Background

"Pollibir Unnayan Sangstha (in English: Pollibir Development Organization) was established in 2009 as a voluntary social welfare organization in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh. It was conceived by a group of committed social workers, elected local government officials, school teachers and medical doctors from the district of Thakurgaon, to promote rural socio-economic development, sports and health. Its foundation is based on the realization that."

Local participation needs to take centre stage in advocating policies and programmes that promote growth and development for lifting rural communities out of poverty and providing improved quality of life and environmental sustainability.

Sports and physical health play an important role in human development at all levels of society. Individual sport enhances one‘s personal abilities, participation, inclusion, sense of belonging and self-confidence.