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Sundarbans costal region is a World heritage site. People are mesmerized by the beauty and biodiversity of the forest. But the people adjacent to Sundarbans live a miserable life. Their life is full of disaster and poverty. The area is saline prone and floods and cyclones are regular phenomenon of this area. The people of Sundarbans coastal region live below the poverty line and depend on the forest resources for their livelihood. The life of the coastal women is highly struggling and they use to go to the forest risking their life to collect the resources. The women of this region suffer from several diseases and always struggle to earn meal for one time.

BEDS has been working for the betterment of coastal women and provided different training on agriculture, handicraft, livestock farming and tailoring. BEDS established a community-based seed bank at Uttar Banishanta village under Dacope sub district of Khulna district. 85% of the beneficiaries are women and they are working in the seed house. In the seed house, the women collect, process and preserve native seeds and sell them by the local farmers. Thus they are getting profit from the seed bank and also cultivating the native seeds which makes the environment healthy.

BEDS has only supported 35 women for the seed bank. More vulnerable women are ready to conduct this type of small-scale business of nature-based solution. So, BEDS has taken an initiative to support women of Sundarbans coastal women to become empowered using nature-based solution 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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• https://youtu.be/Vpu09RSSETk

Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) has been working to improve the living standard of the women of the coastal women by providing several trainings on integrated farming, tailoring, eco-tourism, home stay toursim and using nature-based solution for creating income generating opportunities.

BEDS trained the local women on using non timber forest products of Sundarbans. BEDS also established a brand for selling the products and also creating value chain for selling the products. BEDS trained the selected women of Sundarbans coastal region on mangrove pickle making. Sonneratia apetala (mangrove fruit) is a seasoner fruit and the fruits are available in the market. Now the local women are using the fruits to make mangrove pickle. Last year they sold the pickles and got much respond. This year they have taken the target to produce 850 kg of mangrove pickle for selling. They will be able to earn money from the nature-based solutions.

BEDS has only supported 25 women for mangrove pickle making. More vulnerable women are ready to conduct this type of small scale business of nature based solution. So, BEDS has taken an initiative to support 100 women of Sundarbans coastal women to become empowered using nature based solution 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

Links:

• Coastal women using nature based solution for empowerment