20 women to receive sewing machines after training in Nagarkanda

Bashundhara Shuvosangho has launched a three-month tailoring training programme for 20 financially disadvantaged women in Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur to help them become self-reliant.

Each participant will receive a sewing machine upon completion of the training, enabling her to earn an income through self-employment.

The training centre was inaugurated at the conference room of Talma Union Parishad at 11:00am on Tuesday, 20 October.

The initiative aims to develop the tailoring skills of disadvantaged women, create employment opportunities and help them achieve financial independence.

The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Md Kamal Hossain Mia, president of the Bashundhara Shuvosangho Nagarkanda upazila unit and chairman of Talma Union Parishad.

Among others, Tannoy Roy, president of the Bashundhara Shuvosangho Faridpur district unit; Nurul Islam Nahid, president of the Saltha upazila unit and Saltha Press Club; Md Siraj Khalifa, vice-president of the Nagarkanda upazila unit; Md Tajuddin, general secretary of the unit; and Khushi Begum, the trainer, attended the programme.

Speakers said the training would equip financially disadvantaged women with practical skills and help them create their own sources of income, contributing to their families' financial well-being. They added that the initiative would also boost the participants' confidence and self-reliance.

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They further said the sewing machines would allow the women to work from home after completing the training, helping them increase their family incomes and improve their living standards.

The speakers urged the participants to attend the training regularly, learn attentively and apply their newly acquired skills to build sustainable livelihoods.

Organisers said the three-month programme would train all 20 women in tailoring and provide each of them with a sewing machine upon completion, enabling them to earn through self-employment.

Those involved in the initiative expressed hope that the programme would strengthen the women's skills and economic capacity while creating opportunities for them to become self-reliant.