Started in 2008, Leonard Cheshire, Disability and Development Programme, Bangladesh (LCDDB) provides a range of services from advocacy to capacity building to care and support. Community centered support include health, rehabilitation, livelihood and education services. LCDDB partner organizations include:

Dhaka Cheshire Home. Established in 1975, the Home is registered under the Department of Social Services, Government of Bangladesh as well as with the NGO Affairs Bureau, Prime Minister’s Office.

Located in Uttara, Dhaka, it currently provides residential facilities and primary therapy to 26 persons with disabilities. While vocational training has been provided for some residents, Dhaka Cheshire Home has jointly conducted extensive immunization programmes for children in the nearby areas with the Bangladesh Government.

Other local partners include the Centre for Services and Information Dissemination (CSID) and the Centre for Disability in Development (CDD). In collaboration with SARO, both organisations implement inclusive education programmes in Rajshahi division, as well as in Siraganj, Gaibandha and Barisal districts. School communities, Government officials and parents are a part of the programme’s network. The combined effort has substantially promoted inclusive education. As a result, More than 2500 children with disabilities have been integrated into mainstream schools.