Empower Women and Children by Livelihood Options

 Village Initiative for Empowerment of Women (VIEW) a women rights focused NGO located at Kurigram District in Bangladesh aimed to address Asset building strategy that increases financial and tangible assets focuses of individuals, families and communities at vulnerable poverty stricken rural areas in Kurigram, Bangladesh. This project is assisted by GlobalGiving from since inception.VIEW plans to 0rganizing 500 women for developing groups' solidarities, 200 Adolescents girls providing life skill training and entrepreneurship training to 200 progressive women and enroll 900 children who are out reach of education from extreme poor families and also building assets for 100 disadvantaged and poor women. VIEW also derived Community Health services benefiting to 10,000 beneficiaries and address emergency responses.

The sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA) is prominent in a development program that aims to reduce poverty and vulnerability in communities engaged in small-scale off-farm activities, micro-entrepreneurship initiatives and various Income Generating Interventions. The project aim to support those who are progressive’s women of the targeted stakeholders fit to start off-farm business like cattle, goat and poultry rearing to earn money out of sale proceeds. It’s also known as wealth building approaches include strategies for saving up financial assets. The project aim to support financial assistance to distress but potential women for their income generation based on their experiences and livelihood culture.

Project Objective: The broader objectives of the project are to reduce poverty and vulnerability in communities aiming to empower 500 Women, 200 Adolescents Girls and 900 outreach school Children providing to Health Services to 10,000 secondary stakeholders by undertaking Sustainable Livelihood Options at Kurigram Sub-District under Kurigram District in Bangladesh by the end of the project.

Targeted Beneficiaries: The target beneficiaries within the project localities will be primarily comprised of female-headed women, Adolescents girls and children households, who are the most affected by poverty stricken has the highest priority of the project. About 50% of the total targeted beneficiaries will be considered as women. The project directly will target 3000 vulnerable women headed households in the communities of which 3000 women, 500 adolescent’s girls and 1,500 children (boys and girls) under the project. The women beneficiaries’ age to be considered ranging from 25-45 years, adolescents girls 14-16 years and children 6+ years.

The project interventions have been started from early September, 2022 and continued according to project plan. Some activities have been started and while others activities has also be taken into consideration to implement the programmes. During the period the progress achieved as follows:

During the reporting period:

Group Formed: 05 Nos(100 women) From since inception:, Formed Adolescent Groups: 05Nos(50 Girls) ,Total : 10 Nos(100 Girls), Established Non-formal primary School: 08 Nos Composed of 90 girls and 70 boys. Distributed 02 Nos Milky Cows to 02 women.

Community Health Services

650 beneficiaries received health services .

This project would not have been possible without the kind support and help of a lot of people. I am highly indebted to my teacher Mr. X for his guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project. My special thanks and appreciations also go to my colleague and classmates and all the people who have willingly helped me out with their abilities. We seek your financial support in implement the project as such can be a part of that excitement by supporting our poor and needy women and children leading to healthy community.