Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK) was established as a non government voluntary organization in 1985 and since then implementing integrated development programs for the poor disadvantage people of Gaibandha district. Recently we have extended our working areas from Gaibandha to four northern districts such as Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari.  We are working mainly on enhancement capacity of men and women, poverty eradication, livelihoods development, empowerment of women, gender equality, human rights, reducing disaster risk and finally building an exploitation and disparity free society. Most of the northern districts including Gaibandha are very much prone of disaster and poverty.  Three big rivers like the Bramhaputra, Jamuna and Teesta are flowing over these districts.  The people of this districts have to survive by struggling against yearlong river erosion, flood, cold wave, drought, tornado,  monga (seasonal food crisis) and so on.  GUK has been working standing by the side of the affected people by disasters at the time of their severe crisis since its inception.