Elderly Initiative for Development (EID) was established in 1995 as a community based self help organization, and registered with the Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Bangladesh. Its regular program of work in different villages in the District of Manikgonj is carried out with a personal grant from its founding Chairman. The present EID activities center around the following programs: Health Care, Elderly Education, Pension Savings, Elderly Allowance, and Awareness Creation.