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September 22, 2024

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PKSF and its Partner Organizations (POs) have announced a support package of BDT 2,422.7 crore for emergency relief and rehabilitation in the flood-affected areas of Sylhet and Chattogram divisions.

This package includes a grant support of BDT 3 crore for emergency healthcare, BDT 2 crore contribution to the Chief Advisor’s Relief and Welfare Fund for government-led relief efforts, and soft loan assistance of BDT 416.7 crore for post-flood rehabilitation. Additionally, PKSF’s POs in the affected regions are expected to disburse BDT 2,000 crore under their regular loan programs.

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PKSF and its Partner Organizations (POs) have announced a support package of BDT 2,422.7 crore for emergency relief and rehabilitation in the flood-affected areas of Sylhet and Chattogram divisions.

This package includes a grant support of BDT 3 crore for emergency healthcare, BDT 2 crore contribution to the Chief Advisor’s Relief and Welfare Fund for government-led relief efforts, and soft loan assistance of BDT 416.7 crore for post-flood rehabilitation. Additionally, PKSF’s POs in the affected regions are expected to disburse BDT 2,000 crore under their regular loan programs.

PKSF and its Partner Organizations (POs) have announced a support package of BDT 2,422.7 crore for emergency relief and rehabilitation in the flood-affected areas of Sylhet and Chattogram divisions.

This package includes a grant support of BDT 3 crore for emergency healthcare, BDT 2 crore contribution to the Chief Advisor’s Relief and Welfare Fund for government-led relief efforts, and soft loan assistance of BDT 416.7 crore for post-flood rehabilitation. Additionally, PKSF’s POs in the affected regions are expected to disburse BDT 2,000 crore under their regular loan programs.

By admn_smart
News & EventsStories
July 11, 2024

PKSF all set to launch new project ‘SMART’

‘Microenterprises have a lot of potential to do more’, said Martin Raiser, Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank after visiting Sustainable Enterprise Project (SEP) activities at Mirpur, Dhaka on 26 January 2023. He also acknowledged that female micro-entrepreneurs can do good and do well by selling eco-friendly products and can earn above-average wages.

At the head office of Tarango, a sub-project implementing Partner Organization of PKSF, he was accompanied by Md Fazlul Kader, Additional Managing Director, PKSF; Dandan Chen, Operations Manager, World Bank; Zahir Uddin Ahmed, Project Coordinator, SEP & Deputy General Manager, PKSF; Kohinoor Yeasmin, CEO, Tarango and other senior officials of the World Bank and PKSF.

Martin Raiser and the other member delegates visited SEP’s sub-project activities that support micro-entrepreneurs who produce environment-friendly loom products. They talked to a number of female micro-entrepreneurs who have been trained on natural dyeing and provided necessary financial and technical support to carry on the business. They also discussed the aspects of strengthening the microenterprises in producing environment-friendly products with necessary institutional support.  

Md Kader presented on the SEP’s interventions and progress, focusing on environment-friendly and world-class handicraft items that use natural dye and bio-degradable ingredients.

Under the SEP, co-financed by the World Bank, PKSF is supporting Tarango to implement the sub-project titled ‘Promoting environment-friendly and specialized handicrafts and loom products’. The sub-project reached out to microenterprises to help them adopt environmentally sustainable practices at their businesses. Additionally, SEP also extends services like shared facility for natural dyeing, hand-made brand promotion, e-commerce branding, capacity development, linkage development for certifications.

By admn_smart
News & Events
July 11, 2024

SEP-Supported Jamdani Festival Kicks Off at Shilpakala Academy

An environment-friendly pottery center has been set up at Tala upazila of Satkhira district under the Sustainable Enterprise Project (SEP). Senior Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh of the Ministry of Commerce and PKSF’s Additional Managing Director Md Fazlul Kader inaugurated the center on 26 May 2023.

The eco-friendly pottery center, established as part of the SEP Common Service, offers necessary services, including skill development training, introducing new designs, to the potters and other micro-entrepreneurs so that they can have the access to modern technology, technical support, and assistance in acquiring molds to create high-quality and advanced products. Additionally, entrepreneurs are supported in showcasing and marketing their pottery creations through the Pottery Center.

 

 

The guests also visited the activities of the dairy sub-project of SEP after the inauguration. Tala Upazila Parishad Chairman Sanat Kumar Ghosh, Executive Director of Unnayan Prochesta Sheikh Yakub Ali, Executive Director of Satkhira Unnayan Sangstha (SUS) Sheikh Iman Ali, and other dignitaries were also present during the visit.

During the visit, Tapan Kanti Ghosh said, “The use of modern and innovative technologies in the development of traditional pottery has increased productivity and their income. All these initiatives of the project are really commendable.”

Md Fazlul Kader said, “Vermicompost, as an alternative to chemical fertilizers, is playing an important role in ecological farming and its demand is increasing day by day.”

 

 

Unnayan Prochesta is working with 1,000 dairy farmers and 400 potters under the two sub-projects of SEP to help them adopt environment-friendly technologies and practices at their businesses. 

The Sustainable Enterprise Project is working in 37 districts of Bangladesh to support over 60,000 microenterprises to foster environmentally sustainable practices and green growth in the sector.

By admn_smart