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Ongoing Program

Ongoing Program of GUK:

GUK has a good track record in implementing multi-dimensional and diversified development program/project throughout the country. The organization has been implementing activities on social and livelihood development, enterprise development, women empowerment, entrepreneurship development, value chain and market development, sub-sector development, disaster management program, IGA development, livestock, fisheries & agriculture development, insurance program, infrastructure development, renewable energy, food security and nutrition, gender development, climate change & resilience building, technology transfer, mass awareness on social issues, skill development of youth and workforces etc. with the financial and technical assistance of national and international donors and partners.

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SL No. Name of Projects/Program Major Program Focus Geographic Coverage Duration (Years) No. of Beneficiaries Donor Name
1 Microfinance Program
  • Provide financial services to the ultra-poor, poor and marginal farmers to increase income through undertaking different agricultural projects, small business, micro enterprises etc.
  • Empowering women through undertaking different IGAs and activities related to social mobilization.
 45 districts in Bangladesh 1993-Continuing 320,000 PKSF and Commercial Banks
2 Small and Marginal Sized Farmers Agricultural Productivity and Diversification Financing Project (SMAP) The main objective of the project is to increase the agricultural productivity and diversification of crops of the small and marginal farmers of Bangladesh by extending agricultural loans along with providing technical support services to the farmers. 32 districts in Bangladesh 2015-Continuing 190,000 Bangladesh Bank-JICA
3 Bangladesh Rural Water Sanitation & Hygiene for Human Capital Development-WASH Project Main objective of the project is to improve access to ‘safely-managed’ water supply and sanitation in selected areas of rural Bangladesh; strengthen sector institutional capacity for water and sanitation. Rangpur & Gaibandha Districts 2021 to Continuing 6,000 PKSF & World Bank
4 Market Development of Safe Meat & Dairy Products Value Chain Project-RMTP
  • Provided technical assistance to the farmers on meat & Dairy farm management and market linkage activities.
  • Ensure food security by rearing beef & dairy cow and producing safe dairy & meat products.
  • Develop LSP through skill development training
  • Establish market linkage through commercialization of the entrepreneurs
  • Establish meat & egg processing plant
 5 Upazila under Bogura district 2021 to Continuing 25,000 PKSF-IFAD
5 Promoting sustainable mini garments through RECP practices under SMART
  • Promote resource-efficient, climate-resilient practices to ensure sustainability and reduce environmental impact.
  • Enhance technical skills and operational capacity of workers and entrepreneurs through advanced training and support.
  • Improve market competitiveness and access to financial resources for sustainable business growth.
  • Ensure safer, healthier work environments through better infrastructure, OHS measures, and modern facilities.
 Gaibandha & Bogura districts 2025 to Continuing 1,200 PKSF-World Bank
6 Extended Community Climate Change Project (ECCCP-Drought)
  • Improved institutional and technical capacities to address climate change-induced drought
  • Increased availability of surface and groundwater for irrigation and drinking
  • Drought-resilient livelihoods created through sustainable agricultural production
 Sapahar, Naogaon March 2024 to Continuing 900 PKSF-GCF
7 Promoting efficiency of Micro Enterprise in producing Agro-Machineries Project (SMART)
  • Scale up and upgrade the quality and ensure competitive price of agro-machineries and equipment.
  • Assist to adapt environmentally sustainable practices to produce of agro-machineries and equipment.
  • Create environment friendly business of agro-machineries and equipment.
  • Promote agro-machineries and equipment in the premier market.
 3 Upazila under Bogura district 2020 to Continuing 1,200 PKSF-World Bank
8 Enhancing Resources and Increasing Capacities of poor Households towards elimination of their poverty (ENRICH)
  • Enhancing resources and socio-economic resilience of the targeted households in the program area.
  • Promote health care services to the beneficiaries through collecting health information & providing health services by holding static and satellite clinics.
  • Support to the youth in getting employment opportunity by providing special technical trade-based training and linking them with different companies, farms & institutions by arranging job fair.
  • Development infrastructure for public utilities.
 Gabtoli & Sariakandi upaizlla under Bogura district 2012-2021 & 2021 to Continuing 10,584 PKSF
9 Market Development of Safe Poultry & Poultry Products Value Chain Development Project (RMTP)
  • Encourage farmer to rear native poultry through establishing model poultry farm and conserve the native poultry breed.
  • Technology transfer to the poultry farmers for increasing production.
  • Strengthen linkage between producers and service providers.
 Bogura Sadar and Shajahanpur upazilla, Bogura 2018-2021 & 2021 to Continuing 20,000 PKSF-IFAD
10 Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE)
  • The overall objective of the project implemented by PKSF is to enhance the access to earning opportunities for low-income youth, including COVID-affected youth in urban and peri-urban areas.
  • Provide trade-based training to the youth entrepreneurs
 Bogura, Rangpur, Naogaon, Joypurhat, Natore, Sirajganj 2022 to Continuing 6,000 PKSF-World Bank
11 Business Importance in Environment Friendly Agriculture (BIEFA) Project in Bogura District of Bangladesh The targeted area for this project is one of the important vegetables growing zone in Bangladesh where people use enormous amounts of chemical pesticides to grow vegetables & other crops, which is harming the environment, human and animal health Bogura district April 2025 to continuing 1,000 MCC Bangladesh
12 Achieving a Peaceful, Just, and Inclusive Society through Enhanced Engagement of Civil Society and Citizens in Bangladesh The overall goal of the project is to empower marginalized communities, strengthen local governance, and promote evidence-based policymaking to achieve two SDGs namely SDG 5 and SDG 16 Bogura district January 2025 to continuing 1,000 MCC Bangladesh
