Head Office:
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Greater Sylhet Development and Welfare Council (GSC) in UK is a voluntary and nationwide charity organisation established in 1993. The organisation is run by an elected National Executive Committee and is governed by a constitution. GSC has twelve regional committees and fourteen Branches. GSC works with various ministries of government for the welfare of the British Bangladeshi community in the UK and wider society for community cohesion and integrations with the British society.
Up to 95% of Bangladeshis living in the United Kingdom either originate or come from the Greater Sylhet Region (Sylhet, Maulvibazar, Habiganj and Sunamganj) of Bangladesh. The people of Sylhet have made great contributions to the construction of their homeland (Bangladesh), as well as towards the present multi-racial British society and have a natural link with Greater Sylhet and thus, they always extend their helping hands for any cause be it for the war for liberation as it was in 1971 or for helping Bangladesh as a whole in natural calamities like cyclone or floods.
Despite such a record or contribution and devotion, it is said that the community and its region back in Bangladesh faced multiple deprivation in all aspects of life. In the United Kingdom, this community is one of the most disadvantaged in housing, social conditions, employment and education sectors, hence the creation of the Greater Sylhet Development and Welfare Council in the UK. Alongside other charity organisations in the UK, GSC has made tremendous contributions in some spheres of development activities and made breakthrough in some.
From its earliest days, the Greater Sylhet Development and Welfare Council in the UK (GSC) was designed not as a single central body, but as a living network — a structure that would reach into every corner of Britain where the Sylheti community had settled. The founders of GSC understood that real change could not come from the top alone; it had to grow from the grassroots, where ordinary people worked, lived, and served. To make this vision a reality, GSC established a three-tier structure — National, Regional, and Branch — ensuring that every Sylheti voice could be heard and every community represented.
works for a wide range of causes including general charitable purposes, education, training and employment, health and the prevention and relief of poverty. It also provides overseas aid and famine relief. It also engages in environmental conservation, community and economic development, protection of human rights, while fostering religious harmony, equality and diversity.
The beneficiaries of the charity’s work are diverse and include children and young people, the elderly, people with disabilities, and individuals from particular ethnic or racial backgrounds. It also extends its support to other charities, voluntary bodies, defined groups, people in poverty, the unemployed, and the general public at large.
The charity operates by making grants to individuals and organisations, providing financial assistance and human resources, delivering services and advocacy, and offering advice and information. It also sponsors or undertakes research and, where required, acts as an umbrella or resource body to support wider community needs.
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