Empowering People. Strengthening Communities. Sustaining Futures
Caring for people, communities and the environment in Faridpur
Alongside its development projects, SDC carries out a wide range of social-responsibility activities in and around Faridpur — health services, support for people in need, women entrepreneurs, and action for the environment. A selection is presented below.
static clinics run every month in Kanaipur
people receive general healthcare there each month
children covered in a Vitamin A campaign
City–Prothom Alo award for Best Agricultural Innovation
SDC organised a free, day-long eye camp, inaugurated by Founder and Executive Director Kazi Ashraful Hasan, in collaboration with the Television Reporters Unity of Bangladesh (TRAB), Europe Branch.
A free medical camp led by Dr. Mizanur Rahman provided care to 90–100 patients. The team included 6 doctors, 2 nurses and 3 medical assistants.
Free health services and advice were provided to 404 people, and satellite clinics delivered healthcare to 250 people.
Every month, 104 patients living with conditions such as thalassemia, hepatitis B, thyroid disorders, diabetes and heart disease receive free diagnosis, prescriptions and tests.
Through 26 static clinics, 262 people receive general healthcare every month — diagnosis, prescriptions and advice.
SDC supported a Vitamin A vaccination campaign that reached 460 children in Gunbaha Union.
A three-hour seminar for 81 SDC officers focusing on meditation, yoga, enough sleep and balanced diet to prevent lifestyle-related conditions.
During the pandemic, SDC Founder and Executive Director Kazi Ashraful Hasan distributed food and personal protective supplies to people in need across Faridpur.
Each winter, Kazi Ashraful Hasan distributes warm clothing to people suffering from the cold, on behalf of SDC and through his own initiative.
At every Eid, SDC leaders give Eid gifts to destitute and ultra-poor families, supporting them during festive seasons.
When a cow owned by a borrower who took an SDC loan for dairy farming dies, compensation is paid from insurance funds and the loan is waived.
Received for turning kitchen waste into organic fertiliser for farmers, while keeping the city clean through waste management.
At the tree fair, SDC Agro Ltd. displayed and sold fruit, flower, and vegetable saplings, featuring popular vegetable seedlings at just BDT 2 each.
SDC marked International Women’s Day in Sadarpur together with women entrepreneurs, with 50 women taking part.