Philip Biswas
Founder And Executive Director
Philip Biswas is the founder of Rural Reconstruction Foundation (RRF), currently serving as the Executive Director of the organization. At the beginning of his career, he worked in a senior position in a national-level NGO named Caritas Bangladesh from 1976 to 1979. Later, he worked for 4 years in a management position at UTOB, a Netherlands-based NGO. He later founded the Rural Reconstruction Foundation(RRF) in 1982. He proudly graduated from Notre Dame College, Dhaka in 1975. Later attained a higher degree in Development Strategy from St. Francis Xavier University, N.S. in Canada, and a Diploma in Citizen Advocacy from the same University. Alongside, he was a member of the Executive Council of the Belgium-based International Movement FIMARC and a board member of the Paris-based organization Make Mothers Matters.
Pinku Rita Biswas
Founder & Deputy Executive Director
She is the co-founder of RRF and currently serving as the Deputy Executive Director of the organization. She holds a Graduate Degree in Social Work in Education, and an Advanced Degree in Women’s Leadership from Coady International Institute St. Francis Xavier University Nova Scotia, CANADA. She started her career as a trainer in a Dutch NGO called UTO in 1980 and worked till 1982. Later Mennonite Central Committee MCC Dhaka in 1982-83 and HEED Bangladesh in 1983-84 worked in various development projects. She has been working continuously on women empowerment in particular since start working. She founded RRF NGO in 1982 while still working. She was a board member of the French-based organization Makes Mothers Matters.