A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between WaterAid Bangladesh and City Group recently where WaterAid will provide technical support to access safe and adequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene services for the tea pickers.
The activities will focus on the plan and design of the WASH infrastructures and implement innovative approaches to reach tea-picker communities and promote inclusive and sustainable WASH in line with SDG 6, reads a press release.
Under this MoU, WaterAid will support by forming a WASH committee in the tea garden community, providing training to the tea-pickers representatives, and support with WASH guidelines and manuals to the committee members.
The signing event was inaugurated by Chairman and Managing Director of City Group Fazlur Rahman.
General Manager of Tea Operation of City Group Shazad Sarwar and Country Director of WaterAid Hasin Jahan signed the MoU.
The signing took place at City Group’s Gulshan 2 office in the presence of Chief Advisor of City Group Paban Chowdhury, Director Programmes of WaterAid Hossain Ishrath Adib, Programme Manager Imamur Rahman, Policy Adviser M Shafiqul Islam, and Advocacy Specialist Ranjan Ghose.
During the program, Country Director of WaterAid Hasin Jahan said: “Private sector has a big role to play towards achieving SDGs. They often play a vital and positive impact on the development activities through uplifting the economic condition of the people.”
“The MoU agreement with City Group is an indication that businesses can contribute to support access to water and sanitation for the marginalized communities such as tea-picker communities towards living a healthy life and contribute to SDG 6,” she added.
Chairman and Managing Director of City Group Fazlur Rahman said: “If we ensure to improve the living standards and the wellbeing of the workers, they become efficient and their work productivity increase. The joint collaboration between City Group and WaterAid aims to increase sustainable access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for tea pickers to fulfil their rights and needs, which they deserve.”
