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Integrated Program for Sustainable Women Development
Satkhira Unnayan Sangstha (SUS) is one the partners of Stromme Foundation (SF) receiving funding since 2001 for its three year "Integrated Project for Sustainable Development of Women" which supports microfinance, development education and human rights in Satkhira district. SUS was established in 1982 and the core of its program is mobilization of poor women under microfinance groups and these same groups have been provided with additional services such as primary health and sanitation, awareness building regarding social issues, skills training for undertaking profitable income generating activities, which eventually led to the adoption of a 'credit plus' approach of development. Microfinance by far the largest activity, began to grow when SUS became a partner of the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) in early 1990s and received funding. This is a project ending review covering activities over the three year period: 2001-2003 of the project but primarily focusing on the microfinance part, with a view to assessing for further expansion of microfinance.