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The Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD) runs a documentation center with special attention to environment, human rights, ethnic issues, excluded groups, social exclusion, elections and democracy, and the media.

The SEHD documentation center plays special attention to critical areas, which are less covered or not covered, highlights inequity, and arouses debate around contemporary interest and issues. It regularly provides information and ideas to development actors, human rights activists, community leaders, environmental professionals and activists, academes, students, donors, civil society groups, professionals of different disciplines, the media and the public in general. The research staff of the organization pays special attention in strengthening the center. One visiting the SEHD documentation center not only gets plenty of information on different subjects but can also consult research staff who provides practical tips and guidelines for research, reporting, documentation, filming, etc.

The resources in the documentation center are electronically catalogued (with the UNESCO-introduced CDS/ISIS program). A documentation in-charge manages the center and attends the visitors.

Who uses the SEHD documentation library? Any one. Students (including M.Phil and Ph.D), academics, research scholars of different disciplines; journalists; non-governmental organizations; indigenous peoples; international financial institutions (IFIs); donors; government agencies; environmentalists; consultants; and professionals of different disciplines [from the country and abroad] use the SEHD documentation library.

How to Access the SEHD materials? Easily! One can visit the SEHD documentation library from 9.00 am to 5.30pm, Sunday to Thursday (call to know if you can use it at any other time beyond the office hours). Visitors are allowed to use the documentation library with the help of the documentation in-charge or other staff members. There is a photocopy facility at a modest charge. The priced materials include SEHD books, magazines, documentary films, monographs, posters and view cards.

SEHD Documentation Center Offers

Books: The documentation center has nearly 3,000 books on the subjects classified as environment, journalism, mass media, sociology and culture, ethnic people, women, politics, human rights, economics, international financial institutions (IFIs), land, energy, water resources, development, poverty, law, education, election, prostitution/sex workers, local government, trade, computer, health, anthropology, agriculture, forestry, livestock, wildlife, fisheries, literature, geography, history, government publications, etc.

Encyclopedia: (i) Encyclopedia Britannica (with the latest yearbook); (ii) Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia; (iii) Encyclopedia of Indian Tribes; (iv) Banglapedia; (v) Encyclopedia of Diplomacy; (vi) Encyclopedia of Land; (vii) Encyclopedia of Gender; (viii) Encyclopedia of Plants; (ix) Gender and Development Encyclopedia; (x) Encyclopedia of Law, etc.

Directories and dictionaries: (i) Directories of different kinds, (ii) Ordinary and special dictionaries on specific subjects (environment, energy, agriculture, library science, AP stylebook, parliament, law, dictionary of difficult words, etc.).

Journals, Magazines, and Reports: Local and international magazines, journals and periodicals, posters, leaflets, and brochures are preserved for use by anyone.

Magazines, Journals, and Newsletters (regularly collected)

1. Palli Thathya (a Bengali newsletter of D.Net).
2. Unnayan Padakhep (a Bengali newsletter of Steps Towards Development)
3. Ghashful (a Bengali newsletter of Campaign for Mass Education)
4. Dhaka Courier (weekly news magazine)
5. Multinational Monitor (published from the USA)
6. National Surveillance Project (NSP, an English newsletter of Helen Keller International)
7. Watsan Bulletin (a Bengali-English newsletter of NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply  &  Sanitation)
8. Bulletin (a Bengali monthly magazine of Ain o Salish Kendra)
9. Star Weekend Magazine (weekly magazine of The Daily Star)
10. FORUM (a monthly publication of The Daily Star)
11. Saptahik 2000 (a Bengali weekly news magazine)
12. World Rivers Review: International River Network (published from the USA)
13. MRG: Minority Rights Group.
14. Bhumi Journal (a Bengali journal of Association for Land Reform and Development-ALRD)
15. Energy & Power (weekly news magazine)
16. Nagorik Uddyag  Barta (a Bengali newsletter of Nagorik Uddyag)
17. Amader Katha (a Bengali newsletter of The American Centre)
18. Garnet News (an English newsletter of Garnet Local Network Centre, South Asia Region)
19. Rights(a journal of Samata, an NGO attending particularly land issues).
20. Media Asia (Asian Media Information and Communication Centre)
21. Energy & Power (a fortnightly magazine)
22. Bridges (a quarterly magazine, published by International Centre for Trade and sustainable Development)

Magazines and Periodicals (occasionally collected)

1. Change makers (an Ashoka publication)
2. CHRI News (Delhi)
3. Down to Earth
4. Environment
5. Garbage
6. GRASSROOTS Voice (an English magazine of Bangladesh Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (BRCIK)
7. Great Expectation
8. Himal (South Asia)
9. India Today
10. International Wildlife
11. Life
12. Nation Today
13. National Geographic
14. Network
15. News & Views
16. News Week
17. Our Planet
18. Preservation
19. SIERRA
20. The Economist
21. The Environment Magazine
22. Time
23. Wild Life Conservation
24. Wildlife Preservation
25. World Watch
26. New Internationalist
27. Nature Quest

Box Files

Journals, magazines, bulletins, annual reports, etc. of different organisations, arranged numerically in box files.

