Singer Bangladesh Limited as
part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) signed an agreement with Fareea Lara Foundation on
July 1, 2007. Under the agreement Singer will sponsor mother
and child health care activities in remote villages under
Mirzapur Union in Gazipur Sadar Upazilla.
Vice President of Singer Corporation and
Chairman & Managing Director of Singer Bangladesh Limited
Mr. Mahbub Jamil and Senior Vice President of Fareea Lara
Foundation Mr. Anwar Hossain Khan singed the agreement on
behalf of their respective organizations at a simple ceremony
at Singer Corporate Office. Among others Management Committee
Members of Singer and Executive Director of the Foundation
eminent writer Selina Hossain attended the ceremony.
As per the agreement Singer will sponsor
five bed health care unit for critical pregnant women along
with ultra sonogram, ECG and X-Ray machines at the existing
mother and child care centre of the Foundation at Sreepur.
Singer will also sponsor training and education of village
health workers and traditional birth attendants at the area.
People of the locality who are mostly deprived of these
health facilities will be enormously benefited from this
program.