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BIID Foundation · United Kingdom

BIID Foundation extends wings at United Kingdom

The establishment of a BIID Foundation wing in London presents a significant strategic step towards globalizing the BIID initiatives, primarily Nutrition Club (NC) and scaling the International Nutrition Olympiad (INO) as a Bangladeshi innovation to address malnutrition, promote healthy lifestyle and youth leadership. As a Business Development and Liaison office, the UK presence can contribute with meaningful impact in Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions.

Strategic Extension

Connecting Bangladesh and the United Kingdom for wider development impact

BIID Foundation UK is designed to link resources, expertise, markets and partnerships with proven and emerging development solutions.

BIID Foundation UK, serving as a bridge to connect Resources, Expertise and Markets with Innovative Development Solutions in Bangladesh and Beyond. This gives the UK entity a clear role as a fundraising, partnership, technical and internationalisation platform, while the Bangladesh operation remains the principal implementation and grassroots innovation hub.

BIID Foundation UK will actively promote NC & INO's origin story and its success in Bangladesh to inspire other nations and highlight the potential of South-South cooperation.

Core Positioning

The UK presence supports global expansion of BIID initiatives and creates opportunities to prove and adapt the BIID model across varied socio-economic and cultural landscapes.

Connecting UK Resources, Expertise & Markets with Innovative Development Solutions in Bangladesh and Beyond.
Core Expertise

Innovating Solutions. Empowering Communities. Transforming Lives.

The expertise map below is reproduced from the BIID Foundation UK brief, with its key areas also provided as accessible web content.

BIID Foundation UK core expertise and sector focus areas

1. Innovation

  • Social innovation for sustainable impact
  • Digital & technology enabled solutions
  • AI, data & emerging technologies
  • Pilot, test & scale innovative models

2. Private Sector Led Development

  • Mobilising private sector for inclusive growth
  • Market systems development
  • PPP, value chain & cluster development
  • Private investment & CSR partnerships

3. Research & Evidence

  • Applied research & action research
  • Data analytics & impact analysis
  • Policy research & advisory
  • Knowledge products & knowledge sharing

4. ICT4D

  • Digital transformation for development
  • Mobile & web platforms
  • Digital inclusion & financial inclusion
  • e-Learning & digital capacity development
  • AI & data-driven solutions

5. Business Model Development

  • Inclusive & scalable business models
  • Social enterprise development
  • Financial sustainability strategies
  • Market linkage & commercialisation

Agriculture

  • Climate-smart agriculture
  • Digital agriculture (e-Krishok)
  • Farmer services & advisory
  • Sustainable value chains
  • Post-harvest & market linkages
Productive Farms · Resilient Farmers · Sustainable Food Systems

Nutrition

  • Nutrition education & advocacy
  • Nutrition Club & youth engagement
  • Nutritious & safe food systems
  • Behaviour change communication
  • International Nutrition Olympiad (INO)
Better Nutrition · Healthier Communities · Stronger Future

Inclusive Financing

  • Sustainable Agricultural Finance (SAF)
  • MSME & agri finance solutions
  • Financial inclusion
  • Blended finance & de-risking
  • Investment facilitation
Access to Finance · Inclusive Growth · Shared Prosperity

Entrepreneurship Development

  • Youth & women entrepreneurship
  • Skills development & capacity building
  • Business incubation & acceleration
  • Market access & mentoring
  • Job creation & livelihoods
Empowered Entrepreneurs · Decent Jobs · Thriving Economies
Our PurposeTo advance inclusive, sustainable and technology-enabled solutions that transform lives and livelihoods.
Our ApproachInnovative · Inclusive · Collaborative · Evidence-based · Sustainable · Scalable
Our CommitmentImpact driven solutions · Ethical partnerships · Long-term transformation
UK – Bangladesh – GlobalBuilding bridges, creating impact and shaping a better future together.
Inclusive Development

Making BIID Foundation works for Poor

Leveraging the UK presence for investment, partnerships, adaptation and global expansion.

