COAST has emerged as an NGO from a ten-year-old project of an international NGO since the beginning of 1998. It was a project situated in the southern part of Bhola island, i.e., in the mouth of the Bay of Bengal where joint flow of world mighty river Ganges and Brahmaputra are met, this is one of the world most dangerous cyclone zone. They strive for a world of equity and justice where human rights and democracy are the social cultures. COAST organizes strategically important activities related to development which, in turn, will facilitate the sustainable and equitable improvement of life, especially of women, children and disadvantaged population of the coastal areas in Bangladesh through their increased participation in the socio-economic, cultural and civic life of the country.