Nutrition Awareness & Learning Fair under SSS-RMTP

On 22 February 2025, Society for Social Service (SSS) organized a fair on “Nutrition Awareness and Learning” under the Rural Microenterprise Transformation Project (RMTP) at the premises of Garobazar (Sunamganj) Public High School in Madhupur Upazila of Tangail.

The fair was inaugurated 10:00 am. Mr. Md. Zubayer Hossain, Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Madhupur, Tangail were present as the Chief Guest presided over by Mr. Abdul Hamid Bhuiyan, Executive Director, SSS. Simultaneously, Mr. ABM Khairul Alam, Agricultural Extension Officer, Madhupur, Tangail and Mr. Md. Sulaiman Selim, Headmaster, Sunamganj (Garobazar) Public High School spoke at the event as Special Guests, whereas, Mr. Md. Habibur Rahman, Deputy General Manager (Operation), Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) as the Guest of Honor.

At the beginning of the ceremony, Mr. Santosh Chandra Paul, Senior Director (Credit) of SSS, delivered the welcome address. Subsequently, Dr. Md. Azizul Haque, Professor and Head of the Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani University of Science and Technology, Tangail delivered speech as the Keynote Speaker.

Earlier, at 9:00 am, a colorful rally was brought out with the participation of students of Sunamganj Public High School and children of RMTP beneficiaries. Various nutrition and health related activities and products were exhibited at 12 stalls of SSS at the fair. Mr. Prodeep Kumar Sarkar, Focal Person and Senior Program Manager (Agriculture), RMTP, SSS facilitated the overall occasion. At that time, officers and staff of various departments, programs and projects of SSS were present. Very lastly, a quiz competition on nutrition, a drama, dancing and Baul Songs were performed and prizes were distributed among the quiz winners. A total of 14 successful entrepreneurs of SSS got felicitation as well.

Mentioned, SSS has been implementing multifaceted programs on poverty alleviation and social development for more than three decades. SSS, as a national-level (fifth in top ten) development organization currently activities in 52 districts through 712 branches with 7,661 devoted employees. One of the integrated development programs of SSS is: modernization of the agro-fishery-livestock sectors, expansion of safe and toxin-free food and nutrition and employment creation. In this regard, SSS has been keeping various projects and programs into application. SSS started the Rural Micro-Enterprise Transformation Project (RMTP) into implementation in four Upazilas of Mymensingh and Tangail Districts–Modhupur, Ghatail, Fulbaria and Bhaluka financed by of PKSF and SSS on 01 February 2022. The intervention of the project is–the cultivation of high-value foreign fruits such as–MD-2 pineapple (Philippine), G-9 banana, rambutan, avocado, coffee, citrus fruits, perennial jackfruit, yellow malta and toxin-free foods production. Besides, the project carries out the activities–providing financial and technical services, organizing training, workshops, field days, and so on.