European Union Ambassador visits PPEPP-EU project
His Excellency Michael Miller, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, visited activities of PKSF’s ‘Pathways to Prosperity for Extremely Poor People-European Union (PPEPP-EU)’ project at Koikhali Union in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district on 11 September 2025.
The EU Ambassador was accompanied by Edwin Koekkoek, First Counsellor, and Meher Nigar Bhuiyan, Programme Manager (Resilient Livelihoods) of the EU Delegation to Bangladesh, along with PKSF Deputy Managing Director Dr Fazle Rabbi Sadeque Ahmed, PPEPP-EU Project Director Dr Sharif Ahmed Chowdhury, and General Manager (Program) Salina Sharif.
During the visit, the EU delegation inspected a range of initiatives, including a nutrition fair to raise community awareness on health and nutrition, a satellite clinic providing primary healthcare services, a drawing competition for adolescent girls, a demonstration on age-appropriate ideal food selection, and the distribution of assistive devices to persons with disabilities (PWDs).
The delegation also visited various income-generating activities (IGAs), including tailoring, agro-processing and marketing, fish-selling vans, mobile phone servicing, bamboo and cane crafts, sheep rearing, crab fattening, and a model Prosperity House. They further enjoyed a street theatre performance on early disaster warning systems and interacted with members of a village committee formed under the project.
The EU Ambassador highly praised the project activities and said, “Extremely poor people have transformed their livelihoods and are now connected with mainstream economic growth. Their stories of success are truly inspiring.”
The PPEPP-EU project covers some 215,000 extremely poor households in 145 Unions of 12 districts and provides support for resilient livelihoods, inclusive finance, nutrition and primary healthcare, women empowerment, disability inclusion, disaster and climate-resilience, and community mobilization. PKSF implements the project through its 19 Partner Organizations (POs).
