A Few Words
BARCIK TEAM
Rumaisa Samad has 24 years experience in the field of environment and social development. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degree in sociology from the University of Dhaka. She has been working for BARCIK since 2001. Rumaisa Samad is the Director Monitoring and Institution Building of BARCIK. She is also President of BARCIK’s Core Management Team. She has been involved in report writing, strengthening institutional capacity and monitoring. Rumaisa has specialization in participatory monitoring and evaluation (PME), strengthening organization skill. She developed some policy papers for BARCIK. She is one of the facilitators of Peoples’ Led Development Approach and working for an inclusive society. She compiled various reports in English and Bangla, translated features, story of change in both English and Bangla. She translated articles for Trinomul Uddag, a journal of indigenous knowledge and development. She attended several national and international trainings, workshops, seminar and conferences in home and abroad. She visited different countries including India, Philippines, Nepal, Malaysia, USA, Canada, UK, Spain and others. Rumaisa Samad is the Life Member of Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA).
Shaheda Azbela Purna has been employed by BARCIK as a fund-raising officer since 2024. She is in charge of social media of BARCIK producing and sharing contents based on BARCIK’s development works, achievement and success. She is also assigned to update BARCIK’s website, and project proposal writing. Apart from this, Ms. Purna is also involved in content development, translation, and facilitation. She has earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rajshahi University's Anthropology department. In her capacity as an anthropologist, she is working to create and mold indigenous knowledge practices into IEC materials for staff and donors.
Mr. Gopal Kumar Das has been working with BARCIK since 2000 as a Management Associate. As Management Associate his responsibilities include: providing assistance to maintain the office hour, assisting the management unit, documenting office management related information, assisting staffs in various ways associated with their responsibilities, providing logistic support, event management and computer related services to the staffs etc. Besides, he is also a member of purchase committee of BARCIK.
Asia Akter has been working with BARCIK as a Field Facilitator at BARCIK Mainkgonj Resource Center, since 2018. The responsibilities she holds as an Field Facilitator of the organization include: arranging meetings, dialogues, human chains, press conferences, visits, information collection, communication with government and non-government service delivery organizations, field day observation, national day observations, documentations, facilitate to arrange fairs, trainings etc. Asia Akter works with women, youth groups, civil societies and different professional groups. She has completed her Master Degree from National University.
Rina Akter has been working with BARCIK as a Project Facilitator at BARCIK Mainkgonj Resource Center since 2018. The responsibilities she holds as an Project Facilitator of the organization include: arranging meetings, dialogues, human chains, press conferences, visits, information collection, communication with government and non-government service delivery organizations, , national day observations, documentations, facilitate to arrange fairs, trainings etc. Rina Akter works with women, youth groups, transports workers, civil societies and different professional groups. She has completed her graduation on Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) from National University.
Sharmin Akter has been working with BARCIK as a Field Facilitator at BARCIK Mainkgonj Resource Center, since 2018. The responsibilities she holds as a Field Facilitator of the organization include: arranging meetings, dialogues, human chains, yard meeting to create awareness. She produces monthly report based on her works. She mainly works with farmers, youth groups to create awareness and motivates. She has completed Higher secondary School certificate (HSC) from Debendra college of Manikgonj.
Beauty Akter has been working with BARCIK at Manikgonj Resource centre since 2018 as office cum documentation assitant. She has completed Higher secondary school certificate. She is responsible to look after the official documents and maintain the office and composes all documents.
Since 2012, Mr. Amit Sarkar has been employed by BARCIK. He began his career in the high Barind region's Nachole upazila as an associate program officer.
Amit has been helping to carry out BARCIK's planned activities, which are intended to improve socioeconomic position and raise community members' awareness of their rights. He makes it easier for them to settle issues pertaining to agriculture and gives them more access to facilities and services offered by the public and private sectors. Additionally, by undertaking agricultural research to choose appropriate kinds and deal with climate change, among other things, he urges community members to conserve biodiversity and discover ways to adapt to altered circumstances. In order to support environmental sustainability, he helps farmers embrace sustainable farming practices and reduce energy-intensive farming.
Mr. Sarkar has been involved in the socio-economic advancement of Rajshahi city's urban poor since 2022. He is working as a partner in the urban poor's struggle for survival and learning about their strategies for adapting to the climate disaster. In order to create a city that is livable for everyone, he is also communicating at the policy level.
In an effort to familiarize communities with best practices, he also organizes and leads workshops, training, seminars, and press conferences at the regional level. He also presents papers on climate change, natural resources management, and local/indigenous knowledge issues and campaigns.
Additionally, he maintains consistent engagement with journalists, civil society, and regional and local administration to connect them with BARCIK's efforts.
