The Distressed Human Development Society (Dumaus) has distributed cows, essential supplies and livestock training to underprivileged families in Nalchiti Upazila, Jhalakathi, aimed at fostering rural socio-economic self-reliance.
The distribution took place on Wednesday under Dumaus’s Livelihood Project, funded by the BNF. Nalchiti Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Prateek Kumar Kundu attended as the chief guest while Dumaus Executive Director HM Akhtaruzzaman presided over the ceremony.
Under the initiative, Dumaus selected eight destitute families from Parampasha and Bhikapasha, two of the most economically vulnerable villages in the upazila. Before receiving the assets the family members completed practical training in livestock rearing and basic veterinary first aid.
Following the training and each family received one cow along with vaccines, deworming medicine and necessary husbandry supplies. Upazila Livestock Officer Dr. Abu Saleh Md. Ifad Iftikhar and other local officials were also present at the event.
Organizers expressed optimism that the initiative will generate stable household income, empower marginalized rural families and support long-term poverty alleviation in the region.
