio-economic barrier free environment; and empowerment of persons with
disabilities and marginalized people through capacity building in order to
mainstream them into society with equal rights and dignity.
In present CSID is implementing
12 projects in 35 divisions of Bangladesh and CSID conducted 28 researches on
disabilities and development issues at national and international level. The
projects of CSID have gained national and international recognition too.
Because of the Inclusive Education of Children with Disabilities CSID has been
awarded the “STARS Impact Award” from the Star Foundation UK.