Amit contributes to the creation of features and reports for the BARCIK journal.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Open University and a certification in agriculture from the Government Agricultural Training Institute.
Sultana has been a community facilitator with BARCIK since 2016. She is in charge of holding awareness events, putting human chains into place, running campaigns and seminars, exchanging and preserving seeds, and sharing experiences. Additionally, she serves as a mediator between the community and necessary governmental and non-governmental groups. Sultana works with some organization that is formed with people from mixed groups and civil societies to strengthen the rights and voices of community people and prepares the monthly report based on her works. She earned her post-graduation from National University at Rajshahi.
As a community facilitator, Tohura has been employed with BARCIK since 2019. At first, she was in charge of helping slum dwellers plan gatherings, save seeds, and provide opportunities for women and community members to exercise their rights and further their empowerment. The Barendra Youth Forum, which consists of about forty-five youth voluntary organizations, is coordinated and supported by her. She graduated from Rajshahi Agriculture Diploma & Training Institute with a diploma in agriculture and National University with an MBA.
Towhidul is working with BARCIK from 2024 as an associate program officer for Poba Upozila at BARCIK. He is involved with the community people to make them aware of their socio-economic rights and accelerate the agroecological practices among the community. Moreover, he also works on conserving biodiversity, resilience towards climate change, and adaptive strategies. For these he is involved in monitoring the action research to identify the proper variety of different crops. He also helps the people of the working area to uphold their innovations for preserving indigenous knowledge. Towhidul promotes sustainable agriculture rather than power-oriented one. He has completed a diploma from Rajshahi Agriculture Training Institute in 2016.
Since 2023, Md. Sumon Ali has been employed by BARCIK at Poba, Rajshahi. He serves as a community facilitator here. He graduated from National University with a BBA. Prior to joining BARCIK, he worked on the establishment and upkeep of the people's organization. In addition to working with people's groups in six unions, he joined BARCIK. The manufacture of vermicompost, the buildup of model shotobari, the preservation of women's rights, the planting of fruits, woods, and medicinal trees, and the expansion of native crop agriculture with marginalized farmers are his main duties.
Since 2020, Rina Tudu has been working as a community facilitator with BARCIK. She frequently plans and leads meetings with rural, underprivileged people, raises awareness of women's health issues, conserves seeds, encourages people to exercise their rights, empowers women in many fields, and awakens their interest in growing and consuming safe food. Within her field of expertise, she works with youth and people's organizations. She contributes to social development activities in addition to BARCIK's and the community's efforts.
Rukhsana Rumi works as an associate program officer of BARCIK at Rameswarpur Resource Centre in Atpara, Netrokuna. She was affiliated with BARCIK from 2007 working as field officer to document indigenous knowledge based agriculture practices as well as to gather information about the life and livelihood of the community people. Previously she worked for Polly Mangal and Gharani. She was graduated from National University.
Noni Gopal Dalu has been working for BARCIK since 2012. The responsibilities he holds as a program officer of accounts and management include: coordinate the accounts, prepare financial reports, checks bill and voucher, conduct internal audit of the financial activities, maintains the daily expense and budget, prepares different formats associated with accounts and management. He has received training on accounts and management, audit, financial report preparation etc. He has a post graduated degree on accounting from National University.
Parboti Rani Singh has been working with BARCIK since 2012. The responsibilities she holds as a program officer of the organization include: conducting advocacy, assist farmers and other occupational groups forming organizations, assist and train farmers about livestock rearing, facilitate farmers and women groups conserving seeds, practicing indigenous knowledge based agricultural works etc. She received training on climate change adaptation, mitigation, sustainable agriculture, gender, report writing which help her to carry out the assigned duties properly. She has a post graduate degree from National University.
Goonjon Rema has been working with BARCIK since 2012. The responsibilities he holds as a program officer of the organization include: Coordinating the program in Upazila level, conducting advocacy, assisting farmers and other occupational groups forming associations, facilitating the indigenous communities to fight for their rights, assisting farmers and women to conserve seeds, prepare organic manure and pesticides and encouraging them to practice indigenous knowledge based agricultural works etc., arranging workshop, seminar and press conference and documentation. He received training on climate change adaptation, mitigation, sustainable agriculture, gender, report writing which help him to carry out the assigned duties properly. He has a post graduate degree from National University.
Sohel Rana has been working with BARCIK since 2012. He has completed higher secondary school certificate and has been engaged with BARCIK over the last 10 years. As an associate program officer he arranges meetings, household meetings, and yard meetings, collects information, and documents the livelihoods struggles of the rural people. He also facilitates the women and farmers to conserve local varieties of seeds, practice sustainable agriculture. He assists the communities to establish seed banks as well. Mr Rana also responsible in organizing workshop, campaigns, seminars and press conferences to familiarize as well as to press the problems that rural communities face. He received trainings on sustainable agriculture, people led development, participatory varietals selection and climate change adaptation.
