Association for Social Advancement
| Formation | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Md. Shafiqual Haque Choudhury |
| Type | Non-profit, self-sufficient microfinance institution |
| Purpose | ASA programs focused on awareness-raising and group formation for the poor aiming at integrated development through asserting rights of the poor, education, mini-irrigation, primary health, credit for income generation, etc. |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region | Worldwide |
Key people | Md. Ariful Haque Choudhury (President) |
| Subsidiaries | ASA International |
| Staff | 21,422 (2013) |
| Website | asa |
The Association for Social Advancement is a non-governmental organisation based in Bangladesh which provides microcredit financing.