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ETHNIC-PEOPLE-BLANKETS (with picture)
140 ethnic minority people get blankets in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Jan 5, 2021 (BSS) – Some 140 ethnic minority disadvantaged and distressed people got blankets to protect themselves from the current cold bite in Rajshahi Barind area today.
The warm clothes were distributed separately at Muslim Girls High School playground under Nachole Upazila in Chapainawabgonj and at Dr Abu Bakar High School and College ground under Tanore Upazila in Rajshahi districts on behalf of the Traidcraft Exchange Bangladesh Staff Benevolent Fund.
Agriculture Sustainable and Socio-economic Development Organization (ASSEDO) organized the distribution programmes.
Nachole Upazila Chairman Abdul Kader, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sabiha Sultana, Traidcraft Exchange Country Director Shahed Ferdous and ASSEDO Executive Director Robiul Alam were present on the occasions.
The ASSEDO has been implementing a three-year Project in 30 villages of Nachole and Tanore Upazilas aimed at addressing the systemic and structural vulnerabilities of marginalized agricultural communities for eliminating the menace of child labour.
Around 4,000 ethnic minority people including 2,000 women have been engaged in various income-generating activities in 50 villages of Tanore in Rajshahi and Nachole in Chapainawabganj districts.
A total of 1000 people from 2000 households have, so far, been brought under need-based training on various trades and vocations like electrics, mobile, mechanic, sewing, tailoring, computer operating, beautification, driving, carpentry and building construction in phases.
Robiul Alam said the trained youths were given different income-generating inputs including cash taka aimed at boosting their level of confidence through making them self-reliant.
Of them, 145 got building construction instruments, 80 electrical and house wearing, 68 Mobile servicing equipment, 60 beef fattening, 50 tailoring, 55 tiles fitting materials and 40 goat rearing inputs.
At least 20 of the beneficiaries have got jobs in different private sectors and are doing their work successfully.
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