Flash-flood preparedness is under way across Sunamganj's haor upazilas. Help families before the water arrives.
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Standing with the people of the haor since 1997.
ERA is a national NGO based in Sunamganj, Bangladesh. We deliver emergency response, education, safe water, health and livelihoods in the flood-prone haor wetlands of the northeast.
Who we are
A society free from poverty, where every person lives with dignity and opportunity.
Our vision
A sustainable, equitable society free from poverty, where all individuals enjoy dignity, opportunity and an improved quality of life.
Our mission
To empower disadvantaged people by securing rights, livelihoods, safe housing and disaster resilience through inclusive, gender-responsive and eco-friendly work.
Our goal
To strengthen vulnerable communities by developing their skills, using local resources and promoting equality for lasting social and economic improvement.
What we do
Our programs
Seven programs, each answering a risk haor families actually face: flash floods that arrive overnight, schools that empty when the water comes, and livelihoods lost to a single monsoon.
Emergency Response & Recovery
Relief and early recovery when flash floods hit haor villages.
DRR & Climate Change
Preparedness, resilient housing and early warning before disaster.
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Safe water points, sanitation and hygiene in remote unions.
Livelihood & Market Development
Skills, micro-enterprise and market access for landless families.
Education, Child Rights & Justice
Keeping haor children, especially girls, in school and safe.
Health, Nutrition & Family Welfare
Community health services, safe motherhood and child nutrition.
Youth Engagement & Advocacy
Young volunteers leading local campaigns for their rights.
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Ongoing and completed, with donors and locations.
Where we work
The haor upazilas of Sunamganj
ERA's core working area is the wetland belt of Sunamganj district, with partner-supported programs reaching 64 districts nationwide.
Flagship project
ToGETHER 2.0: local leadership when emergencies strike
With eight partner organisations, ERA is strengthening the leading role of local NGOs in humanitarian response, so that when the haor floods, the first responders are the people who know it best.
Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office · Malteser International
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What's happening in the haor
PartnershipJuly 2026
NRC country director visits flood-affected communities served by ERA
The Norwegian Refugee Council delegation reviewed water points and shelters restored under the RESUME project in Dowarabazar.
Women & girlsJune 2026
The CREA girls' football team takes the field in Sunamganj
Sport as confidence: the team formed under the CREA women's empowerment project played its first inter-union match.
Disaster readinessMay 2026
Community risk assessments completed across haor unions
Village risk maps drawn by residents now guide ERA's pre-monsoon contingency stock and evacuation planning.
Case stories
Stories from the field
Real people and real names, documented by ERA field staff across Sunamganj district.
InclusionEmpowering the disabled: a story of survival and hope
How ERA's inclusion work changed one man's life in Sunamganj.
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EducationZiba Sultana Mim: a young dreamer rising against the odds
An 11-year-old student at Palash High School, supported to stay in class.
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EducationSuborna Akter Riya: a beacon of hope amid hardship
A 16-year-old from Katakhali village, Bishwambharpur Upazila.
Read the story →ERA in the field
Two minutes in the haor tells you more than any report.
Follow our field teams through a monsoon season: contingency stock moving by boat, community volunteers at work, and schools that stayed open through the flood.
Watch on YouTubeERA field documentary, 2026 · 2:04Partners & donors
Who we work with
ERA delivers projects with national and international partners who audit what they fund.
Get involved
Three ways to stand with the haor
Money is one way. Time and partnership are the other two, and ERA runs on all three.
Volunteer
Join 1,900 volunteers nationwide: field surveys, school support, emergency response and campaigns.
Apply to volunteer →Sponsor a child
৳5,000 covers a full school term for a haor child: admission, books, supplies and follow-up visits.
Start a sponsorship →Partner with us
For NGOs, agencies and CSR programs: 27 years of audited delivery in Bangladesh's hardest terrain.
Talk to our team →৳2,500 keeps a family dry through one more flood.
Your gift stays in the haor. It becomes school kits, hygiene kits, seed capital and shelter, delivered by people who live where they work. One-off or monthly, every taka is receipted and reported in our public annual report.
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