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WHO WE ARE

As 2020 marked a turning point for many communities around the world, it also marked the beginning of the Association for Community Empowerment (ACE). ACE was established by a group of development experts with the common goal of empowering disadvantaged communities and persons who act and possess the necessary skills. After receiving official registration from the Bangladeshi Ministry of Social Welfare in 2021 and also receiving registration from the NGO Affairs Bureau under the Honorable Prime Minister’s office in 2023, ACE is now dedicated to supporting and contributing to sustainable development while also advancing community advancement. Through our resolute work for sustainable growth, we strive to tackle the most pressing issues facing the country, such as women’s empowerment, nutrition and health, real economic empowerment, high-quality education, youth development, environmental preservation, and biodiversity conservation. We are committed to empowering people of all racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds to join us in pursuing our objectives and delivering cutting-edge programs that alter behavior, convey personal energy, and create empathy in the development of social good proof.

MISSION

Exploring innovative solutions to inspire life and provide livelihood, empowering community and healing environment through collective actions.

VISION

Building a world where all communities are equally empowered to access development.

VALUES

Diversity

Care and respect for people of all races and economic groups.

Accountability

Helping ensure that project components are implemented as envisaged and planned.

Sustainability

Nurturing continuity in project work, especially when change management is needed.

Effectiveness

Create positive impacts through the achievement of agreed objectives, resolves issues constructively and effectively.

Innovation

Thinks creatively for solutions while learning from setbacks and mistakes

LEADERSHIP TEAM

PARVEEN S. HUDA

President

IQBAL HOSSAIN

Vice President

MD. TANVER HOSSAIN

Executive Director

NUSRAT JAHAN

Joint General Secretary

BANI AMIN SHABUKTAGIN

Treasurer

DR. MAHMUDUL HASAN

Executive Member

MEET OUR TEAM

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PARVEEN S. HUDA
President
pshuda1718@gmail.com

Parveen S. Huda is the president of the Association for Community Empowerment (ACE), a proclaimed Bangladeshi expert with over 27 years of experience as a professional and consultant in Human Resources Management and Development, Project Management, Entrepreneurship Development, and Skills and Employment domains with prominent enterprises. Parveen has also been teaching at several private 

universities since 2000. For the DFID and SDC project known as the Skills and Employment Programme – Bangladesh (Sudokkho), she worked as the deputy policy advisor. She also served as the Country Manager, in Bangladesh, for the Business Innovation Facility, a UKAID-fundaed project run by Price Water house Coopers UK.

IQBAL HOSSAIN
Vice President
iqbalstp@gmail.com

Iqbal Hussain is the Vice President of the Association for Community Empowerment (ACE). He is a business transformation strategist and project management specialist who enjoys collaborating with a wide range of people and organizations to develop innovative solutions that deliver transformational results on time and in high quality. He has over a decade of experience in international development, humanitarian relief,
wildlife conservation, and the private sector. He has served as Asia Regional Change and Deployment Manager and Business Transformation Trainer for Save the Children International, Senior Manager of Program Operations for the Save the Children Bangladesh Country Office, Program & Partnership Management Specialist for USAID’s Bengal Tiger Conservation Activity, Conservation Manager for the same USAID project, and Country Manager for WildTeam Bangladesh.

IQBAL HOSSAIN
Vice President
iqbalstp@gmail.com

Md. Tanver Hossain is the Executive Director and the key management leader of the Association for Community Empowerment (ACE); and Chief Executive Officer of CHARKA Consulting. He provides visionary, knowledge-based, strategic leadership for the effective implementation of the ACE’s mission and goals. He assists the organization including designing programs and strategic plans, infrastructure, culture, and

competencies necessary to grow as an internationally respected organization. Most recently, Tanver served as General Secretary of ICAN Trust, BCC Advisor of SNV Netherlands Development Organization, Communication Specialist of USAID’s HFG Project at Abt Associates Inc.; Coordinator of Communication and Partnership at USAID’s Bengal Tiger Conservation Activity (Bagh), and Coordinator of Communication and Business Development at WildTeam Bangladesh. In addition to this, he has provided consulting support to many renowned organizations in Save the Children, The British Red Cross, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Independent University, Bangladesh; Plan International; Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK).

BANI AMIN SHABUKTAGIN
Treasurer
baniamin1963@gmail.com

Bani Amin Shabuktagin is the Treasurer of the Association for Community Empowerment (ACE) and has spent more than 30 years working in the social development field in Bangladesh. Throughout his career, Bani Amin has made many significant contributions to the development and improvement of social communication services. Holding expertise in social marketing and development communication, he

works in media and public relations, managing and implementing large-scale social awareness campaigns for NGOs, INGOs, and the government. He has also held the position of Group Project Manager for Social Communication at Mediacom Limited. Additionally, Shabuktagin has held positions as a program coordinator for PROSHIKA: A Centre for Human Development and coordinator-fundraising and technical support for South Asia Partnership (SAP)-Bangladesh. In order to make his community’s residents’ lives better, he has worked on a number of campaigns. Additionally, he holds positions on the boards of Bangla-German Sampreeti (BGS) and Bastob—Initiative for People’s Self-Help.