ANNUAL REPORT PALLI KARMA-SAHAYAK FOUNDATION (PKSF) ANNUAL REPORT Editorial Advisers Mr. Md. Abdul Karim Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin Editor Professor Shafi Ahmed Editorial Associates Masum Al Jaki Sharmine Mridha Sabrina Sultana Cover Image of an ENRICHed Home and the characteristics it possesses Published by Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) 003 ANNUAL REPORT | 2015 CONTENTS 04 Vision Mission PKSF: At a Glance PRIME 60 06 Message from the Chairman LIFT 62 08 Message from the Managing Director DIISP 64 10 Governance Special Programmes 66 18 Management ENRICH 68 20 Presenting PKSF Programmes Support Fund (PSF) 71 22 PKSF Reaching out to New Heights Sahos (DMF) 72 24 Overall Performance Kuwait Goodwill Fund (KGF) 74 34 Mainstream Programmes Special Fund 76 36 Jagoron (RMC & UMC) Capacity Building 78 38 Buniad (UPP) Training 80 40 Agrosor (ME) Research 83 42 Sufolon (SL & ASM) Publications 85 44 Agriculture Unit Communications 88 46 Livestock Unit Library 90 48 Social Advocacy & Knowledge Dissemination Foreign Delegatesʼ Visit 92 50 Projects Field visit by Development Partners 98 52 Ujjibito Events 106 54 SEIP Auditorʼs Report 116 56 CCCP Partner Organisations 130 58 PACE Staff Profile 148 ANNUAL REPORT | 2015 003 PKSF 274 PARTNER VISION ORGANISATIONS 39480.6 A Bangladesh where poverty has (MILLION BDT) been eradicated; the ruling LOAN OUTSTANDING development and governance WITH POs paradigm is inclusive, people-centred, equitable and 216562.1 sustainable; and all citizens live (MILLION BDT) healthy, appropriately educated and LOAN DISBURSED empowered and humanly dignified TO POs 99.08% RATE OF life. RECOVERY (%) MISSION To implement policies and action programmes involving multiple 3.0 8547214 TRAINING RECEIVED dimensions of human living and BORROWERS FROM PKSF human poverty; pursue a life-cycle (FIGURE IN MILLIONS) approach to human progress, catering to the appropriate needs at all stages of life. The policy planning and action programming will centre on human beings and focus on socio-economic development and 30 environmental protection. The DEVELOPMENT OF support and services provided relate SUB-SECTORS to education, workforce development, health and nutrition, infrastructure, inclusive and appropriate financing for planned 31 economic activities, social issues NUMBER OF and social capital, response to PROJECTS 11121707 IMPLEMENTED climate change impacts, gender GROUP MEMBERS issues, cultural dimensions, sports and social advocacy etc. 04 ANNUAL REPORT | 2015 PKSF: AT A GLANCE 150 ENRICH UNIONS 765 44 HEALTH CAMPS VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTED 4146 EDUCATION 13267 CENTRES SATELLITE CLINICS 600 BUSINESS CLUSTERS 49.6 IDENTIFIED (MILLION BDT) 3103 STIPEND PROVIDED 169 STIPEND ENRICH RECIPIENTS CENTRES 95116.2 (MILLION BDT) JAGORON (RMC & UMC) 15187.9 (MILLION BDT) BUNIAD (UPP) 31044.8 (MILLION BDT) AGROSOR (ME) 53498.7 628.2 (MILLION BDT) (MILLION BDT) SUFOLON SAHOS (SL & ASM) (DMF) ANNUAL REPORT | 2015 05 social situations where poverty persists and needs to where the programme is being implemented. The be battled and eradicated. The PKSF focuses on popular acceptance of ENRICH is a continuous socio-cultural progress of the people along with inspiration for us. Indeed, the programme efficiently emphasis on their economic uplift through employment combines individual, community, the PKSF, the PO and generation, both self-employment and wage local government efforts to address poverty and employment, by promoting self-employment promote development through effective mobilization opportunities and profitable enterprises in the rural and best utilization of resources, skill development and areas of Bangladesh. People themselves are involved in proper deployment of the skilled people, and steadily MESSAGE the PKSF supported programmes, as partners in strengthening social capital. planning as well as implementation. In fact, the PKSF and its partner organisations (POs) work with the The PKSF recognizes the vulnerability of the people, people, not for them. In some humble way, the PKSF particularly the poor, as a consequence of the has been successful in arousing confidence in the poor menacing threat of global climate change. In fact, Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad so that they are able to discover and sharpen their own sustainability of poverty reduction and development occur when economic progress of the poor is both Chairman potentials and bring those to bear on the economic and social undertakings they embark upon and take socially agreeable and environmentally sustainable. PKSF forward. Apart from economic and social action programmes, the PKSF is at present, further implementing The PKSF is committed to putting people at the centre community/household focused small