Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women
microfinance · Dhaka
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Chief executive
- Humaira Islam
- Founded
- 1992
- Regulator
- Microcredit Regulatory Authority
- MRA-licensed
- yes
- Active members
- 604757
- Loan portfolio
- n/a
- Staff
- n/a
- Coverage
- 36 districts
Deepening micro-enterprise financing, primary healthcare access, and disaster risk financing across vulnerable upazilas.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-25 regulatory Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women 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
Founded 1992 by Dr Humaira Islam, who remains Founder and Executive Director. Official site states 6,04,757 micro entrepreneurs and 36 districts covered; a Devex/secondary figure of ~5.46 lakh members across 57 districts conflicts, so the official site figures are used. The branch counter on the homepage showed a template placeholder, so branch_count left null. EBL syndicated Tk 300 crore loan closed Oct 2023, which is outside the ~24-month recent-activity window, so recent_activity is null.