LoCOS - Loving Care for the Oppressed Society
An Organization for Social Empowerment
Climate-adaptable Aman: Khulna farmer develops 6 varieties
After chasing his dream for over a decade, 46-year-old Aruni Sarkar, a farmer from remote Gangarampur village of Khulna’s Batiaghata…
Aman research: Gangarampur offers a ray of hope
In Gangarampur village of Khulna’s Batiaghata, a local farmers’ platform and a voluntary organisation have been researching…
Local seeds for local needs
Seeds of local varieties — preserved by families for generations — have been the most adaptive way of cultivation for the…
About Us
LoCOS-Loving Care for the Oppressed Society, founded in 1998 by some concerned, dedicated and humanitarian social workers, development practitioners and benevolent local youths, has been working and contributing for a comprehensive and sustainable development for the underprivileged, marginalized and disaster-hit people of the Southwest Region of Bangladesh. This organization focuses and emphasizes on the activities that are conducive to reducing poverty; ensuring food security, health and education; building self-confidence of the community’s occupationally marginalized rural poor people by arranging technical support for income generating activities; establishing equal rights for men and women; raising issue based awareness; and guaranteeing sustainable agriculture through biodiversity conservation involving local community in the shape of non-profit, non-government and voluntary approach.
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Disaster and Climate Change
WASH, Health & Nutrition