Food Security Bangladesh Project #27681

An Initiative for Better Home4BetterLife

by Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS)

An Initiative for Better Home4BetterLife

Project Report | Aug 12, 2021
Dream become true through tailoring

By M. Sabrin Ahmed Roty | Project Leader

Tailoring gives us both money and respect

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. They got training from BEDS on tailoring and they are tailoring in the BEDS center. BEDS provided few tailoring machine to the women. They were using to the machines to earn their livelihood. Their socio-economic condition has been improved.

Some of our beneficiaries said, “I live very close to Sundarbans. There is five members in my family. I have 3 children. We are forest resource harvesters. We depend on Sundarbans for our livelihood. We used to remain unfed, when we could not go to forest. My dream was to give a better life to our children. After getting the training from BEDS, I have started making dresses, bags, mask and selling them in the market. Now we eat three times in a day properly. We do not need to starve. I have admitted my children in the school and I have also started saving money for our future. My dream has fulfilled by tailoring. I motivate other poor women and also teach them how to perform tailoring. Some of them have learned tailoring by they do not have money to buy tailoring machine.”

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 to help them to fulfill the dream of 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

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Aug 5, 2021
Life becomes easier through tailoring

By M. Sabrin Ahmed Roty | Project Leader

Tailoring gives us both money and respect

Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) has been working to improve the living standard of the women of the coastal women (Mathurapur village Munshijang union of Shyamnagar sub district of Satkhira district) by providing several training and also encouraging them.

Impact:

I learned tailoring from the trains of BEDS. At first, I learned measurement and cutting of the cloths. After that, they taught making dress using tailoring machine. I can make different dresses and take order from local people and shops. In covid pandemic, I earned around BDT 15,000 by making masks and bags. I am contributing to my family income and this brings solvency in my family income. I can lead a safe and respectful life with this earning. Before they did not pay attention to my need, decision. Now they ask for my decisions. The villagers also respect me.

Feedbacks from the beneficiaries:

One of beneficiary expresses her felling. ‘‘I worked day and night to earn money for my family. As a woman, I faced several barriers to earn our livelihood due to some social and regional conflicts. I did not get proper respect from my family members. But now I am making dresses, mask and bags. My husband is selling the masks and we are getting much profit. I am contributing to my family income and my in laws are taking care of me. Now they respect me, my hard work. Now there is no such barrier to earn money. By tailoring I lead a safe and respectful life. I want to be a good tailor and also want that other women of our village get the training so that they can lead a respectful life. Our life has become easier after we got the tailoring machine.’’

Capacity building training and sewing equipments 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 equipments 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

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Jul 29, 2021
Coastal women are empowered by Tailoring

By M. Sabrin Ahmed Roty | Project Leader

Coastal women are making bags

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.

Initiative: Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) has been trying to improve the life standard of those women by homestead vegetable gardening, duck and ram raring etc. In 2015 BEDS has trained those women on tailoring.

Impact:

Women are getting order from the villagers and also from some dealers for making bags and mask. Their family income has increased and they gain a respectful position in their family.

Feedback from the beneficiaries:

‘‘I live in Mathurapur village. I struggled a lot to earn our livelihood. I risked my life and collect shrimp fry, fuel wood. I had no such respect and position in my family. I had to work hard from dawn to desk. After getting the training of tailoring and sewing machine, my life has been changed. Now I am earning money at my home. I can take proper care of my little children and can also bring food for them. I am contributing to my family expenses. Now my family seeks my decision for any work. I got a respect from not only my family members but also from the villagers. I want to improve my sewing capacity more to become a successful tailor and help my family.’’

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