4,200 households served daily
Door-to-door collection of 3.0–3.5 metric tons of waste a day, converted into 1.6–1.8 metric tons of organic fertilizer — running since 1997.
Our reach
Where we work, and what we've achieved
RUSTIC operates across three districts and one metropolitan area — covering 112 rural villages and 6 urban communities, and reaching more than 250,000 people since 1988.
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Villages & urban communities
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Districts served
2,50,000+
Beneficiaries reached
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Upazilas across the coast
Working area
From Khulna City to the Bagerhat upazilas
The working area covers the south-western coast of Bangladesh — chosen for its vulnerability and for the immense, under-used potential of its people and land.
| District / Metro | Upazila / Thana | Unions / Wards | Villages / Communities |
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| Khulna | Koyra | 2 | 12 |
| Dumuria | 2 | 12 | |
| Batiaghata | 2 | 5 | |
| Rupsha | 2 | 8 | |
| Khulna City Corp. | Sonadanga | 1 | 3 |
| Khalispur | 1 | 3 | |
| Bagerhat | Bagerhat Sadar | 4 | 6 |
| Chitalmari | 2 | 9 | |
| Mollahat | 2 | 6 | |
| Mongla | 1 | 5 | |
| Kachua | 4 | 16 | |
| Fakirhat | 4 | 24 | |
| Satkhira | Shyamnagor | 3 | 9 |
| 3 districts + 1 metro | 30 | 118 | |
Area of operation of RUSTIC
Whom we serve
The people at the centre of everything
RUSTIC's target group is twofold: socially neglected men, women and children who live with hardship, and disaster- and climate-affected marginal farmers with little access to cultivation, aquaculture or non-farm income.
These are people who often migrate to cities and are pushed into unhygienic slums, unable to explore the potential they already carry. RUSTIC works so they can develop that potential for their own sustainable socio-economic and environmental future — through organized groups and federations.
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People's groups
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Active group members
4,580
Reached through 243 groups
Track record
Numbers that tell the story
Measurable results from across RUSTIC's programs — verified in project records and partner reports.
6,200 improved cook stoves
Installed, trained and maintained under the UPPR project — cutting wood use, smoke and carbon emissions in Khulna City Corporation.
120 households with biogas
Under RUWPP (PKSF / BCCTF), waste converted into cooking gas, lighting and fertilizer — saving families money and material.
720 child labourers schooled
Two non-formal education centres in Daulatpur took children out of hazardous work and into learning and better livelihoods.
Forest coverage from 9% to 14%
16,500 saplings planted along 16.5 km of roadside in Sharankhola and Mongla — 60% surviving cyclones Sidr and Aila.
700+ toilets, 390+ families with water
Sanitary toilets under UPPR, fresh water with Seven Hills, and rain-water harvesting in Morrelgonj with the Bangladesh NGO Foundation.
Development partners
Built on partnership, powered by the community
RUSTIC has accomplished partnership, collaboration and networks with national and international NGOs, donors, government bodies, research institutes, media and community organizations.
Current programme partners
- Bangladesh NGO Foundation — solid waste management
- Seven Hills Global Outreach — education, water & sanitation
- Ministry of Forest & Environment — carbon reduction
- Khulna City Corporation — municipal solid waste
- GIZ & UNDP with KCC — improved cook stoves
Where RUSTIC stands
- CEDAB — Chairperson & lead NGO (38 members)
- Proshika Partner NGO Network — President
- Solid Waste Management Forum — President
- Sustainable Agricultural Forum — Member Secretary
- ADAB, Waste Net Bangladesh, BADS, GARNET (UK)
Partnership enquiries are always welcome.
RUSTIC is led by the community and supported by those who believe in the potential of the delta.
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