1. Catalogue and brochure of different organizations
2. Annual reports: different organizations (German Church World Services Activity Report    1999/2000), CHA Annual Report 2004, (a & b)
3. Working for Better life (WBL): Biggyan Chetana (Bangla Magazine), Khude Samajik Uddyog (Bangla Magazine).
4. Work for Better Bangladesh (WBB): Hunger Free World, Tobacco, Bangladesh Tamak Birodhi Jote (Bangla Magazine).
5. Press: Magazines on Mass Communication, Press Club, Spectator, B.B.C Review, ACD Newsletter, and Reporters Voice, Community Radio (UNESCO).
6. Amader Katha (Bangla Magazine)[The American Centre], Citizens Response, the Industry, Sustainable Transport, Vision, Garnet News, Elections 2001 (US Department of State).
7. NGOs: Unnayan Bitarka (Bangla Magazine), Care, BOTH ENDS, Inter Pares, RDRS, World Vision, CCDB, Nature Asia, ANGOC Policy Discussion Paper, Uttaran; Sushashoner janno Procharavijan (SUPRO), Inauguration of CCDB-HOPE training centre, Good Governance (A quarterly magazine of Pro Public) .
8. News Network.
9. Election and Democracy: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Democracy Watch.
10. ASHOKA: Reports and others.
11. Calcutta Research Group (CRG).
12. Amnesty International Report.
13. Jubilee: Center for Society and Religion.
14. ALRD: Land, Voice of the Land less, Bhumi Journal (Bangla Magazine), Kalanka Mochoner Larai (Bangla magazine) Vested Property Act.
15. Centre for Alternatives: Theoretical Perspectives.
16. SEHD Journals: Earth Touch & Dharitri.
17. ADB: Business Opportunities, Annual Report.
18. ADB: NGOs, Poverty.
19. ADB: Publications.
20. ADB: Papers. (a & b)
21. World Bank: Annual Report, Development Report, etc. (a & b)
22. Environment: Bangladesh, Sustainable Development Resource Centre (SDRC), Climate Change, New Age Living with Climate Change.
23. Environment: General.
24. Shell Report.
25. Rajshahi University Journal.
26. Social Studies, Social Action.
27. Dhaka University Journal,
28. Asiatic Society Journal & Khulna University Study.
29. Caritas Journal.
30. BIISS Journal (a & b).
31. ADAB: Directory of NGOs.
32. ADAB: Grassroots.
33. PRB: Population Reference Bureau/ Population Action International.
34. Amicus Journal, Forum Newsletter.
35. United Nations, Bangladesh Foreign Policy Survey, The Bangladesh Exporter,
36. Action Aid
37. Campaign for Mass Education.
38. Law and Order: Legal Aid, Journal of Law, Rocket,
39. Agriculture: Farmers Seed Rights (Unnayan Dhara), Agricultural & Pesticide, Journal of Agriculture, UBINIG journal, Economics, Food, BADC, FORAM
40. Pesticide Monitor, Buzz Worm,
41. Flood Action Plan (FAP): Monitor, SWMC.
42. Development: Development International, DCR, Bangladesh Unnayan Shamikha (Bangla Magazine of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies)
43. Computer Journal.
44. Sundarban, Sundarban Samachar (Bangla magazine), Sundarban Study Group, Rupantar (Bangla Magazine)
45. Women Issues: Bangladesh
46. Women Issues: General.
47. Human Rights: Bangladesh (The Dancing Horizon: human development prospects for Bangladesh), Bangladesh Human Development Report 1998, Activities of IDHRB, Child Rights in Action (Save the Children Australia)
48. (a & b).
49. Human Rights: General (a & b).
50. Refugees: UNHCR, Refugee Participation Network, RMMRU, Refugees Watch, CRS News letter, SETU.
51. Indigenous People: Garo, Monipuri|
52. Indigenous People: Santal, Oraon, Rakhain, FIVDB news letter.
53. Indigenous People: CHT.
54. Survival International.
55. ILO & Indigenous peoples: ILO Report, IUCN, New International etc.
56. MRG: Minority Rights Group.
57. Mass-line Media Centre (MMC). Muktaprokash, Sadhin Sangbadikata, Ganamadhyam o Sushason (Bangla Magazine).
58. Heed Bangladesh: PAPD. Padakhep; Proxis Journal (Bangla Magazine)
