RAJSHAHI, Mar 20 (BSS): A total of 28 poor and distressed women were given sewing machines and clothes free of cost for improving their living and livelihood condition.
BRAC distributed the tools in association with its 'Urban Development Programme' at a function in the conference hall of Rajshahi City Corporation in the city on Sunday afternoon.
The machinery support will help the women boosting their level of confidence through regular income.
City Mayor Mosaddique Hossain Bulbul addressed the ceremony as the chief
guest with its ward councilor Mahbub Sayed Tuku in the chair. Executive Engineer Nur Islam Tusser, Housing Specialist Wasim Akter, Regional Coordinator of BRAC Farzana Parveen and its Field Coordinator Kolpona Khatun also spoke.
Farzana Parveen told the function that around 53,000 people of 12,500 households living in different slum areas in the city are getting time-fitting tools of improving their living and livelihood condition for reducing multi-dimensional poverty and deprivation under the urban development programme.
An empowering situation is being created so that the targeted people are able to get access to adequate, safe and affordable housing, basic and inclusive services and upgrades slums.
28 poor Rajshahi women get sewing machines
FE Team | Published: March 20, 2018 21:01:22
28 poor Rajshahi women get sewing machines
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