environmental of the stage. Therefore, through its POs across the projects, mostly for adaptation but also for mitigation country, the PKSF sincerely, collectively and under its Community Climate Change Project (CCCP). concertedly tries to implement plans and programmes The PKSF is also implementing climate change related In recent years, Bangladesh has claimed limelight in the social capital; steep reduction in poverty and extreme in such a manner that conducive conditions are created awareness raising activities. global media and parleys on the review of the poverty; flourishing rural economy, both agriculture and for people to seek out, with the help of the PKSF and socio-economic development, in particular on the non-agriculture; achievement of MDG targets in respect its POs, their best opportunities and the types and The right pathway for sustainable poverty progress of the developing countries. In spite of some of child and infant mortality rates and significant levels of support they need to move forward in both reduction/eradication and beyond poverty development freezing wrinkles on the foreheads of some national and reduction in maternal mortality rate; and a great leap in economic and social terms. For example, the PKSF’s is not going to be smooth and without adversities. It is, international skeptics or motivated people in relation to girls’ education. Bangladesh is ready to embark on the thoughtful and well-structured interventions in the therefore, essential to watch out for any problems and some deficiency in democratic practices, Bangladesh’s tasks to realize the UN adopted sustainable north-west of the country has tangibly contributed to difficulties that may be faced at one time or another and march forward relating to both economic and social development goals (SDGs) to which Bangladesh also the significant uplift of the people there, who had been take appropriate preventive or corrective actions, as sectors could never be underestimated by any one. The subscribes. The Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation passing through nightmarish hardships arising from the appropriate, to overcome them. The PKSF and its POs visuals of Bangladesh, depicting both rural and urban (PKSF) has been playing its role in this process of collapse of employment in agricultural off-seasons. This are watchful in this regard, and should be more so in life, would show that the country is ready to take off on national progress and in advancing people’s causes condition was known as monga. Monga is now a thing future. to a sustainable, accelerating progress. A recent and welfare by helping create an environment for the of the past. This programme, titled Progrmmed Initiative international survey (November 2015) by the ordinary people to improve their socio-economic for Monga Eradication (PRIME) is now also being I take this opportunity to sincerely express my gratitude International Republic Institute shows that in the opinion conditions towards achieving human dignity. Everyone implemented to fight the sufferings, caused by salinity to the Government of the People’s Republic of of the majority of Bangladeshis, this country is moving must be included as the country implements the SDGs. ingress and cyclones, of the coastal people in southern Bangladesh for its continuous support and cooperation. forward along the right path. In another survey Bangladesh. The larger goal the PKSF espouses is to In particular, deep gratitude is due to Hon’ble Prime (December 2015) conducted by Gallup International, it This Annual Report of The PKSF is a recorded enable the poor to move out of poverty, strengthen their Minister Sheikh Hasina and Hon’ble Finance Minister has emerged that the people of Bangladesh are the testimony to what has been achieved by the ability to improve their living conditions and social Mr A M A Muhith. My thanks are due to all members of most hopeful about their future among 68 developed organization during 2015. This Report reflects the status sustainably, earn a sense of dignity, and, when the Governing and General Bodies for their active and developing countries surveyed. organization’s year-long efforts in diverse programmes needed, become eloquent both through choric and support and cooperation. to reach the people at large. It is intended, through this individual voice. The country’s solid march ahead is of special report, to convey the nature and impact of PKSF I acknowledge with thanks the support of the significance as it is happening at a time while the activities to all interested. All in PKSF are constantly, The PKSF’s flagship programme ENRICH has initiated a Development Partners to PKSF. I appreciate the persisting global economic recession has been causing efficiently, and sincerely dedicated to playing their roles silent yet visible revolution