A total of 300 women were given financial assistance to improve their living and livelihood conditions through promoting income-generation activities.
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) disbursed the support worth Taka 30 lakh among the beneficiaries in association with its 'Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP)' on Thursday.
City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton distributed the grant at the city bhaban conference hall as the chief guest saying diversified steps were adopted to improve living and livelihood conditions of the disadvantaged and underprivileged population in the city.
After taking advantage of the time-fitting and need-based measures, many of the marginalised people have already become self-reliant social contributors.
Many slum people have started living in brick-built houses leaving their thatched or mud-house in the city. Liton said the city corporation has taken initiatives to build affordable houses by adopting a need-based coordinated plan to tackle the growing housing crisis.
He focused on stronger collaboration between the government and non-government organisations and involving public representatives and other relevant stakeholders to promote plans for people living in urban slum areas.
The mayor also suggested implementing community-led housing models that accommodate the urban poor in city areas and help improve their living standards.
He told the meeting that the LIUPC project is being implemented in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme to achieve long-term sustainable growth by eradicating urban poverty and achieving Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Chaired by Chief Executive Officer Dr Sharif Uddin, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Superintending Engineer Nur Islam, LIUPCP Town Manager Abdul Kayum Mondal and Chief Community Development Officer Azizur Rahman.
