Micro-credit makes 7,000 women self-reliant

RANGPUR: Some 7,000 unemployed, poor and distressed women have achieved self-reliance through various income generation activities (IGAs) ensuring proper utilisation of micro-credit loans and training in Nilphamari district, reports BSS. The information was disclosed at a blanket distribution ceremony followed by discussion organised by RDRS Bangladesh, a non-government organisation, at its Syedpur office in Nilphamari recently.
The events were arranged during visit of executive vice-chairman of the Micro-credit Regulatory Authority (MRA) Amalendu Mukherjee there to see IGAs being conducted by the trained women under the NGO’s micro-credit programme.
With Director (Micro Finance) of RDRS Bangladesh Humayun Khaled in the chair, Amalendu Mukherjee distributed 300 blankets among cold-hit people under CSR activities of the NGO, visited its IGAs and addressed the discussion as chief guest. Chairman of Credit and Development Forum Imranul Haque Chowdhury, its executive director Abdul Awal, executive director of Manab Mukti Sangstha Abul Hasnat, executive director of Gram Unnayan Kendra Abdus Salam, attended as special guests.
Amalendu Mukherjee appreciated the micro-credit activities being conducted by RDRS Bangladesh in Nilphamari district where the NGO had so far turned 7,000 unemployed, poor and distressed women self-reliant through various IGAs since 2009.
“The training provided on making mats, quality handcrafts and household goods using bamboo and cane, baskets, ‘Karchupi’, ‘Agar Bati’, various jute products, production of vermin-composts have become effective in creating IGAs to make the women self-reliant,” he said.

 

Micro-credit makes 7,000 women self-reliant

RANGPUR: Some 7,000 unemployed, poor and distressed women have achieved self-reliance through various income generation activities (IGAs) ensuring proper utilisation of micro-credit loans and training in Nilphamari district, reports BSS. The information was disclosed at a blanket distribution ceremony followed by discussion organised by RDRS Bangladesh, a non-government organisation, at its Syedpur office in Nilphamari recently. The events were arranged during visit of executive vice-chairman of the Micro-credit Regulatory Authority (MRA) Amalendu Mukherjee there to see IGAs being conducted by the trained women under the NGOs micro-credit programme. With Director (Micro Finance) of RDRS Bangladesh Humayun Khaled in the chair, Amalendu Mukherjee distributed 300 blankets among cold-hit people under CSR activities of the NGO, visited its IGAs and addressed the discussion as chief guest. Chairman of Credit and Development Forum Imranul Haque Chowdhury, its executive director Abdul Awal, executive director of Manab Mukti Sangstha Abul Hasnat, executive director of Gram Unnayan Kendra Abdus Salam, attended as special guests. Amalendu Mukherjee appreciated the micro-credit activities being conducted by RDRS Bangladesh in Nilphamari district where the NGO had so far turned 7,000 unemployed, poor and distressed women self-reliant through various IGAs since 2009. The training provided on making mats, quality handcrafts and household goods using bamboo and cane, baskets, Karchupi, Agar Bati, various jute products, production of vermin-composts have become effective in creating IGAs to make the women self-reliant, he said.