নবজীবন: Vocational training and rehabilitation center for destitute women

Abstract

In Bangladesh, women make a major portion of the population who live in poverty. Such women usually become a liability to their families and are married off early in life, lack education and are not financially independent. Most of them remained in poverty, subject to harassment and abuse even after marriage, and these are usually associated with dowry related problems. The right to education, freedom of choice to get married and bear children and a chance to earn a living is a far-off dream to most poor women in Bangladesh. নবজীবন (Nabojibon) is a training and recovery center where women who are in desperate need can find a home and shelter. The surroundings of this center will help women recover and become empowered by nature and skillsets. They will be taught practically in Information technology, agriculture, art, cooking, pottery, sewing, handicraft, and Nakshi Kantha embroidery- which will empower them with skills and confidence in restoring their lives and attain autonomy despite their family conditions.