A Disability Is Not the End of a Life. The Absence of Support Is.
DIHAN Foundation delivers disability documentation, rehabilitation support, assistive care, and long-term welfare programmes across Bangladesh for July 2024 survivors, children with disabilities, and underserved rural communities. We believe disability should never define a person's future. Exclusion should.
Explore Our Programmes
16M+
People with disabilities in Bangladesh
400+
Permanently disabled July 2024 survivors documented
1,200+
Blind survivors referred for specialist eye surgery
64
Districts covered by DIHAN outreach networks
The Scale of Disability in Bangladesh
More than 16 million people in Bangladesh live with some form of disability, yet millions remain excluded from education, employment, healthcare, transportation, and community life. For many families, disability creates a cycle of poverty, isolation, and lost opportunity that can continue across generations.
In rural communities, access to rehabilitation services, assistive devices, and specialist care remains extremely limited. Many people have never received a professional assessment or been informed that support exists. Disability is often treated as a personal tragedy rather than a rights issue.
The events of July 2024 intensified this crisis. Hundreds of young people acquired permanent disabilities, including blindness, limb loss, spinal injuries, and chronic pain conditions. Many continue to face life-changing challenges without access to adequate rehabilitation or long-term support.
"He Started Talking About the Business Again."
He was 24 years old and worked in a garment factory in Dhaka, sending money home every month to support his family. He dreamed of opening a small business one day.
In July 2024, he suffered a spinal injury that changed everything. He survived, but he has not walked since.
Returning to his village meant losing not only his income but also his independence, his routine, and his sense of purpose. Without rehabilitation services, assistive devices, or specialist support, he began to believe his future had ended.
Through DIHAN Foundation's rehabilitation and psychosocial support programmes, he was connected to medical referrals, welfare assistance, and peer networks. Today, he has started speaking about his business idea again — not as something he lost, but as something he might still build.
Our Programmes
Disability Documentation
Verified records, welfare support, and follow-up care for July 2024 survivors.
Assistive Device Access
Providing wheelchairs, hearing aids, prosthetics, white canes, and mobility support.
Rehabilitation Referrals
Connecting underserved communities with physiotherapy and specialist care.
Community Rehabilitation
Training local rehabilitation workers and strengthening inclusive communities.
Economic Empowerment
Skills training, entrepreneurship support, and financial inclusion initiatives.
Children with Disabilities
Early intervention, inclusive education advocacy, and family support services.
Our Promise
DIHAN Foundation will not stop until every disabled person in Bangladesh, every July 2024 survivor living with permanent injury, every child with a disability, and every rural family that has never received support has access to rehabilitation, dignity, inclusion, and opportunity.
Because disability does not make a life smaller. Exclusion does.