CORR – The Jute Works ( CJW ), an association of Caritas Bangladesh, organizes workshops and training courses to promote the empowerment of women. Since 1973 nearly 5 thousand women have benefited from this. The testimony of Haricha Begum, 38, and Margaret Peris , 57. Craft workshops and training courses for women, to teach them a trade and make them economically and socially independent. This is the spirit that animates CORR -The Jute Works (CJW), an association of Caritas Bangladesh which since its creation - in 1973 - has transformed thousands of girls and mothers in workers able to maintain their families. The products range from furniture to bags, shoes , games, cards, candles and more. Most of these works are made of jute.
Farida Akhter is a tiny woman by American standards. Her hair is streaked with gray and her face etched with lines created by long years of compassion and concern. Akhter lives halfway around the globe in the emerging nation of Bangladesh where she engages rural women in a variety of grassroots movements.
The battles she fights are familiar to environmental activists around the world, but in Bangladesh — a nation roughly the physical size of Oklahoma yet with a population of more than 160 million people — the stakes are even higher.
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During the meeting, the retailers placed different opportunities, challenges and ideas regarding Robi and its subscribers.
The Robi CEO thanked the retailers and commended their services for assuring customer satisfaction. Head of Market Development of Robi, Nazir Ahmed; Regional Manager of the operator, Maruf Hossai...
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Senior Vice President & Zonal Head of AIBL Khulna Zone Md. Monjurul Alam presided over the opening ceremony which was organized by Manager of AIBL Mathbaria Branch Md. Shah Alam.
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Harvesting dual incomes from sunlight was a godsend to the Takazawas. They’re among the majority of Japanese...
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