01

Build bridge between Bangladeshi diaspora in UK for social investments.

02

Will leverage on several unique advantages towards global expansion of Nutrition Club (NC) and International Nutrition Olympiad (INO).

03

Direct access to networks and global partners in target regions (Africa & Asia-Pacific), facilitating the spread of BIID's community-based nutrition education model.

04

Opportunity to adapt and prove the BIID model's effectiveness across varied socio-economic and cultural landscapes, strengthening its global relevance.

What We Offer

5 Priority Services of BIID Foundation UK

A focused portfolio linking development partnerships, finance, proven BIID models, digital innovation and evidence-based capacity development.

01

UK–Bangladesh Development Partnership & Consultancy

Connecting UK institutions with development opportunities in Bangladesh
Development project design and technical assistance
UK–Bangladesh institutional partnerships
Research and feasibility studies
Programme/project management support
Advisory services for NGOs, universities, foundations and private-sector organisations
Identification of local implementing partners
02

Resource Mobilisation & Impact Investment

Connecting development finance with scalable solutions
Grant and funding opportunity identification
Proposal and concept-note development
CSR and philanthropic fundraising
Impact investment facilitation
Blended-finance and risk-sharing models
Connecting UK donors/investors with Bangladesh-based initiatives
Fundraising for Nutrition Club, Nutri Mart, e-Krishok, SAF and youth entrepreneurship
03

Sustainable Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Solutions

Taking proven BIID models to development partners and markets
Nutrition Club – youth nutrition and leadership
International Nutrition Olympiad (INO)
e-Krishok, a digital agriculture and services for farmer & MSMEs
Sustainable Agricultural Finance (SAF)
Nutri Mart, a marketplace for MSME on nutritious & safe food
Safe and nutritious food systems
Climate-smart agriculture
Nutrition-sensitive value chains
MSME development in food and agriculture
04

Digital Innovation & ICT4D Services

Designing technology-enabled solutions for development
Digital transformation advisory
ICT4D solution design
Mobile/web platform development
AI-enabled development solutions
Digital farmer and MSME profiling
Digital learning and e-learning
Digital financial inclusion
Data and knowledge platforms
Technology pilots and scale-up support
05

Knowledge, Training, Research & Impact Services

Building capacity and generating evidence for development
Training and capacity development
Digital literacy and entrepreneurship programmes
Nutrition education
Food safety training
Youth leadership programmes
Research and action research
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
Impact assessment
Knowledge products, manuals and e-learning content
Policy briefs and knowledge dissemination
Bangladesh · UK · Beyond

A bridge for resources, expertise, markets and internationalisation

BIID Foundation UK supports fundraising, partnerships and technical connections while the Bangladesh operation remains the main implementation and grassroots innovation hub.

The UK entity will promote the Nutrition Club and International Nutrition Olympiad origin story and success in Bangladesh to inspire other nations and highlight the potential of South-South cooperation.

Fundraising
Partnerships
Technical Platform
Internationalisation
Leadership

BIID Foundation UK Team

Dr. Golam Kabir

Dr. Golam Kabir

Chairman, BIID Foundation UK

Md. Shahid Uddin Akbar

Md. Shahid Uddin Akbar

Chief Executive Officer, BIID Foundation UK

Mr. Kamal Sarker

Mr. Kamal Sarker, FCCA

Chief Financial Officer, BIID Foundation UK

Dr. Jannatul Mim

Dr. Jannatul Mim

Director, Program, BIID Foundation UK

Get In Touch

Contact BIID Foundation UK

BIID Foundation UK Limited

14 Atherton Road, London, E7 9AJ, United Kingdom

Connect Resources with Development Solutions

For partnership, consultancy, fundraising, technical collaboration, research, training or internationalisation opportunities, connect with BIID Foundation UK.