Within the framework of the SESRIC Project on “Experience Sharing on Islamic Financial Instruments for the Provision of Social Housing”, which is co-funded under the 13^th Call of Project Proposals of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) Project Funding, the Centre will organise an Experience-Sharing Workshop on “Strengthening Institutional and Human Capacities for Social Housing through Islamic Financial Mechanisms” on 7-8 September 2026 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

The Workshop will focus on the utilisation of Islamic financial instruments and specialized microfinance models to support comprehensive, affordable, and resilient social housing initiatives for low-income and vulnerable populations. Its primary aim is to enhance the institutional and human capacities of participating countries, facilitate structured policy dialogue, and collaboratively draft a practical “list of recommendations" to integrate Islamic social finance into national housing frameworks.

The COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) introduced the COMCEC Project Funding (CPF) in 2013, a financing mechanism that supports projects submitted by OIC member countries and relevant OIC institutions. Funding is provided in the form of a grant through the Development and Investment Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, a primary body in the CPF scheme. Since the initiation of CPF, SESRIC has implemented 19 projects to date across various cooperation areas and sectoral themes determined by the CCO.

For the 13^th Call for Project Proposals of CPF, the CCO has completed the evaluation process and announced the final list of successful projects. Three SESRIC projects have been identified as eligible for co-funding in the 2026 implementation period. These projects, designed in collaboration with relevant national institutions in member countries, aim to strengthen human resources and institutional capacities in the areas of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), poverty alleviation, and tourism cooperation areas.

For more details about SESRIC projects funded by the COMCEC, please visit: https://www.sesric.org/tcd-activities-projects-funded.php.