SAJIDA Foundation
multi sector development · Dhaka
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Chief executive
- Zahida Fizza Kabir
- Founded
- 1993
- Regulator
- multiple
- MRA-licensed
- yes
- Active members
- n/a
- Loan portfolio
- n/a
- Staff
- n/a
- Coverage
- nationwide
Deepening micro-enterprise financing, primary healthcare access, and disaster risk financing across vulnerable upazilas.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-25 regulatory SAJIDA Foundation filed annual operational and financial compliance reporting with Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA). ↗
- 2026-07-16 programme_launch Expanded ultra-poor graduation and women entrepreneur microcredit credit facility across rural districts. ↗
- 2026-08-11 expansion Inaugurated community climate resilience and primary healthcare outreach centers. ↗
Provenance & notes
Established 1993 by Syed Humayun Kabir (former chairman of Renata Ltd) and partly endowed by Renata shares. Zahida Fizza Kabir is CEO. Runs one of the larger MFI operations in Bangladesh and is MRA-licensed (signed an MRA annual performance agreement for Jul 2023-Jun 2024). Self-reported figures (~175,000 borrowers, 18 districts, ~1,949 staff) appeared in secondary sources but were not confirmed against an annual report/regulator filing, so member/staff/branch and financial fields left null.