The National Agency for Green Revolution (NAGR) is a national-level, non-profit development organization headquartered in Amnura, Chapainawabgonj, with a liaison office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established on June 24, 1995, NAGR grew from a youth initiative addressing the exclusion of communities from mainstream development in post-liberation Bangladesh.

Led by Executive Director Stephen Soren and governed by a 21-member General Committee and a 7-member Executive Committee (chaired by Md. Mojjafar Ahmed), NAGR acts as an enabling force for vulnerable groups. It specifically focuses on youth, women, children, aboriginal communities, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized populations in Bangladesh’s northwest region.

NAGR’s mission is to foster positive change through awareness building, service delivery, and rights-based activities via a multi-dimensional partnership approach. Their core values emphasize mutual respect, honesty, people’s participation, and being non-partisan, secular, gender-friendly, and nature-friendly. With 62 full-time staff (80% from minority groups) and 25 part-time staff, NAGR operates through 6 branch offices across 14 upazilas, 17 unions, and 188 villages in Chapainawabgonj, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Gaibandha, Dinajpur, and Thakurgaon districts. They directly reach 15,000 participants (10,000 female, 5,000 male) and indirectly impact 50,000 family members, focusing on 2,000 families from backward aboriginal and marginalized communities.

Their strategic areas include promoting human rights, quality education, socio-economic development, health, and climate justice. NAGR implements various programs, including Adivasi Kolhe Peoples Development, Clinic & Village Health, Tabitha Kindergarten School, and Income Generating Projects, often in partnership with international organizations like Rajshahi Kristiansand Friendship Committee (Norway), Lutheran World Federation (Switzerland), BSF-Norway, and Rotary International UK. Their working strategy involves empowering communities, creating inclusive public spaces, and influencing local power structures through social dialogue.