The Acid Survivors Foundation is a Bangladeshi organization dedicated to raising awareness and preventing acid attacks and providing survivors with medical and legal aid.
The Foundation was founded by Dr John Morrison OBE in premises subsidized by the British High Commission/British Womens' Association in 1999 with substantial support from UNICEF and the Canadian International Development Agency. Nasreen Huq a commanding personality in the field of social reform and human rights in Bangladesh campaigned internationally for ASF. For her dedication, in 2005, Monira Rahman the Executive Director of ASF was awarded the Human Rights Award by Amnesty International. The number of acid attacks has reduced by about 40% since 2003.
ASF initially began as a service delivery organization. Currently, it is in the process of moving towards a rights-based development organization.
ASF's have subsequently been established in Uganda, Cambodia and Pakistan sustained by ASTI (Acid Survivors Trust International) also headed by Sir John Morrison.
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