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The Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART) project concluded a five-day Quarterly Progress Review meeting on 31 July 2025. The meeting, which commenced on 27 July, brought together SMART project officials and 150 representatives from 41 Partner Organizations currently implementing 50 sub-projects across the country.
PKSF’s Deputy Managing Director Md Mashiar Rahman presided over the inaugural session, emphasizing the unique approach of the SMART project. “In addition to the overall development review, the progress of each individual microenterprise will also be evaluated in this project,” stated Md Mashiar Rahman. He highlighted the critical importance of all micro-entrepreneurs embracing Resource-Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) practices and urged partner organizations to swiftly achieve their member targets.
Project Coordinator Gokul Chandra Biswas delivered the opening speech, highlighting the long-term vision. “A microenterprise today holds the potential to become a large enterprise in the future,” he remarked. “Therefore, generating ‘green growth’ within these initiatives will yield significant benefits for us down the line.”
Throughout the review meeting, sub-project implementing POs presented on the updates on their respective sub-projects, along with insights into the challenges came across during implementations.
The SMART is a five-year project aimed at fostering green growth in microenterprises by ensuring climate-resilient RECP practices. The project is set to support approximately 80,000 micro-entrepreneurs by 2028.
