MTB Foundation partners with Shushilan

MTB Foundation recently signed an agreement with Shushilan for the project titled 'Recover Livelihood Status of Vulnerable Fishing Communities through Income Generating Activities (IGAs) Support', says a statement.
Under the agreement, MTB Foundation and Shushilan will jointly create access to skill development opportunities through different types of Income Generation Activities (IGAs) like livestock rearing, small business, homestead gardening, etc. for 200 households of the vulnerable fishing community in Kuakata union under Kolapara upazila, Patu-akhali.
The objective of the partnership is to support the government's initiative to increase fish production through uninterrupted breeding by separate fishing bans twice a year.
At the same time, the project will also ensure that the fishing community has an alternative source of income which will be driven by women of the households; thus, contributing to women empo-werment.
MTB Foundation, through this project, intends to help attain Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 (No Poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 14 (Life below Water).
The agreement was signed by Mostafa Bakuluzzaman, Deputy Director, Shushilan; and Samia Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer, MTB Foundation; in presence of Syed Mahbubur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO of Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB), at a simple ceremony held at the bank's Corporate Head Office at Gulshan in the city.