ESDO Recognized as a Global Hosting Model for Start Network During HR Director’s Visit

Becky Hembery, Global HR of Start Network, recently visited the Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO). During her visit, she paid a courtesy call on ESDO’s Honorable Executive Director, Dr. Md. Shahid-uz-Zaman, and held important discussions on Start Network’s Hosting Arrangement and Hosting Review.
The discussion included detailed exchanges on ESDO’s hosting management, institutional capacity, leadership, effective coordination, and ESDO’s role in implementing various Start Network initiatives.
At one point during the visit and discussions, Becky Hembery, in her remarks, referred to ESDO as a “Hosting Model” for the Start Network globally. This recognition is not only a source of great joy and pride for ESDO but also an important reflection of our long-standing efforts to make the humanitarian assistance system more effective by strengthening local leadership and capacity.
During the visit, she was also briefed on ESDO’s humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction, climate action, development initiatives, and other ongoing activities, gaining an understanding of the organization’s extensive scope of work.
ESDO believes that when local leadership is strengthened, humanitarian action is faster, more effective, and more people-centered.
We hope this partnership and mutual trust with Start Network will further strengthen the path for locally-led humanitarian action and localization in Bangladesh in the days to come.