An Organization for Active Citizenship and Development
Shokriyo is a registered social enterprise incorporated in Bangladesh (Reg. No. C-206285). Shokriyo promotes Active Citizenship and establishes effective communication between the citizens and the government to build a just, prosperous, peaceful, inclusive, and democratic nation.
Shokriyo is an organization of dreamers, doers, thinkers, and leaders dedicated to achieving positive social and economic impact. We connect with partners, government agencies, the private sector, NGOs, and citizens to design and implement Social Action Projects.
Active Citizenship
Active citizenship can refer to a broad range of activities, including petitioning; protesting; campaigning; voting; and volunteering for charities. It fosters a sense of ownership and responsibility, leading to positive societal change and improved quality of life. Volunteering lies at the heart of active citizenship. There are many benefits to active citizenship. A face-to-face meeting with neighbours can create a sense of community and belonging.
Why Active Citizenship
Please find below the reasons why we need more active citizens.
a. A Way of Tackling Large Public Issues
b. A Way of Solving Local Problems
c. A Way of Improving Livability
d. A Way of Reducing Conflict
e. A Bridge to Strong Democracy
Shokriyo connects and work together to achieve positive social impact.
We believe things can happen when people connect and work together for the solutions of social problems. The more and more citizens are taking the initiative to make their local community more livable, society is changing.
Core Components
1. Capacity Building
A national network of expert facilitators is actively supporting the learning and development of Active Citizens. People acquire a wide range of skills in leadership, communication, advocacy. citizenship, volunteering, Social Action Project delivery, fundraising, social entrepreneurship, partnerships, and network-building skills.
2. Citizen-led Social Action Projects
People address their unique local priorities with projects to help their communities.
3. Policy Dialogues
People are encouraged to share their opinions and perspectives with policymakers and opinion makers through neutral platforms, encouraging further debate and exchange of ideas on critical youth-centric policies.
4. Developing Networks
The Active Citizens programme provides people with opportunities to meet with other Active Citizens from around the country, build new friendships, develop linkag-es, gain cross-cultural understanding, and learn from one another.
The Active Citizens Programme aims to equip young leaders with skills to help them:
A. Address social issues
B. Be actively involved in decision making
C. Uniting people of all generations to build stronger communities
Stop blaming, start acting! Encourage others to make a change.
Shokriyo Student Hubs
Shokriyo Student Hubs seeks to enable all students to participate in social and environmental challenges during their education. It exists to empower university students to become active citizens, equipping them with the tools, behaviours, and skills they need to make a positive change.
Our initiatives are a bridge between students and their communities, building connections and mainstreaming student social action to create active citizens for life. Shokriyo Student Hubs’ theory of change speaks to active citizenship, and we see immediate and long-term benefits for students and community.
This work requires meaningful dialogue to be effective, as well as an understanding of local communities and the social issues and contexts that they face on a day-to-day basis. We need to work with partners and we need to have a whole university approach.
Please click the link below to become a volunteer; fill out the form, and submit it. https://forms.gle/vjcMy63vwxAExneC9
Shokriyo Members Network
Are you interested in making changes in your community? Things can happen when people connect and work together. Shokriyo brings people together to address social Problems.
Please click the link below to become a member; fill out the form, and submit it. https://forms.gle/kxWxzUZxsX3oEYof9