Train Women To Be Self-Sufficient in Bangladesh
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Summary
Promote the access of rural women to resources, services and security by providing them with the skills and tools to become self-sufficient and generate a better livelihood for their families.
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Received $185 from 6 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The Constitution of Bangladesh guarantees the fundamental rights for all, but these rights are often violated, especially those of women. Women’s contribution is important in its role to influence and effect social development. Since 1995, OWDEB has been involved in increasing the capacity of women to have control over their lives. This project will benefit 100 women and their families by having them participate in different social cultural and agricultural-related activities and training.
Activities
Provide skills development in business, sustainable agriculture and leadership to participating women. Support women entrepreneurial skills with a small loan. Raise awareness by offering seminars in environmental conservation and organic farming.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $185
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $3,115
Total Funding Goal: $3,300
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Enhance 100 women’s abilities to engage in income-generating activities and control their own income independently. Women will practice their farming in a sustainable way to guarantee a long-term food provision to their families.
Project Message
“We hope to give women choices and the opportunity to eradicate poverty in their communities.”
- Shyamoli Mazumder, Chief Executive
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on June 04, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 21, 2007.
Latest Update from the Field
June 2008 Update
By Katherine Zavala - Coordinator of Programs, IDEX, June 04, 2008 10:17 PM
In the last year, OWDEB organized several training workshops to improve leadership development and gender equality among women.
The following trainings were conducted:
5 training workshops on gender relations to 101 participants
4 training workshops on “Women Rights and Our Law” and The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to 90 participants
1 training on Human Rights/Leadership development for 22 group leaders
The main challenge for conducting these workshops has been the opposition of fundamentalists and religious leaders who believe that these activities go against Islam.
In order to address this negative perspective and attitude against women, OWDEB has organized meetings with the Chairman of the Union Parishad, an elected local government body. These bodies are for the management of local affairs by locally elected persons. In addition, OWDEB met with community members, community elite and leaders to explain the programs and activities of OWDEB, its expected output and its positive impact on the whole community.
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