Collaborative efforts of all the government and non-government entities concerned can be the best way of alleviating poverty in Rajshahi Region, particularly in its rural areas.
Utmost emphasis should be given on reaching all the services, including health and education, to the marginalised families so that they can derive total benefits of those.
Administrative officials and development activists came up with the observation while addressing a function to mark the closure of the 16 years' journey of Paba Area Programme of World Vision in Paba Upazila Parishad hall room in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Dr Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir addressed the function as the chief guest while National Director of World Vision Suresh Bartlet and its Deputy Director Jenny Mildred spoke as special guests with Paba Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abu Saleh Muhammad Hasnat in the chair.
Paba Upazila Engineer Mokbul Hossain, Project implementation Officer Abu Bashir, Statistics Officer Motahar Hossain and Youth Development Officer Jahurul Islaml, among others, also spoke on the occasion.
Divisional Commissioner Humayun Kabir said that all the development organizations should work for bringing positive changes to the life of poor and distressed population besides establishing justice and peace everywhere in the society.
He, however, praised the role of the world vision in terms of generating awareness on various issues, particularly health, education, disaster management, economic development and agriculture, in the rural areas.
The meeting was told that the services of the world vision reached to 2,26,717 people in Paba Upazila during the last 16 years. —BSS
