ABASON

PKSF has undertaken different initiatives to create employment opportunities and ensure holistic development of the poor in the country. In line with this, PKSF since January 2019 has been implementing a loan program for housing development titled ‘ABASON’ (literally meaning ‘housing’) out of its own fund to improve the living conditions of the target disadvantaged people, by extending financial and technical support to them.

The ABASON program is being implemented in 33 upazilas of 16 districts through 76 branches of 16 Partner Organizations (POs) of PKSF. As of August 2021, a total of BDT 42 crore has been disbursed among the POs that in turn have disbursed BDT 56.22 crore among 2,475 households in the field level for housing improvement (new construction, repair and extension).

Working Area

SlPartner OrganizationUpazilaDistrict
1Grameen Jano Unnayan Sangstha (GJUS)Bhola SadarBhola
2TMSSBogura SadarBogura
3GhashfulPatiya, Anwara, HathazariChattogram
Feni SadarFeni
Naogaon SadarNaogaon
4Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)Sitakunda, MirershoraiChattogram
5WAVE FoundationChuadanga Sadar, Alamdanga, DamurhudaChuadanga
6Gram Bikash Kendra (GBK)ParbatipurDinajpur
7Ad-din Welfare CentreSharshaJashore
8Rural Reconstruction Foundation (RRF)JhikargachhaJashore
9JAKAS FoundationJoypurhat Sadar, PanchbibiJoypurhat
Dhamoirhat, BadalgachhiNaogaon
10People’s Oriented Program Implementation (POPI)Kishoreganj Sadar, Bajitpur, KuliarcharKishoreganj
11HEED BangladeshMoulvibazar Sadar, Kamalganj, RajnagarMoulvibazar
12Sagarika Samaj Unnayan SangsthaSubarnacharNoakhali
13Shataphool BangladeshMohonpur, BaghmaraRajshahi
14SDS (Shariatpur Development Society)Shariatpur SadarShariatpur
15National Development Programme (NDP)Sirajganj Sadar, Ullapara, KamarkhandSirajganj
16Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)Thakurgaon SadarThakurgaon