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PARTNERSHIP-WOMEN-EMPOWERMENT
UNDP, Marico ink deal to enhance women’s empowerment
DHAKA, Feb 17, 2020 (BSS) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
and Marico Bangladesh today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at
latter’s office to extend the partnership for ‘Strengthening Women’s Ability
for Productive New Opportunities (SWAPNO) Project’ until 2021.
UNDP Resident Representative Sudipto Mukerjee and Managing Director of
Marico Bangladesh Ashish Goupal signed the MoU on behalf of their respective
sides.
The deal is the third phase of partnership between the two organisations
under SWAPNO project, which promotes employment and most importantly future
employability for extreme poor rural women, said a press release.
Signing the agreement, Sudipto Mukerjee said: “The partnership with Marico
through SWAPNO, is helping to ensure sustainable livelihood and food security
for extreme poor and vulnerable rural women. We are using the learning from
SWAPNO in other development projects to unlock the full potential of rural
women and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.”
Ashish Goupal said, “With the SWAPNO Project we look forward to work more
closely with UNDP and the government towards fulfilling our purpose of making
a difference in society,” he said.
Christabel Randolph, Director-Legal & Corporate Affairs of Marico
Bangladesh, Van Nguyen, Deputy Resident Representative, Khurshid Alam,
Assistant Resident Representative, Sonia Mehzabeen, Operations Manager,
Ashekur Rahman, Head of Poverty and Urbanisation, Kajal Chatterjee, Project
Manager -SWAPNO and Md Abdul Quayyum, Head of Communications of UNDP
Bangladesh, were present, added the release.
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