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Creation of Employment for women through Skill Training and Micro-Enterprise Development.
Approx. value of the
contract (in current US$ or Euro): Euro :29,000
Country: Bangladesh
Location within country:
Batiaghata upazila in Khulna District.
Name of Client: The Canadian High Commission (CIDA)
Start date (month/year):
01/06/2003
Completion date
(month/year): 31/05/2005
Narrative description of Project:
- The objective of
the programme is to improve the capacity of the learners graduated from
non-formal education centre through providing further education
- The learners graduated from non-formal education centre, particularly the women of the poor families.
In implementing the project
Bhagni Nivedit Manchya–BNM provided educational services through: Beneficiary
identification;
§ Identification and selection of the graduated learners of the non-formal education;
§ Assess
the education needs of the selected
learners;
§ Organising
a wide rage of motivational campaign has been undertaken in the project area
which has created an atmosphere in favour of education in all walks of life
along with financial services;
§ Establishment
of education centres;
§ Recruitment
of teachers;
§ Ensure
material supplies for implementation of projects;
§ Ensure
training and retraining of programme personnel as per need and schedule;
§ Look
after the aspects of human resource development of the project personnel;
§ Imparting
livelihood skill training to the project beneficiaries on different onfarm and
offarm income generating issues;
§ Ensuring
financial support as credit form through mocrofinance programme of the
organization;
§ Providing
assistance to be involved in incomegenerating activities (IGAs) and
Overall management & Supervision of Project.
Description of actual services provided in the assignment: During the project period 15 Community Learning Centres (CLCs) to accentuate continuing education programme for new-literates at Khulna areas were established. These 15 Community Learning Centres (CLCs) were used for 2 years for providing with continuing education to 1800 graduates in two shifts in each day in the project area. During the mentioned period, 1200 trained beneficiaries were linked with mcrofinance programme of BNM and provided with financial support as credit form. BNM provided with business development support (BDS) to 875 trained beneficiaries.