59. Panos Feature.
60. Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) & TIB Newsletter.
61. ESDO:
62. Unnayan Samunnay: Ecofile, Poribesh Patra (Bangla Magazine).
63. BARCIK: Amader Poribesh (Bangla Magazine), Solidarite, Isles and Action.
64. Focus.
65. Bartapatra Adhiporamarsha (Bangla Magazine), Bangladesh Journalism Review (BJR) a BCDJC Publications, Communica.
66. Nagorik Uddoyag: Nagorik Uddayog Barta; Sabolombi; Unmochan; CSC Barta (Bangla Magazine), Local Government, EDA, EIA Newsletter, Centre for Analysis and Choice.
67. Health: AIDS.
68. Govt. papers on Forestry Bangladesh, BIDS Research report no. 157. Ghasful; Sakhharata Bulletin; Parua (Bangla Magazine)
69. Chhutir Dine (Bangla Magazine)
70. UBINIG: Chinta; Narigrantha Prabortana; Yug Chetona; Samaj Chetona (Bangla Magazine). (a, b & c).
71. Ain o Salish Kendra (a & b).
72. Jai Jai Din (Bangla Magazine)
73. Probe, European Union.
74. Discourse at Proshika.
75. Fisheries: Shrimp, General.
76. BLAST.
77. BNWLA.
78. Nishorgo.
79. UNICEF, Bangladesh: State of the World’s Children, Progotir Pathey  (a & b)|
80. Shishu Adhikar Forum, International Child Health,
81. Child Rights: Save the Children, Saishab Bangladesh, SUCCEED- National database,
82. Grameen Bank: Grameen Poverty Research, Grameen Dialogue, and Asia Focus. (a & b)
83. Report: Nutrition, Indian Constitution, Maternal Mortality, Banchte Shekha.
84. BELA: Bela Report.
85. Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS): Bangladesh Environmental News, Clime Asia (CNSA), Financial Indicators Bangladesh.
86. Helen Keller International.
87. British Council: BC Quarterly.
88. Maps.
89. The Asia Foundation.
90. FEJB: Environment  & Development., Water Vision, NEMAP, BRDB Bulletin, Forum Newsletter, CEJA Newsletter, Aborjona o Poribesh, Upakul Barta (Bangla Magazine)
91. CUS Bulletin.
92. NEFEJ, Environment News, Ramkrishno Mission Lokoshikkha Porishad, Nishargo; Durjog Nibaran (Bangla Magazine), Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh, Save Hoolok Gibbons.
93. Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), TRI News, YALE (a & b).
94. NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation.
95. Shaili (Bangla Magazine)
96. Bangladesh Studies, CLEP Bulletin (Bangladesh Bar Council), Voices, SANFEC, EATWOT, ASTRO News, FPAB.
97. Steps towards Development. (a & b)
98. Bichinta; Gonoshastha; Raddur; Protibeshi; Bharat Bichitra (Bangla Magazine)
99. Miscellaneous: (a & b) MACH Newsletter, DORP, Bills Bulletin, Global Water Partnership, TRIPS, CDL Bulletin, Conflict Prevention Newsletter, Participatory Urban Food and Nutrition Security Assessment Process, Taitumbur; Durjog Barta (Bangla Magazine), YWCA, FIVDB Newsletter, Media Asia, Safe world, The Executive Times, SID, ASHRAI, Plan, Directors Report (CSE), Sujan Sangbad; Nijera Kari; Budget Alochona (Bangla Magazine), ICDDR,B newsletter, ICES & CODESRIA(Identity Culture & Politics), Carnegie endowment publication, FAN(Fresh-water Action Network), Sukhi PoribarAntaj Janagosthir Sanglap (Bangla magazine of Harijan).
100. Odhikar.
101. Pallitathya (Bangla Magazine of D. Net)
102. Asian Media and Communication Bulletin.
103. Coastal Development Partnership (CDP), Coast Trust (Climate change concept paper), Isles and Actions, Meghdubi; Amader Sadhinata; Amader Bhashar Larai (Bangla Magazine)
104. Madaripur Legal Aid, (Wave Foundation)|
105. IUCN
106. NGO Forum on ADB, Bank watch,
107. Research Initiative Bangladesh (RIB)
108. Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), Bridges (ICTSD), Conference Report on Human Rights and Governance (Manusher Jonno)
109. EU bulletin, Ujjibak Barta (Bangla magazine of The Hunger Project), Rupantar.
110. Samata (Rights journal)
111. Kishori Katha Bulletin (Bangla magazine of CMES)

