The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DBH), the specialist in housing finance, provided financial assistance to the project of Habitat for Humanity International-Bangladesh (HFHI-B) for building shelters to the cyclone Aila-hit families of Shyamnagar and Ashashuni upazilas of Satkhira.

Managing Director of DBH QM Shariful Ala Sunday handed over a cheque of Tk 500,000 to National Director of HFHI-B Kelly Koch at a simple ceremony here.

Kelly Koch thanked DBH for their generous contribution and assured that the amount will be used for building affordable transitional shelters for the cyclone Aila affected families, who are living in most vulnerable conditions.

DBH is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partner of HFHI-B, which is engaged in building affordable low cost homes worldwide.

The company took decision to provide assistance to the Aila affected families after getting a report from HFHI-B's Disaster Rapid Assessment Team (DRAT) on cyclone Aila's damage which concluded that the shelter needs are most dire in Shyamnagar and Ashashuni upazilas.

"DBH joins hand in this humanitarian effort as it is committed to make contributions in the society side by side its business," said Shariful Ala adding it's not possible for the government alone to carry out such a huge rehabilitation work for the affected families. Both government and private sectors should come forward to resolve the humanitarian problem of the cyclone Aila affected areas, he added.

As part of its CSR effort, DBH patronizes a number of programmes for providing shelters for the poor and underprivileged each year. Last year, it took part in a volunteer-home building activity with HFHI-B at Kaligonj in Dhaka.