Contribution to SDGs
THE 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS)-IDF’S CONTRIBUTION
Goal 1 : No Poverty –End poverty in all its forms everywhere
IDF’s Contribution
Ending poverty is at the heart of everything we do. Through microfinance, rehabilitation, and social services, IDF has supported over 150,000 families, enabling them to access small loans, training, and opportunities for sustainable livelihoods. Programs like Project Dignity have helped beggars to transform into income earners, while over 90,000 families have transitioned from poverty to entrepreneurship-creating over 400,000 jobs.
Goal 2: Zero Hunger – End hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
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IDF’s Contribution
IDF works to ensure that no one goes hungry by supporting food-insecure families with direct aid and agricultural support. Since 2017, we’ve invested US$50,000 annually in emergency food relief, benefiting Rohingya refugees and disaster-affected communities. In parallel, we empower smallholder farmers with training, resources, and market access, reaching over 277,000 individuals annually and improving food security nationwide.
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages
IDF’s Contribution
IDF promotes accessible and affordable healthcare through preventive, promotive, and curative health services. Since 1995, the organization has operated health centers, mobile clinics, and satellite health camps providing primary healthcare, maternal and child health services, disease prevention, nutrition education, and eye care in collaboration with specialized partners. Community health awareness programs further promote healthy behaviors and improved well-being among vulnerable populations.
Goal 4: Quality Education- Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities
IDF’s Contribution
IDF believes that education is fundamental to sustainable development and poverty reduction. The organization operates community education centers, supports disadvantaged students through scholarships, and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for children and young people in underserved communities. Its educational initiatives combine quality teaching, learning resources, digital facilities, and student support to improve educational outcomes and expand future opportunities.
Goal 5: Gender Equality- Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
IDF’s Contribution
Gender equality is integrated across all IDF programs. The organization promotes women’s economic empowerment by improving access to financial services, skills development, leadership opportunities, healthcare, and awareness on women’s rights. Through inclusive program design and institutional policies that encourage women’s participation, IDF strengthens women’s roles in household decision-making, entrepreneurship, community leadership, and local development.
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
IDF’s Contribution
IDF improves access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene through the installation of water supply facilities, sanitation infrastructure, hygiene promotion, and affordable financing for household water and sanitation improvements. These interventions help reduce waterborne diseases, improve public health, and enhance the dignity and quality of life of vulnerable communities, particularly in remote and climate-vulnerable areas.
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy – Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all
IDF’s Contribution
IDF promotes clean and affordable energy solutions to improve livelihoods and reduce carbon emissions. Through partnerships with IDCOL and other development partners, the organization has installed more than 127,000 renewable energy systems, including solar home systems, solar street lighting, mini-grids, and other clean energy technologies in off-grid communities. These investments improve access to electricity, enhance economic opportunities, and contribute to Bangladesh’s transition towards a low-carbon future.
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth and productive employment
IDF’s Contribution
IDF promotes inclusive economic growth through microfinance, enterprise development, vocational training, and business development services. By providing access to finance, technical support, and entrepreneurship development, the organization enables women, youth, and low-income households to establish and expand income-generating activities, create employment opportunities, and strengthen local economies.
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure- Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
IDF’s Contribution
IDF supports innovation and sustainable rural infrastructure through investments in renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable fisheries, livestock development, and community-based technologies. Agricultural training centers, renewable energy systems, and other innovative approaches improve productivity, strengthen rural infrastructure, and expand access to sustainable technologies that benefit both communities and local economies.
Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities- Reduce inequality within and among countries
IDF’s Contribution
IDF works to reduce social and economic inequalities by expanding opportunities for disadvantaged and marginalized populations, including women, indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. Through inclusive microfinance, education, healthcare, livelihood support, and social protection initiatives, the organization promotes equal access to resources, services, and economic opportunities, enabling communities to improve their living standards and participate more fully in national development.
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities- Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
IDF’s Contribution
IDF promotes inclusive, safe, and resilient communities by improving access to housing, renewable energy, water and sanitation, healthcare, and sustainable livelihoods. Through disaster preparedness, climate-resilient infrastructure, and community-based development initiatives, we help vulnerable communities strengthen their resilience to natural disasters and climate change. Our integrated approach contributes to creating healthier, safer, and more sustainable human settlements in both rural and peri-urban areas.
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
IDF’s Contribution
IDF encourages sustainable production and responsible use of natural resources through climate-smart agriculture, integrated farming systems, renewable energy technologies, waste reduction, and environmentally friendly livelihood practices. Farmers receive training on efficient resource management, soil conservation, organic farming techniques, and sustainable value chains, promoting increased productivity while protecting the environment for future generations.
Goal 13: Climate action- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
IDF’s Contribution
Climate resilience is a cross-cutting priority across all IDF program. We promote climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, disaster risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, and community adaptation measures to reduce climate vulnerability. Building on more than three decades of experience in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and other climate-vulnerable regions, IDF is expanding initiatives in forest restoration, REDD+, Blue Carbon, and other nature-based solutions that contribute to climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihoods.
Goal 14: Life below water- Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources.
IDF’s Contribution
IDF supports the sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems through fisheries development, conservation of rivers and wetlands, and promotion of environmentally responsible aquaculture practices. Our work includes protecting aquatic biodiversity, improving fish production through sustainable methods, and strengthening the livelihoods of fishing communities while reducing pressure on fragile freshwater and coastal ecosystems.
Goal 15: Life on land- Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and halt biodiversity loss
IDF’s Contribution
Protecting ecosystems and restoring degraded landscapes are central to IDF’s environmental commitment. We promote afforestation, reforestation, agroforestry, biodiversity conservation, watershed management, and sustainable land use through community participation. With its long-standing presence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and expanding forest restoration initiatives, IDF is contributing to ecosystem restoration, biodiversity protection, carbon sequestration, and improved livelihoods through nature-based solutions.
Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions – Promote peaceful and inclusive societies, provide access to justice for all, and build effective institutions.
IDF’s Contribution
IDF believes that sustainable development depends on accountable institutions, community participation, and good governance. We strengthen local institutions through capacity building, leadership development, transparency, financial inclusion, and participatory decision-making. By promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities, and community engagement, IDF helps create stronger, more resilient, and peaceful communities.
Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals – Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
IDF’s Contribution
Partnerships are at the heart of IDF’s development approach. We collaborate closely with government ministries, local government institutions, development partners, financial institutions, research organizations, civil society, and the private sector to maximize development impact. Through knowledge sharing, innovation, and strategic partnerships, IDF mobilizes resources and expertise to advance the Sustainable Development Goals and build a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Bangladesh.
Integrated Development Foundation (IDF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to combating poverty in the remote, hilly, and underserved regions of Bangladesh.