(Bangla Magazine of FPAB), State of Democracy in Bangladesh: a national survey, National Media Survey 2002, WDCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), Id21 Insight (Institute of Development Studies), BDRC Bangladesh Newsletter (Christian Aid), A Jour Towards Peoples Verdict, Anil Gupta (Ekta Parishad),

Newspaper Clippings: From its establishment in 1994, SEHD has been clipping and preserving important news items and write-ups (from the local newspapers, magazines, and international publications) on the subjects listed below. Newspaper clippings of the SEHD documentation center are especially helpful for researchers, academics, students, and journalists. Its maintenance cost is significant. Clippings are cut from newspapers and other sources, pasted on offset papers, and preserved in files in alphabetical order. Old newspaper clippings have been preserved in packets. Two shelves are used for keeping newspaper clippings files. News clippings items will be increased according to the demand of the users.

Clipping Subjects

1. Agriculture and Livestock: Bangladesh/General
2. Agriculture: Fertilizer
3. Agriculture: Pesticide
4. Bangladesh: Economy
5. Bangladesh: Foreign Aid
6. Bangladesh: General
7. Bangladesh: Loan
8. Banks: Loan Defaulters
9. Barapukuria Coalmine
10. BDR mutiny
11. Biotechnology/Genetic Engineering
12. Black Laws
13. Bomb Blast (17 August 2005)
14. Chalesh Ritchil: Modhupur
15. Child Labor: Bangladesh
16. Child Labor: General
17. CHT: Baghaichhari Arson
18. CHT: Development
19. CHT: General
20. CHT: General Development
21. CHT: Land & Forest
22. CHT: Mahalchhari Arson
23. CHT: Refugees
24. CHT: Resources & Investment
25. City & Slum
26. Civil Society & Good Governance
27. Coal: Phulbari Coal mine
28. Coal: Barapukuria
29. Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs)
30. Communal Disharmony
31. Corruption
32. Corruption of Forest Officials
33. Cyclone: Aila
34. Cyclone: Sidr
35. Dalits: Harijan, Sweeper etc.
36. DAP
37. Deaths and ill treatment in Custody
38. Democracy
39. Disaster
40. Dr. Muhammad Younus
41. Education: General
42. Elections
43. Election 2008 & Voter list
44. Energy
45. Environment: Air Pollution
46. Environment: Bangladesh
47. Environment: Brick Kilns
48. Environment: Climate Change
49. Environment: General
50. Environment: Hill Cutting
51. Environment: River Pollution
52. Ethnic Culture: Bangladesh
53. Fisheries: General
54. Fisheries: Shrimp
55. Flood: 2007
56. Food Security and Biofuel
57. Forestry: Bangladesh
58. Forestry: Modhupur
59. Forestry: Rubber & Woodlot
60. Fundamentalism
61. Garbage/Waste/Trade Disaster
62. Gas blowout: Magurchara
63. Gas blowout: Tengratila
64. GATT/WTO
65. Genetic Resources
66. Grameen Bank
67. Grenade Attack
68. Grenade Attack on Shah AMS Kibria
69. Health: AIDS
70. Health: General
71. Hospital Hazards
72. Human Rights: Bangladesh
73. Human Rights: General
74. Human Trafficking
75. Independence of Judiciary
76. Industrial Pollution
77. Industrial Workers: Garments
78. Industrial Workers: General
79. Industrialization: General
80. Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge
81. Jute & Jute Mills
82. KANSAT
83. Land, Soil and Landscapes
84. Landlessness
85. Landslide in Chittagong
86. Law and Order
87. Lawachhara Seismic Survey
88. Local Government
89. Mangroves
90. MDB Issues
91. NGOs
92. Padma Bridge
93. PRSP
94. Peoples: Bede, Marwari, Bawali etc.
95. Peoples: Ethnic Communities
96. Phulbari Coal Mine
97. Politics: Caretaker Government-1, 2
98. Politics: Emergency 2007
99. Politics: Eviction 2007
100. Politics: General
101. Politics: Parliament
102. Politics: Voter List (Pilot Project in Sripure)
103. Polythene and Plastic
104. Population
105. Poverty
106. Press: Bangladesh
107. Primary Education
108. Prison/Prisoners
109. Public Interest Litigation
110. Pulp and Papers
111. Refugees: Biharies
112. Refugees: Rohingyas
113. Religion (in packets)
114. Religious Minorities
115. Rikshaw & Puller
116. Tannery
117. Tea & Tea Workers
118. Tele-Tapping
119. Tiger
120. Tobacco
121. Traditional Medicines
122. Water: Arsenic
123. Water: FAP
124. Water: General
125. Water: Logging
126. Water: River
127. Wildlife & Biodiversity
128. Women Issues: Bangladesh
129. Women Issues: General
130. Women's Reserved Seats

How to Access SEHD Materials

Outsiders have easy access to the SEHD documentation center. One can use books and different kinds of materials, and have them photocopied at a modest cost. The priced materials include SEHD books, magazines, documentary films, monographs, posters, and view cards.

Users of the SEHD Documentation Center

Academic Institutions

Students of colleges and universities (including MPhil and PhD), professors, lecturers, research scholars of different faculties particularly of sociology, anthropology, international relations, public administration, journalism, geography, environment, population science, etc. regularly access SEHD materials on different issues.

Sometimes groups of students particularly of universities visit SEHD documentation center for use of materials and consultation with the SEHD staff. For example, Prof. Haroun Er Rashid of Independent University has brought batches of American students on a number of occasions to the SEHD library for orientation with SEHD work, materials and critical thinking on environment, human rights and development. Most of these students have used or bought SEHD materials. Three American students coming through the Independent University has also completed an internship with SEHD and has used numerous documents and materials on different subjects. They have also assisted SEHD research team in research, writing and editing.

Batches of students and scholars from different faculties such as international relations, public administration, and sociology of different universities have visited the SEHD documentation center for use of clippings, books and journal on diverse subjects.

