Project Report
| May 6, 2026
Scale up ecovillage model
By Mousumi Halder | Project Contributor
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Welcome everyone to Ecovillage campus
Eco village is a holistic approach that will provide the community with integrated human activities with the natural environment to minimize the ecological footprint in the environment and develop a model where no support is needed from the outer side. By these sense Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) a local level non-government development organization establish a self-depended eco village campus where have self-energy generation process, safe drinking water service, integrated farming, cottage dormitory and local knowledge hub inner the campus. If anyone come to the campus no need to the help of others to lead his or her life.
It's situated in south western coastal region of Bangladesh which is detach from the terrestrial area known as polder 33. BEDS want to replicate these concept in every house of the community and without the support of the well-wisher we can’t do these welfare work.
We would like to thank our donors who has been supporting the us in this journey and promoting our local initiative for a better future in tourism. We are also requesting our donors to start monthly recurring donations. For recurring donation please find the link below:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ecovillage-in-bangladesh/updates/#progressReports
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Cottage services of coastal community
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Presenting Ecovillage service at a glance
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Mar 12, 2026
Community Product for development
By Mousumi Halder | Project Contributor
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Preparing mangrove tea.
Coastal region of Bangladesh is every year facing the devasting natural disaster and every year faces lots of economic loss. But to survive in the society, Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) is working the for the community livelihood improvement. In that case, cooperative initiative for community product development by the local villagers are working in all together and generating income for their family. Through their activities, produced mangrove pickle, molasses, mangrove honey and mangrove juice. All those are marketing in the local and regional market and also sometimes get the international access.
Objectives: Income generation through the local initiatives, attracting the tourist by the local product and cultural view.
By their theme they are running the activities and got a success that income generated and sharing the profit among the cooperatives members. BESD and community people want to more spread out these business for the community and country.
We would like to thank our donors who has been supporting the us in this journey and promoting our local initiative for a better future in tourism. We are also requesting our donors to start monthly recurring donations. For recurring donation please find the link below:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ecovillage-in-bangladesh/updates/#progressReports
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Mangrove tea outstanding in test and flavor
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Jan 26, 2026
Responsible tourism by the community people
By Mousumi Halder | Project Contributor
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Eco village campus
Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) is a non-government and non-political organization which is working for the coastal people livelihood improvement where lots of challenges comes and turn over the year round. But it’s a common scenario of these region and BEDS is trying to develop an economically solvent community through the organization initiative and community people local effort. Among their attempt, responsible tourism is one of them where the tourist will get the revive of Sundarbans in the Eco village campus and also the local authentic food test that is collected from the local community. Also get the night stay facilities for the tourist. So, these local activities will bring them economical solvency and security especially for the women.
To scale up the ecovillage concept among the villagers, BEDS have a dream that every house will be a eco village and every family will be economically strong through their services.
We would like to thank our donors who has been supporting the us in this journey and promoting our local initiative for a better future in tourism. We are also requesting our donors to start monthly recurring donations. For recurring donation please find the link below:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ecovillage-in-bangladesh/updates/#progressReports
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Local authentic food serve by the community group
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