A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (WEWB) to ensure mutual cooperation between the two organizations to facilitate the effective implementation of field-level activities under the RAISE project, implemented by PKSF and WEWB. Under this MoU, mutual cooperation will be extended for ensuring Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) certification of youths who complete the apprenticeship program under PKSF’s RAISE project, providing necessary information for safe overseas employment to interested youths who completed RAISE’s apprenticeship program and encouraging youths and returnee migrants to become self-employed.

Dilip Kumar Chakravorty, General Manager (Programs) and Project Coordinator, RAISE, signed the MoU on behalf of PKSF and Sourendra Nath Saha, Joint Secretary and RAISE Project Director signed it on behalf of WEWB. Arif Ahmed Khan, Joint Secretary and Director (Admin & Development), WEWB; Golam Gilane, Deputy Project Coordinator, RAISE, PKSF, and other officials from the Project Management Unit were present on the occasion.    

WEWB is implementing Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE): Reintegration of Returnee Migrants project financed by the World Bank.