The Rangpur Training Centre provides vocational and management training for local communities as well as training for IR aid workers. The centre is expanding to cater for the training needs of other development organisations working in the area.

The training centre is situated in the remote Mithapukur area in the district of Rangpur. It provides locals with access to vocational training in agriculture, livestock farming and forestry. At the centre, leaders of community organisations also receive training in management and how to run a community organisation.

The training centre also functions as a venue for other aid agencies and government organisations working in the area.  It has a large hall which is used for training workshops, seminars, and conferences. It also has a newly constructed dormitory with capacity for forty people.

The centre is fully equipped with training equipment such as overhead projectors, multimedia equipment, cameras, e-mail facilities, televisions, DVD players, a phone line, a photocopier machine, white boards and a sound system.

Project Objectives

• To provide vocational and management training for the local community;
• To provide training facilities for IR staff;
• To establish a venue for training, meetings, workshops, conferences and seminars with dormitory facilities.

 Project Activities

"Islamic Relief is striving for a fairer world. Our mission is to help the poor and needy to live sustainable, self-reliant lives within safe and caring communities. Our work is guided and shaped by the core values of accountability, humanitarianism, neutrality and impartiality, inclusiveness, integrity and co-operation, all of which are also integral to the Islamic faith."
Dr Hany El Banna - Founder of Islamic Relief

Islamic Relief was established in 1984 and our unique approach is the result of these many years of hands-on experience.

1. Where possible we adopt a community partnership-based approach; encouraging community involvement, understanding and ownership of projects.
2. We run the majority of our field projects ourselves, giving us direct insight into the problems faced and how best to solve them.
3. We aim to empower those we help in order to achieve sustainable results.
4. Though our emergency response teams are quick to respond to emergencies around the world, we continue to support communities long after the initial media interest has died down.
5. We recruit staff locally to benefit from their local knowledge. This ensures that we are culturally sensitive and allows us to reach communities and areas other organisations cannot.
6. Where necessary we coordinate our work with other reputable aid agencies, local organisations and governments.

Millennium Development Goals

Islamic Relief is committed to the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which have been agreed by the world’s leading development institutions in an effort to meet the needs of the world’s poorest by the year 2015. 

The goals:

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development

For more information about the MDGs, please visit: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/