Following is a list (not comprehensive) of educational institutions from which professors; lecturers and students have visited the SEHD documentation center:

• American International University, Bangladesh
• Asian University of Bangladesh
• Asia-Pacific University
• Bangladesh Agriculture University
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
• College of Nursing (Dhaka)
• Columbia University (New York)
• Daffodil International University
• Dhaka College
• Dresden University of Germany
• East West University
• Flinders University, Adelaide (Australia)
• Govt. Titumir College
• Govt. Bangla College Mirpur
• Home Economics College
• Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)
• Ideal College
• Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
• Institute of Business Administration (IBA)
• Islamic Institute of Technology
• Islamic University (Khustia)
• Iwate University Japan
• Jagannath University
• Jahangir Nagar University
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi)
• Jessore Government Mohila College
• Khulna University
• Lalmatia Girls’ College
• Leather Technology College
• Madaripur Kalkini College
• Mahidul University (Thailand)
• Mohishmara Primary School
• Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley (USA)
• Nanyang Technology University (Japan)
• National Pintung University (Taiwan)
• National University of Singapore
• North South University
• Northern University, Bangaldesh
• Penn State University, USA
• Prime University
• Queen’s University
• Rajshahi University
• Saint Mary’s University in Halifax (Canada)
• Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (Sylhet)
• State University
• Stamford University Dhaka
• St. Paul’s Church- School
• Tejgaon College, Dhaka
• Tokyo University
• United Theological College Bangalore
• University of Chittagong
• University of Dhaka
• University of Development Alternative (UODA), Dhaka
• University of East Anglia
• University of Freiburg  (Germany)
• University of Leiden
• University of Liberal Arts
• University of Toronto (Canada)
• University of Tromso (Norway)
• Yale University (USA)
• University of Massachusetts, Amhearst

Request from different organizations

Apart from physically visiting the SEHD documentation center many individuals, organizations, research institutions, libraries, academes, etc. within and outside the country have also accessed resources preserved at the SEHD documentation center through letters, e-mails, faxes, website, internet browsing, etc. SEHD has ships e-mails, or mail them information, documents, photographs, and documentary films.

Some of such organizations (local and international) are:

• ACCP
• Albert Mann Library
• ANGOC (The Philippines)
• Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC)
• Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
• Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
• Banglar Jami
• Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD)
• Barisal Public Library
• Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
• Bangladesh Engineering Technology Services (BETS)
• Blackwell’s
• Both ENDS
• British Council Library
• CARE Bangladesh
• Center for Coastal Biodiversity Conservation
• Center for Coastal Environmental Conservation
• Centre for Science and Environment-CSE
• CIRDAP
• Coastal Development Partnership
• Cornell University-New York
• Corpos Christi High School
• Dainik Kafela
• Department of Agriculture ExtensionDepartment of Aquaculture & Fisheries-University of Dhaka
• DFID
• Documentation-Information and Research Branch
• Durjoy (commercial sex workers’ organization)
• Eman Ali Foundation Library
• Environmental Foundation Ltd
• Forest Research Institute
• Gachha Polli Unnayan Jubo Shamiti
• Grameen Trust Library
• Greenpeace
• Halima-Rabia-Latifa Khondker Memorial Library  (Kushtia)
• IEDCR
• ILO
• Institute of Social Welfare and Research of Dhaka University
• Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• Japan CHT Committee
• Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
• Jhalakathi Development Society
• KIT Information Biblioteheek en Documenatie IBD
• LACP-SWETS, ARRC
• Library of Congress
• Ministry of Environment and Forest
• MONTALA
• North Bengal Development Society
• Northern Illinois University Libraries
• Papyrus
• Pathak Shamabesh
• Pesticide Action Network-AP
• Polli Unnayan Academy
• Posthorn Books
• Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Services (RDRS)
• Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
• SAIC (bought documentary films)
• SEBA
• Shanghati (network of civil society organizations to work on issues concerning commercial sex workers)
• Social, Health, Environment and Rehabilitation Supporting Organization
• Sonali—(Chittagong)
• Survival International
• Sweden Embassy in Bangladesh.
• The Independent
• Ulka (commercial sex workers’ organization)
• United Nations Information Services
• University of Oxford
• Uttaran
• Working for Better Life
• WRM International Secretariat

 

Media Professionals and Organizations

 

Media organizations (both print and electronic)and journalists have been some of the major users of the SEHD documentation center. In all of its 73 training and workshops SEHD has provided books, handbooks, reporting guide, newspaper clippings, and media kits (prepared with information available at the documentation center) on diverse subjects to the media professionals and media organizations. As of June 2010 SEHD has trained approximately 1,000 journalists on basic and in-depth reporting.

Major national and local daily newspapers, news agencies, magazines, and electronic media have used SEHD information on issues such as elections, environment, ethnic communities, human rights, excluded groups with special attention to tea workers, sex workers, etc. Some of the SEHD books are very useful to editors and reporters (such as Handbook on Election Reporting, Reporting Guide, and Investigative Reports: Environment and Human Rights, books on different subjects, and documentary films).

