By Saumitro Chakrabarti | Project Contributor
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 of Shyamnagar sub district of Satkhira district lead a measurable life. They struggle with natural disaster, saline environment and poverty everyday. They risk their life to earn their livelihood. Now few women are working hard and sole to come out from this cycle. BEDS training them on tailoring and now they are making masks and bags with cloth and selling them in different places. By selling the masks and bags, they are earning much profit so that they can contribute in their family expenses. They says, “now we are earning through selling our prepared masks and bags and able to fulfill our basic needs in some extend. “
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 better life.
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