Who we are:
The Good Earth (TGE) is a non-political, non-profit making, voluntary, non governmental organization (NGO) working for social change and poverty alleviation in Bangladesh since its inception in the year 2000. We teach self-reliance and we stress on Human Rights as the basic tools necessary to bring changes in the lives of the poor.

Trickle down policies are not sustainable; both government and community need to be involved in a holistic framework. Hence, The Good Earth believes that real change can occur only when the community involved bottom up strategy takes place for sustainable development and also effective private and public partnership efforts will help the pro-poor project implementation. To this end, TGE is involved in creating bridges and developing partnerships between government and non-government organizations to promote the common objectives.
From very beginning The Good Earth has addressed itself to the issues of "Change" and "Development" in the context of these monumental challenges. Removing illiteracy, providing health care services, extending training facilities for income generation, taking up projects for treatment and welfare of the persons with disability, extending public education activities regarding use of latrine and provision for safe water during flood, livelihood improvement of the marginalized people of backward areas specially char, haor and river erosion areas, extending microfinance program for income generation, advocacy for good governance and gender equity, and undertaking research initiatives designed to lift rickshaw pullers from their poverty, have been some of the remarkable works The Good Earth accomplished in the recent years.
Our vision:
To raise the poor and the deprived from poverty and to empower them to live meaningfully in a just, enlightened and healthy environment

Our mission:
To give meaning and purpose to the lives of the poor especially of those living marginally. Our method is capacity building and engendering human rights; our commitment – promoting sustainability and participatory development

Our values:

• Concern for people, especially the poor
• Human dignity
• Belief in Human Capacity
• Gender Equity
• Creativity and Innovation
• Participation
• Accountability
• Cost consciousness
• Teamwork
• Sharing information
• Transparency

Legal status:
TGE registered with the following departments of government of Bangladesh:

Management and Administration:
The Good Earth carries out its functions through an Executive Committee, the apex policy-making body. The Executive Committee comprises of 7(seven) members headed by a Chairman. The general body of members elects all members of the Executive Committee for a term of two years. The General Secretary of the Committee is the CEO of the organization. He is designated as the Executive Director who oversees the day-to-day administration.

The organization functions through its working divisions and institutions all headed by Directors or Heads of Divisions. There is a Management Co-ordination Forum, which is headed also by the Executive Director to make decisions relating to execution of policies.

The Directors head their respective divisions under general terms of reference. The works in the divisions are planned and implemented through a vertical management structure. Performance of the Divisions is reviewed monthly through a co-ordination meeting.

The Program Division implements project through its field offices. The Program Coordinators and Program Officers remain responsible for implementation of the projects. Monthly Progress Review Meetings are held at the field and the head office levels. The Program Officers visit fields on monthly basis. Monitoring Officers visit the project areas to check progress on sampling basis and give feedback to the Management. The Program Coordinator and the Director also make regular field visits and share their experience at the monthly meetings.
The Administration Division provides administrative support services like procurement, supply, recruitment & management of personnel. The Finance Division is responsible for the fund management including accounts keeping. Training and Materials Development Division provides technical services including personnel training at Headquarters and field levels, and develops need based educational materials for use in programs. The Research Division undertakes research & evaluation of project activities with a view to improving project designs, identifying lapses and weaknesses, in any of the project under implementation.    

Human Resource

Total number of paid staff of The Good Earth is 47, which include 40% female. In line of gender policy of The Good Earth for empowerment of women, the organization desperately considers its employment opportunity for the female candidates.