ENRICH

ENRICH (ENHANCING RESOURCES AND INCREASING CAPACITIES OF THE POOR HOUSEHOLDS TOWARDS ELIMINATION OF THEIR POVERTY):

This project is financed along with indirect technical support by PKSF. The objective of the project is to  initiate multifaceted approach of development strategy to help the beneficiaries within the periphery of  micro finance component as it has been proven that the single prescription is not appropriate and  farmers do not have holistic development. With the end in view, PKSF has started this integrated  intervention in order to ensure increased benefit to the farmers for having holistic development.

The Specific Objectives of the ENRICH Program:

• Attain total development of each household as well as the whole community participating in
• Ensure freedom of ‘un-freedom’ and human dignity for all members of all households under
• Empower the poor households so that they can pursue a pathway that would lead them towards the goal of human freedom and dignity.
• Ensure access of all participants in ENRICH to all capacity enhancing activities such as education, skill training, and health services; essential educational facilities, appropriate financing for their  chosen economic undertakings, necessary market and other information; appropriate  technologies; and so on.

The activities of ENRICH program include the following;

1. Static Clinic
2. Satellite Clinic
3. Medical Camp (Eye, Medicine and Dental)
4. Education
5. Credit Support
6. Sanitation
7. Beggar Rehabilitation
8. Youth’s Group Development

This program is implemented in Karerhat Union (No.1) of Mirsarai Upazila. The total beneficiary is 8111  HHs. This project is started in July 2014 and continuing to till date. 

Major Events:

• Health camp in the community
• Eye Camps in the community
• Education
• Sanitation

Notable Achievement:

• The beneficiaries are getting almost free health treatment from the project in exchange of only 100 against each health card per family administered by specialist [physician
• Free eye treatment including cataract operation for ENRICH beneficiaries
• Children of ENRICH program are having high performance in schools because of the ENRICH facility towards the students through school program. And the dropout rate has been reduced  tremendously

Major Challenges:

• Children found indifferent to school as most of the children were found involved in different activities along with their parents
• Qualitative teacher is not available in the ethnic minority dominated area