An Initiative for Better Home4BetterLife

Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) has been trying to improve the socio-economic condition of the women of Mathurapur village (Munshijang union of Shyamnagar sub district of Satkhira district) by providing several trainings like tailoring training and agricultural training.

Impact:

A few local women learned tailoring from the trainings provided by BEDS. They learned measurement and cutting of the cloths. BEDS supported some tailoring machine to them. Now a small cottage industry has been developed. More women are coming in their center and learning and making bags, masks and cloths with the women. They are getting much order from market and their socio-economic condition has also been increased.

Feedbacks from the beneficiaries:

“I live adjacent to Sundarbans. We are Sundarbans resource harvesters. But this work is very risky and we do not earn much from harvesting. The money was not enough to have three times meal. From BEDS I learned tailoring. Now I am making dress for the people and earning money. I am contributing to my family income and run the educational expenses of my children with this money.”

Capacity building training and sewing equipment are necessary for the women to improve their life standard. So, BEDS has taken an initiative to empower 50 women of Mathurapur village by developing their skill on sewing and also providing them equipment related to sewing through raising fund from GlobalGiving platform.

So, it’s a heartiest appeal to all the donors for being kind to help those vulnerable women to give them a chance to have an alternate employment opportunity and lead a better life.

We are requesting all our donors to start monthly recurring donation. Please click the following link; https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/changing-life-by-empowering-women/?show=recurring 

Links:

• Coastal unprivileged women become empowered

Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) has been trying to improve the life standard of coastal women by homestead vegetable gardening, duck and ram raring, tailoring etc. since 2015.

The women of Mathurapur village live below the poverty line and are the victim of natural disasters. Every year, cyclones visit in this area. This is a highly saline area which creates several health issues for women and they could not take some protective measures due to their poverty. It is very difficult for them to conduct perform agricultural activities due to high salinity and disasters. Moreover, they have no land of their own. They use to earn money by harvesting Sundarbans resources; mainly collecting shrimp fry. Even they do not have educational qualification to get a job. They use to lead a miserable life where there is lack of food, drinking water, cloth, nutrition. The women are deprived of the basic human needs. They are grooving in the darkness of poverty.

BEDS has been working to improve the life standard of the women by providing training on tailoring. Now they are using the knowledge of tailoring and making bags by themselves. By selling the bags, they are earning much profit so that they can contribute in their family expenses. Now they gain a respectful position in their family and also take part in their family decision making process.

Capacity building training and sewing equipment are necessary for the women to improve their life standard. So, BEDS has taken an initiative to empower 50 women of Mathurapur village by developing their skill on sewing and also providing them equipment related to sewing through raising fund from GlobalGiving platform.

So, it’s a heartiest appeal to all the donors for being kind to help those vulnerable women to give them a chance to come out from the cycle of poverty and lead a respectful life.

We are requesting all our donors to start monthly recurring donation. Please click the following link; https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/changing-life-by-empowering-women?show=recurring