SOJAG Workplan 2014

SOJAG Workplan 2014

A Work-Plan session was organized on November 9 with the senior staff of SOJAG. Mr. Fazlul Kader, Deputy Managing Director, PKSF was also present. Mr. Kader also met and had discussions with farmer representatives on various issues related to agriculture and livestock programs. The participants put forward a number of suggestions for his consideration. The loan for cow-fattening should be […]

Motor Bikes for Staff

Motor Bikes for Staff

The working areas of SOJAG include total coverage of all the villages of Dhamrai upazila and a few adjacent villages of the upazilas of Mirzapur, Singair, Shaturia, Kaliakoir and Savar and the total number of villages amount to around 350. The communication within these villages is difficult, arduous and time consuming. In order to facilitate more effective monitoring and supervision, […]

Visitors From Japan

Visitors From Japan

A 5-member delegation from OGAKI UNESCO Association, Japan visited SOJAG from November 23-26. During their stay they visited Dhantara and Kawlipara Branches of SOJAG and its Head Office at Shailan. SOJAG and OAU have a long history of partnership. It has been providing technical assistance and cooperation in running and implementing the Pre-School Program. It should also be mentioned that […]

SOJAG Grants for Savar Rana Plaza Victims

SOJAG Grants for Savar Rana Plaza Victims

SOJAG, a local NGO had identified 33 families who lost their dear ones and those who were physically injured. On 8th July it organized an event where all the families were brought in and cash grants were awarded to the families. Each of the families received grants up to Tk. 60,000 for starting different livelihood earning projects of each family’s […]

Initiative to Cultivate Exotic and New Varieties of Crops

Initiative to Cultivate Exotic and New Varieties of Crops

In order to enable families and farmers to grow high nutrition content fruits and vegetables, 30 persons, including 20 women, were provided training on mushroom cultivation from the Mushroom Development and Extension Center at Savar. So far 1,700 Spawn packets have been distributed amongst them. SOJAG has procured ‘Malta’ and exotic varieties of Lemon saplings from nurseries in Sylhet and […]

Does this Child know!?!

Does this Child know!?!

Look at his eyes, the facial expression, fingers on his chin, the raised eyebrow!! But how can he? He is only 9 months old! How could he know that his father is one of the hundreds of others who lost their lives in one of the worst industrial disasters in history! His father worked in a Garments Factory located in […]

Computerization of SOJAG Micro Credit Program

Computerization of SOJAG Micro Credit Program

In June, 2013, DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Limited and SOJAG (Somaj-O-Jati Gathan), Dhamrai, Dhaka have signed a contract to work together to automate Microfinance business process for SOJAG. SOJAG (Somaj-O-Jati Gathan) has 14 branches in total along with Head Office. All branches and head office will be brought under “MicroFin360” services by DataSoft. With that end in view SOJAG has procured […]

The Lucky One!

The Lucky One!

Nasir is one of the lucky ones to be alive. But his story was so amazing that belied reason and logic! He said he was on the 8th floor and as the building started to shake he was so driven by panic that he just jumped out the window from the 8th floor and landing on a tin roof seven […]

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