Saga of a successful slum eve
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Our Correspondent
GOPALGANJ Mar 16: Tulshi Rani Saha, a housewife residing in a slum in the district, has been able to change her life by doing 'thonga' (paper bag) business.
She earns around Tk 9,000 every month by selling her paper bags in local markets.
Narrating her sorry tale, Tulshi Rani (42), wife of Madan Saha at Dakkhin Miapara village in Gopalganj, told the FE that her husband was a day-labourer five years back. They were impoverished and passed their days in utter hardship with five children.
"In those bad days, I was greatly inspired by Salma Akhtar Keya, a field superviser of the Community Development Committee (CDC) in our vicinity," she said.
"She advised me to earn my livelihood by making paper bags and selling those in the local markets," she added.
In November 2004, Tulshi Rani started her 'thonga' making venture with a financial aid of Tk 5,000 from Urban Partnership Poverty Reduction Project (UPPRP).
Presently, she is making a net profit of Tk 300 every day by selling her paper-bags.
At least 1,000 ultra poor families in Gopalganj had been rehabilitated by UPPRP during the last three years.
UPPRP distributed around Tk 16.60 million among the ultra poor in the district to change their life during the period.
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and donor agencies UKAID and UNDP are jointly conducting the project.
GOPALGANJ Mar 16: Tulshi Rani Saha, a housewife residing in a slum in the district, has been able to change her life by doing 'thonga' (paper bag) business.
She earns around Tk 9,000 every month by selling her paper bags in local markets.
Narrating her sorry tale, Tulshi Rani (42), wife of Madan Saha at Dakkhin Miapara village in Gopalganj, told the FE that her husband was a day-labourer five years back. They were impoverished and passed their days in utter hardship with five children.
"In those bad days, I was greatly inspired by Salma Akhtar Keya, a field superviser of the Community Development Committee (CDC) in our vicinity," she said.
"She advised me to earn my livelihood by making paper bags and selling those in the local markets," she added.
In November 2004, Tulshi Rani started her 'thonga' making venture with a financial aid of Tk 5,000 from Urban Partnership Poverty Reduction Project (UPPRP).
Presently, she is making a net profit of Tk 300 every day by selling her paper-bags.
At least 1,000 ultra poor families in Gopalganj had been rehabilitated by UPPRP during the last three years.
UPPRP distributed around Tk 16.60 million among the ultra poor in the district to change their life during the period.
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and donor agencies UKAID and UNDP are jointly conducting the project.