Shuvosangho opens sewing training centre in Bhanga

Bashundhara Shuvosangho has opened a sewing training centre in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur to help underprivileged women develop skills, become self-reliant and access employment opportunities.

The centre will provide free three-month sewing training to 20 local women. Upon completion, trainees will be provided with sewing machines free of cost based on their skills and performance.

The centre was formally inaugurated on Friday at Bhanga Mohila College under the initiative of the Bhanga upazila unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho.

Prof Mian Md Enayet Hossain, an adviser to the Bhanga upazila unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho, its president Golam Morshed Molla, general secretary Md Limon Sheikh, trainer Bina and other members of the organisation attended the inaugural event.

The trainees will receive hands-on training in various sewing techniques, with emphasis on enabling them to use their skills to generate income after completing the course.

Speakers at the event said women should not be limited to receiving financial assistance; rather, they should be equipped with skills to become self-reliant.

They said training a woman in income-generating skills can enable her to contribute to her own financial needs as well as her family’s economy. In particular, a sewing machine coupled with proper training can create a long-term source of income for a woman, they added.

Local stakeholders welcomed the initiative, saying its benefits could extend beyond the trainees to their families and communities.

They said enabling women from low-income families to earn from home through sewing could help ease financial pressure on their families.