Abdur Rob has been working with BARCIK since 2012. He is mainly responsible to look after the applied research of BARCIK in Netrakona region. He facilitates the farmers to conduct participatory varietals selection, seed conservation, and seed multiplication, updates the seed register books and prepares reports based on the findings of the action research. As an assistant researcher Mr. Rob conducts meetings, discussions and facilitates different types of dialogues in the working area. He also partly oversees the office management related activities in Netrakona and coordinates the office management related activities accordingly. He received training on sustainable development, agroecology, gender, climate change adaptation etc. He has completed graduation from National University.
Tohura Akter has been working with BARCIK since 2012. She is a community facilitator and facilitate the youths to make them aware regarding the impact of climate change and their role. She co-facilitates training on climate change, resilience building and conflict transformation. Her responsibilities also include: arranging meetings, yard meetings, discussion, workshop and information collection. She received training on climate change adaptation, conflict sensitivity, gender and sustainable development. She has completed higher secondary school certificate.
Nirmol Chandra Sorkar is community facilitator of BARCIK working in Netrakona district. He has been involved with BARCIK since 2013. He particularly works to create awareness among the fisher community I Netrakona region assisting them to develop leadership, voice for their rights, access to wetlands and avail facilities as fisher communities. He facilitates to arrange meetings, discussion, training and workshop which aim to motivate and encourage the fisher communities forming association so that they themselves could fight to ensure their control over r ivers, canals and wetlands. Mr. Sorkar has completed higher secondary school certificate and has received training on different thematic issues that include, rights based approach, gender, sustainable development etc.
Sumon Talukder is field facilitator of BARCIK who facilitates farmers in various ways. He trains and encourages farmers to practice sustainable agriculture, produce organic manure and conserve seeds to adapt to change situation due to climate change. He closely works with the youths and motivates them to conserve biodiversity through their day to day works. Mr. Talukder thus arranges meeting, discussions and workshops and ensure the participation of youths and farmers. He also facilitates to organize different campaigns based on the some thematic issues such tree plantation and food security, sustainable agriculture. He has completed diploma in agriculture and received trainings on different thematic issues such as climate change adaptation, food security, sustainable agriculture and people led development etc.
Nayan Mia has been working with BARCIK since 2011 as community facilitator. He facilitates the local farmers to conduct action research with the aim to find suitable crop varieties for the area. In his supervision, farmers of the area thus conduct participatory varietals selection (PVS) with different crops comprise rice, vegetable and pulse. Nayon Mia himself is a farmer and has been practicing sustainable agriculture for years. He does not have formal educational qualification but he can write and read.
Nurul Haque has been working with BARCIK since 2012 as a community facilitator. As community facilitator he facilitates farmers and other occupational groups to form associations through which they can voice for the rights and access. In order to create awareness among the communities he arranges meetings, yard meeting, discussion and campaign. He also prepares news, features and reports based on the result of his work. Nurul Haque has completed Fazil (equivalent to secondary school certificate, SSC). He received training on climate change, sustainable agriculture, people led development (PLD) etc.
Lucky Akter Marufa has been working with BARCIK since 2021 as a community facilitator. As community facilitator she organizes meetings, discussions, sharing and other sorts of interaction with the community people. She motivates them to form their own associations and through which they can share their concerns and fight for their access to services and entitlements provided by both public and private institutions. She has received trainings on people led development, gender, climate change adaptation and sustainable agriculture. She has completed graduation from the National University.
Rubi Chowdhury has been working with BARCIK since 2019 as community facilitator. She visits working areas and facilitates to the community, youths and farmers through arranging meetings, discussions and sharing. She closely works with the community in the haor (wetland) areas and motivates them to practice sustainable agriculture to cope with the climate change condition. She inspires youths of the area to plant local and climate adaptable trees in the roadsides, fallow lands and homestead areas so that they could reduce loss due to climate induced disasters. She received trainings on climate change adaptation, food security, gender and sustainable agriculture etc. She has completed secondary school certificate (SSC).
Reshmi Rongkheng has been working with BARCIK since 2022. She has been stationed in Kalmanda sub-district of Netrakona and closely works with the indigenous people living in the hilly region. She arranges meetings, discussions and other sorts of facilitation to create awareness among the indigenous communities and helps them to build their resilience to climate change. She received trainings on climate change, adaptation and mitigation, sustainable agriculture, gender and food security issues. She has completed post-graduation from the National University.