About GFTH
Who we are
A foundation built around the gap. The services exist and the opportunity exists. Too often, access does not.
Capability is not the problem
GFTH, the Gateway Foundation for Tourism and Hospitality, is a philanthropic, not-for-profit foundation established in Bangladesh in 2026.
The foundation began with an observation from the hospitality and overseas employment sectors: capable people were being kept out of decent work because they could not afford the certificate that proved what they could do.
That observation shaped our first programme direction. It did not limit our mandate. GFTH works across skills and scholarships, health, humanitarian response, gender equity and emerging community needs.
We fund access through existing Bangladeshi institutions rather than building parallel systems, so that support can be tracked from decision to outcome.
Vision, mission and valuesHow GFTH is built
We fund access.
We do not build institutions.
Bangladesh already has the training institutes, the clinicians and the relief networks. What it lacks is a way for people to reach them.
Accredited training providers where GFTH can fund seats instead of building its own campus.
Permanent programme pillars. Every activity, present and future, sits inside one of them.
Fees charged to any trainee, patient or family, by GFTH or by a partner provider.
What we do
Five areas, one standard
Activities change as communities identify new needs. The pillars, and the standard applied to each, do not.
Skills & Scholarships
Funded training, certification and employment pathways through accredited providers, with a specialist hospitality cluster.
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Health & Wellbeing
Free medical camps bringing consultation, basic diagnosis, medicine and referral support to communities without nearby care.
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Humanitarian Response
Direct support during floods, winter and other emergencies, coordinated with local administration and published with cost per package.
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Dignity & Gender Equity
Menstrual health support and awareness sessions in schools and remote communities, delivered by female facilitators under our safeguarding policy.
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Community Initiatives
Where new needs are met. Education support, WASH, environment and elderly care, excluding microcredit and any lending programme.
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What GFTH does not do
Clear boundaries protect beneficiaries, partners and the integrity of the work.
- We do not operate microcredit, loans or lending programmes.
- We do not charge trainees, patients or families for support.
- We do not distribute cash outside verified programme protocols.
- We do not act as an unlicensed recruiting intermediary.
- We do not publish unverified impact claims.
More about GFTH
Where to look next
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Vision, mission and values
What we are working towards and the principles we hold ourselves to.
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Governance and leadership
Our board, our management team, and how approval is separated from payment.
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Legal status and registrations
Registration details, NGOAB status and downloadable constitutional documents.
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Our journey
What we have done so far and what is planned, marked honestly as either.
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Accountability and transparency
Published commitments, governance safeguards, policies and complaints mechanism.
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Field reports
Every activity reported with beneficiary numbers, cost and what we learned.