 

NGOs, Research Organizations and Government Agencies

The SEHD documentation center is a useful source of information for organizations and individuals who understand the significance of information that emerge from fact-finding missions, investigations, surveys, and research. Different research organizations, researchers, environmental organizations and activists, human rights organizations and activists, different government ministries and departments and agencies, ethnic peoples' organizations, NGOs, etc. have accessed information from the SEHD documentation center.

The following are some of the organizations and agencies (not conclusive) that have accessed, consulted, and bought SEHD materials:

• ACFOD Bangladesh
• Action Aid Bangladesh
• Ain O Unnayan Sangstha
• Ain-O-Salish Kendra
• AISEDUP
• Amnesty International
• Ananda
• Arannyak: Bangladesh Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation
• ASA
• Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
• Ashroy
• Asia Energy Corporation
• Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists
• Asiatic Society
• Association for Community Development (ACD)
• Association for Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB)
• Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD)
• Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
• Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC)
• Bangladesh Association for Community Education (BACE)
• Bangladesh Center for Development Journalism and Communication (BCDJC)
• Bangladesh Central Public Library
• Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
• Bangladesh Development Partnership Centre (BDPC)
• Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers’ Association (BELA)
• Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI)
• Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
• Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS)
• Bangladesh Freedom Foundation (BFF)
• Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies
• Bangladesh Inter-Religious Council for Peace and Justice (BICPAJ)
• Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangstha
• Bangladesh Nari Progoti Shangha (BNPS)
• Bangladesh National Herbarium
• Bangladesh National Library
• Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre (BANSDOC)
• Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers’ Association (BNWLA)
• Bangladesh Neem Foundation
• Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA)
• Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)
• Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum
• Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP)
• Bangladesh Unnayan Sangbadik Samiti
• Bangladesh Women Health Coalition (BWHC)
• Bangla-German Sampreeti (BGS)
• Barisal Development Society (BDS)
• ARTA
• Basic Needs Development Program (BNDP)
• Bazlur Rahman Foundation (BRF)
• BERDO
• BROTEE
• Business Advisory Services Center
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• CARE-International
• CARITAS Bangladesh
• Caritas Development Institute (CDI)
• CCTB
• Center for Advocacy and Social Mobilization (CASM)
• Centre for Alternatives
• Center for Asian Art & Culture
• Center for Coastal Environmental Conservation (CCEC)
• Center for Inter-cultural Sustainable Renewable Energy (CIC-S-REB)
• Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS)
• Center for Natural Resources
• Center for Sustainable Development (CFSD)
• Centre for Alternatives
• Centre for Asian Theatre
• Centre for Coastal Biodiversity Conservation
• Centre For Development Communication (CDC)
• Centre for Development Services (CDS)
• Centre for Mass Education in Science (CMES)
• Centre for Policy Dialogue
• Child Development Forum
• Christian Aid
• Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB)
• Christian Service Society
• COAST
• Coastal Area Resource Development and Management Association (CARDMA)
• Coastal Development Assistance
• COFCON
• Community Development Library (CDL)
• Concern Bangladesh
• Congregation of Holy Cross Brothers (CSC)
• Coordinating Council for Human Rights in Bangladesh (CCHRB)
• D. Net
• Democracy Watch
• Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)
• Department of Environment (Ministry of Environment and Forest)
• Department of Films and Publications (Ministry of Information)
• Dhaka Ahsania Mission
• Dhaka Community Hospital Trust
• Dhaka Kendra
• Dhaka University Publication Centre
• Diabetic Hospital Foundation Complex
• DIPSHIKHA
• Disaster Forum
• Education Commission
• Environment and Development Alliance
• Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO)
• Environmental and Geographic Information Services (EGIS)
• EPD
• Fatima Rani Catholic Church
• Forum of Environmental Journalists in Bangladesh (FEJB)
• Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)
• FSD
• Gachha Palli Unnayan Jubo Samity
• Gono Gobeshona O Gono Unnayan Foundation (GOUF)
• Gono Shakkharata Ovijan (CAMPE)
• Gono Unnayan Prochesta (GUP)
• Gonoshasthya Kendra (GK)
• GORIBER ASROY
• Grassroots
• Health Action Forum
• Health Education and Economic Development (HEED)
• Helen Keller International (HKI)
• Human Development Research Center (HDRC)
• Human Rights Development Centre (HRDC)
• Human Rights Training Programme (HRTP)
• IDPPA
• IDS
• IIT
• IPAC
• Institute for Environment and Development Studies
• Intermediate Technology Development Group
• International Association for Rural Development (IARD)
• International Center for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)
• International Water Tribunal
• IUCN Bangladesh
• Jagoroni Chakra Foundation
• Karmajibi Nari (KN)
• Khan Foundation
• Korean Development Association in Bangladesh (KDAB)
• Law Commission
• Let Us Progress
• Life Based Education and Action Research Network (LEARN)
• Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
• Management of Aquatic Ecosystem through Community Husbandry (MACH)
• MASES
• Massline Media Centre (MMC)
• MCIWO
• Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
• Moulvi Bazar Human Rights Association
• MRDI
• Multi-Task
• National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM)
• Nagorik Uddyog
• Nari Uddyog Kendra (NUK)
• Narigrantha Prabartana
• NariPakkho
• National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
• National Forum of Environmental NGOs
• Nature Conservation Management (NACOM)
• NETZ Bangladesh
• News Network
• NGO Affairs Bureau
• NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation
• Nijera Kori
• NIPSOM
• Nova Consultancy Bangladesh (NCB)
• Novartis (Bangladesh) Limited
• NUS
• Nutrition and Environment Awareness Program (NEAP)
• ODHIKAR
• OSDAA Bangladesh
• OHSE Foundation
• OXFAM
• PARICHARJA
• PHULKI
• Polli Unnayan Sangstha (POUSH)
• Poribesh Rokkha Shopoth (POROSH)
• Poverty Alleviation and Social Development Organization (PAASDO)
• Power and Participation Research Center (PPRC)
• Practical Action
• Prism Bangladesh
• Prodipan
• Pronayon
• Proshika Manobik Unnayan Kendra (PMUK)
• Rajdhani Unnyaan Kartripokkho (RAJUK)
• Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Services (RDRS)
• RDC
• Asia Region Synergy Foundation
• Research and Advisory Services (RAS)
• Resource Integration Centre (RIC)
• Rights Implementation for Social Emancipation
• RNE
• Rupantar
• RUSH
• RUSTIC
• Samannita Unnayan Sheba Sangathan (SUSS)
• Samata
• Saptadinga
• Saptagram Nari Swanirvar Parishad (SNSP)
• SARPV
• Save the Children Fund Bangladesh
• Save the Children -UK
• Service Civil International-Bangladesh (SCI-B)
• SHAKTI Foundation
• Shamunnay
• Shaw Unnayan
• SHELL Bangladesh
• SHELTECH Consultant
• SIL Bangladesh
• Social and Educational Services Society (SEBA)
• Social, Health, Environment and Rehabilitation Supporting Organization (SHERSO)
• South Asian Partnership (SAP)-Bangladesh
• Steps Towards Development (STD)
• Study and Research Group (SRG)
• Surface Water Modelling Center (SWMC)
• Sustainable Environmental Management Program (SEMP)
• SWANIRVAR Bangladesh
• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
• Synergy Foundation
• Technological Assistance for Rural Advancement (TARA)
• The Hunger Project
• Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS)
• Transparency International-Bangladesh
• UAP
• UBINIG
• ULKA
• Ulka Nari Sangha
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• United States Information Service (USIS)
• University Press limited (UPL)
• Unnayan Shahojogy Team (UST)
• Village Education Resource Centre (VERC)
• Voluntary Health Services Society (VHSS)
• VSO
• Waste Concern
• Wetland
• Wildlife Society of Bangladesh (WSB)
• Winrock International
• Women’s Voluntary Association (WVA)
• Working for Better Life (WBL)
• World Bank
• World Fish Centre, Dhaka
• World Vision of Bangladesh
• Young Tourist Club-Bangladesh (YTC)

