Masjid Council for Community Advancement (MACCA) is a faith based development, humanitarian and campaigning organization working for human security, sustainable integrated development, peace and communal harmony. MACCA is dedicated to working with individuals, challenged communities and other development and humanitarian partners to overcome people’s vulnerability and sufferings irrespective of their religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Inspired by core values of Islam, MACCA strives for creating an egalitarian society free from poverty, extremism and injustice.
MACCA has a country wide interfaith network in Bangladesh with trained Imams and leaders and followers from different religions. MACCA’s organizational capacity and strong network around the country has placed itself in an ideal position to facilitate faith based partnerships in development and humanitarian work and to initiate culturally appropriate and effective interfaith campaigns to address people’s values, misconceptions and behavioral issues deep rooted in culture and traditional practices.
Masjid Council, the pioneer faith-based organization of the country, runs an array of programs ranging from welfare of the abandoned children to project management in partnership with The World Bank. Following list depicts the major programs of Masjid Council:
