History of Origin
Bangladesh Freedom Foundation (BFF) emerged out of informal consultations between a group of eminent citizens and the Ford Foundation in the second half of the nineties following Ford Foundation’s decision to close its Bangladesh operations. During these consultations, the Ford Foundation expressed their interest in providing financial and technical support for the establishment of a national philanthropic foundation and formally requested Mr. Mahfuz Anam, Editor and Publisher, The Daily Star, to serve as the Chairperson of an Advisory Committee to oversee the process. The Foundation was then formally registered as a Trust in September 1997 with Mr. Mahfuz Anam and Prof. Rehman Sobhan, Chairperson, Center for Policy Dialogue, as the founding Chairperson and Treasurer respectively.
Vision
BFF came out with the vision of ‘Freedom from poverty, ignorance, and oppression through philanthropy’, however, concentrated its thematic focus towards ‘Promoting Science Education at Secondary Level’ since 2010.
Registration
Bangladesh Freedom Foundation was formed as a Trust under the Bangladesh Trust Act 1882 on September 18, 1997. The Foundation then registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh on April 20, 1998 to be eligible to receive donations from abroad.
Governance
BFF is governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees comprising of a diverse group of nationally renowned activists, academics, journalists, industrialists, and social entrepreneurs. All Trustees are independent and are associated with the Foundation in their personal capacity.
The Board of Trustees sets policies relating to grant making, spending, investment, management, governance and independent financial audits. The trustees select the Executive Director who is responsible for implementing board policies and oversees the Foundation’s programs and operations on a day to day basis.
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