History of Agami

The idea of Agami started in 1989, when Dr. Babu Rahman was in graduate school and raised $1500 for those who had been devastated by a cyclone in Bangladesh. However, he had depended on another national organization to use the funds as they saw fit and Babu had no idea whether the funds had reached those who needed it most. With the support of Babu’s father, Mizan Rahman, he was able to come up with the name Agami which translates from Bangla to English as “future.” Education being the strongest enabler of lasting socio-economical change for the future of Bangladesh through underprivileged children.

In 2002, Mizan had introduced Babu to Dr. Sabir Majumder and Dr. Abu Hassan and together they were able to begin the fundraising effort and control on the transfer and use of funds in Bangladesh. A year later Agami was incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. They raised $1500 for their first project, a school in Comilla and has since then grown to what Agami is today.

Agami's Core Values

We have established a list of core values that guide our activities in order to fulfill our mission:

• Action group: We measure our success by the positive impact of the activities we undertake.

• Education: The focus of our group is empowering children through education.

  • We define 'basic' education in terms of fundamental education necessary to become an effective citizen, not in terms of means. We will utilize any effective means and techniques necessary to provide pre-college education as defined by the government of Bangladesh

  • We firmly believe that education is the best vehicle for breaking the cycle of poverty in developing countries. We will partner with other organizations, when and where possible, to provide a holistic solution addressing other critical needs such as health care, nutrition and economic opportunities.

• We may also choose to engage in local partnerships that align with Agami's vision, mission and core values.

• Secular: We aim to help any underprivileged child, regardless of religion.

• Non-political: We do not partner with any political group and/or party of national or international origin.

• Volunteer based: All of our members are volunteers, not paid employees. We may hire non-member staff to help execute our projects and programs.

• Donations: 100% of project donations received are invested in projects and programs benefiting the underprivileged.