13 High Value Crop Production and Market Development Project
  • To increase the income of the farmers by increasing the production of maize, jute, pepper and mustard by using advanced technology and modern agricultural machinery in the char areas.
  • To benefit the Char farmers in gaining fair price through market linkage and market development with big buyers of main land.
 Bogura 2023 to Continuing 1,400 BRAC BANK
14 Scale up High Value Crop Production and Market Development Project
  • To increase the income of the farmers by increasing the production of maize, jute, pepper and mustard by using advanced technology and modern agricultural machinery in the char areas.
  • To benefit the Char farmers in gaining fair price through market linkage and market development with big buyers of main land.
 Bogura 2024 to Continuing 1,400 BRAC BANK
15 Safe Agricultural & Livestock Product Processing & Market Development Project
  • Processing of safe dairy products in small scale enterprises through capacity building.
  • Processing of safe poultry products in small scale enterprises through technical support.
  • Cultivation of oil crops and production, processing and marketing of safe oil through small farmers.
  • Ensuring fair price of products by market linkage of buyers of various local and national markets for market development of manufactured products.
 Bogura & Barishal April 2024 to Continuing 4,500 City Bank PLC
16 Agriculture Unit
  • To promote modern agricultural technology to the farmers
  • Technology transfer
  • Demonstration
  • Field day/Result dissemination
  • Capacity building training the farmers
 Shajahanpur Upazila under Bogura district 2025 to Continuing 500 PKSF
17 Strengthening Women's Ability for Productive New Opportunities (SWAPNO II) Project The overall objective of the assignment is to deliver trade-specific technical skills to 6,000 project beneficiaries through local service providers and ensure the quality of the training program through a real-time monitoring mechanism so that the beneficiaries can start income-generating activities at home. 12 districts in Bangladesh December 2024 to January 2025 6,000 UNDP Bangladesh
18 Achieving a Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Society through Enhanced Engagement of Civil Society and Citizens in Bangladesh
  • Community mobilization & group formation
  • Capacity building the groups
  • Awareness campaign and social audit
  • Upazila level/district level dialogue on social justice
  • National level policy dialogue with the effective participation of policy maker.
 4 Upazilas under Bogura district 2025 to Continuing 1,000 CPD
19 The Education and Health Support of Displaced People of Burma and Indigenous Bangladeshi Nationals at Cox’s Bazar
  • Education support to the Rohingya people
  • Food & Materials support to the Rohingya students
  • Health support to the host community
  • Education stipend for host community student
  • Organize Health & Eye camp for host community
 Coxsbazer district 2024 to continuing 1,300 Comfort Aid International
20 Non-Formal Primary Education (NFPE)
  • A total of 1150 non-formal primary schools have been running at 26 districts
  • Provide quality education at low-cost basis to the dropped out, non-school going boys & girls of insolvent parents.
  • Extension of child education by establishing schools at community level to create ownership among the community/parents
  • Promote child education in order to reduce the rate of illiteracy.
 26 districts in Bangladesh 1993- continuing 45,500 BRAC-PKSF & GUK
21 GUK Eye Hospital The main objective of establishing the GUK Eye Hospital is to provide low cost but quality eye care services to the poor people with special emphasis on the members of GUK microfinance & other development programs and projects for prevention of blindness and eye diseases. Population covered by GUK working area 2015- continuing 280,500 PKSF and GUK CSR
22 Foreign Remittance Program Main focus of the program is to ensure foreign remittance service to the rural people who usually receive remittance, sent by their relatives living abroad. GUK has been performing the financial transaction of foreign remittance program very promptly and safely to the clients with the financial assistance of Bank Asia Ltd. and through Western Union, X-press Money and Money Transfer. 26 districts in Bangladesh 2012- continuing 19,500 Bank Asia, Western Union, X-press Money, IME & Merchant Trade
23 Low-Cost Housing Project The purpose of the project is to construct and implement low-cost houses for the poor with minimum service charges through long term installments. The project ensured the project participants with low-cost houses in rural communities. Bogura district 2000-continuing 600 Bangladesh Bank
24 Disaster Management Program
  • Emergency response during disaster and post disaster rehabilitation activities for affected people.
  • Disaster preparedness and awareness creation through volunteers in disaster prone areas.
  • Provide ToT on disaster preparedness management for the staffs.
  • Coordination & cooperation with other GO, NGO & related stakeholders for rescue recovery & rehabilitation etc. by preparing contingency plan for every fiscal year.
 Bogura district 1993 & 2006-continuing 15,500 UNDP/DFID/WFP/ UNICEF/ GUK
25 Primary Health Care & Family Planning Program
  • GUK family health services program is to address the poor and ultra-poor targeted beneficiaries living in remote areas with quality care by establishing service centers at community level.
  • The structure of GUK primary health care & family planning services program includes qualified MBBS doctors, paramedics, technicians, health promoters and other support staffs to ensure efficient and quality services to the service recipients. The program activities and services are being delivered at the service delivery centers.
 Bogura and Gaibandha district 2012-continuing 8,400 DGFP & GUK
26 Vulnerable Women Benefit (VWB)
  • Build the income earning capacities of VGD women to socially empower them through training on awareness raising.
  • Provision of training on variety of Income Generating Activities (IGAs).
  • Provision of credit support and other support services during and beyond the food assistance period.
 Nandigram & Shajahanpur Upazila 2022 to continuing 3,500 GoB-DWA
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