International Organizations and Agencies

Representatives and consultants from diverse international organizations and individuals from academes, international financial institutions (IFIs), communities, environmental groups, human rights organizations, the media from Japan, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Korea, Germany, Norway, Pakistan, Sweden, Spain, UK, Italy, USA, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, China, Nepal, Singapore, etc. have used SEHD books, films, reports, images and resources from other sources that the SEHD documentation center offers.

Following are some of the international organizations that have accessed information of different kinds from the SEHD documentation center and are in contact with SEHD regarding sharing of information.

• Animation Service Centre India
• Arunachal Women's Welfare Society
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• ASIRP
• Australian National University
• Aziznagar Upajatiyo Janakalyan Sangstha
• British High Comission
• Calderon de la Bareu Spain
• Canadian High Commission
• Center for Society of Religion
• Centre for Study of Developing Societies
• Chakma Shahitya Patrika
• Chemonics
• CHT Regional Council
• Church of Ceylon-Sri Lanka
• Convent Sri Lanka
• DFID-B
• Embassy of America
• Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany
• Embassy of Japan
• Embassy of Singapore
• Enfants Du Monde (EDM)
• Environmental Justice Foundation
• European Commission
• Evangelischer Enctiwicklungsdienst EED
• Folk Bangladesh
• Foundation for Research & Development of Underprivileged Groups
• Fukuoka Foundation
• Halcrow/ADB
• Hill Community Development Organization
• Indian Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
• Indian High Commission
• Institute for World Congress on Human Rights
• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal
• International Labour Organisation
• Jumma Net
• Kansai Bangladesh Project-Japan
• KIOSKA
• Kunnil Kerala India
• Margareta Weisser Foundation for Indigenous People in Asia
• Minority Rights Group (MRG)
• Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
• National Centre for Development Studies Research School of Pacific &
• NEHU-NONGTHYMMAI
• NETZ Germany
• Norwegian Embassy
• Ochai Adivasi Gonokendra Library
• Office of the Race Relations Conciliator
• PETTRA
• Save the Children
• South Asian Human Rights Documentation Center
• The Asia Foundation (TAF)
• The Dutch Embassy
• The Netherlands Embassy
• The Swallows
• Transparency International-Bangladesh
• UNDP
• United Naga Council
• Women Church Korea
• World Bank
• Worldview International Foundation
• Yew/CWN Sri Lanka

Adivasis

SEHD attends issues concerning Adivasis or ethnic communities of Bangladesh with care. SEHD also shares all that it produces with the Adivasi organizations and others interested. Concurrently, SEHD preserves the resources that Adivasi organizations produce.

Following are among the organizations of the Adivsis that have accessed SEHD documentation library at different times.

• Adivasi Cultural Academy (Birishiri)
• Adivasi Development & Research Centre (Rajshahi)
• Justice and Peace Commission (Prigachha, Jalchhatra-Tangail)
• Adivasi Mohila Sangram Parishad (Netrokona)
• Adivasi Oikya Parisad (Netrokona)
• Adivasi Pargana Parisad (Rajshahi)
• Adivasi Society Development Organization (ASDO)
• Anannya Mahila Sangathan
• ASARU (Rajshahi)
• Attadeepa Foundation Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Garo Juba Parishad
• Bangladesh Hajong Students’ Association
• Bangladesh Indigenous and Hill Peoples’ Association for Advancement (BIHPAA)
• Bangladesh Monipuri Chhatra Parishad
• Bangladesh Monipuri Jubo Kalyan Samiti
• Bangladesh Rakhaine Buddhist Welfare Association
• Bangladesh Tea Sramik Union
• Bangladesh Tripura Kalyan Sangha
• Bawm Social Council
• BNELC Development Foundation
• CHT Regional Council
• Committee for the Protection of Forests and Land Rights in CHT
• Community Advancement Forum (CAF)
• Dipshikha
• Executive Community Organizer (ECO)
• Giriful Shishu Sadan
• §Greater Mymensingh Indigenous Association
• Greater Sylhet Adivasi Forum (GSAF)
• Green Shadow
• Hill District Council
• Horiklub—Hill Religious, Cultural and Language Education Welfare Board
• Humanity Welfare Association
• Institute for Law and Development
• Jaadil Cultural Organization
• Jabarang Kalyan Samiti (Rangamati)
• Jagarani Mahila Samiti (Rangamati)
• Joynshahi Adivasi Unnayan Parishad
• Jum Aesthetic Council (JAC)
• Jumma Bhumiheen Kalyan Samiti (Jumma Landless Welfare Association)
• Jumma Kalyan Samiti
• Kalpataru (Rangamati)
• Khasi Welfare Society
• Kopo Sheba Sangha (Rangamati)
• Mass Organization for Technical Health Education & Rehabilitation of the Disadvantaged
• MOSKOP (Sylhet)
• Murung Social Council
• Niranjoy Anathaloy (Nironjoy Orphanage)
• Nockmandi (Dhaka)
• Pahari Andho Kalyan Samiti (Hill Blind Welfare Association)
• Pajureka (Parbattya Jumia Punarbashan O Paribesh Sangrakkhan Songstha)
• Parbattya Chattagram Mahila Samiti  (Chittagong Hill Tracts Women Association)
• Perachhara Mahila Kalyan Samiti (Perachhara Woman Welfare Association)
• Bangladesh Hajong Students’ Association
• Rajshahi Zila Adivasi Samaj Kalyan Samiti
• Rakhaine Buddhist Association
• Rakhaine Development Foundation
• Rangamati Mohila College
• Rural Association for Indigenous Native (RAIN)
• Santal Education Centre
• Santal Students Union
• SHEED-Bangladesh
• Sherpur Zila Tribal Cultural Organization (Central Committee)
• Singra Upazila Adivasi Collyan Samity Beloa
• Sloping Agricultural Land Technology-Appropriate Technologies for Soil Conserving Farming Systems (SALT-ATSCFS)
• Taungya
• The Bawm Social Council
• Tribal Welfare Association
• Tripura Kalyan (welfare) Foundation
• Upajatyio Jote Malik Kalyan Samiti
• Valedi Multiplex Social Welfare Association

Individuals

Thousands of individuals (local and international)--students, academics, journalists, professionals, researchers, bureaucrats, community leaders, bankers, business people, film makers, etc. have accessed books, news clippings, reports, journals, and various other documents from the SEHD documentation center and special cells within the center.

 

Special Information Packages

SEHD offers special information packages to professionals, academes, journalists, communities, lobby groups, consultants, businesses, etc. Major areas in this regard include elections and election observation, forestry, indigenous peoples, international financial institutions (IFIs), NGO-business partnerships, tea industry and tea workers, sex workers, climate change, excluded communities, etc. One can access special information packages on these issues upon request. SEHD also takes special assignments for investigation and production in these areas.