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ROLE OF WORLD VISION BANGLADESH ON EMPOWERMENT OF RURAL WOMEN (Pages : 44 - 52)

The purpose of this study is to explore the various practices by the World Vision Bangladesh through which the empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh is accomplished. The study deals with the various training programs of World Vision Bangladesh through which the rural women developed various trade, their earning sources, and self-capacity to take the fundamental family decision. The survey was carried out in one municipality and four unions of Joypurhat Sadar Upazila where the Area Development Program (ADP) of World Vision Bangladesh has been implemented. For the study, the total 1200 households were selected as a sample by using cluster sampling method. Household survey was conducted for the purpose of primary data collection. On the other hand for qualitative information, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) were applied. It was found that majority of the households (77.1%) received various training from World Vision Bangladesh. Among the various training, 25.6% households received training on agriculture. After training, the majority of the households developed petty trade (52.6%). In the study area, major earning sources of the households are agriculture (36.5%), poultry rearing (34.8%) and cow/goat rearing (45.3%). It was also found that women’s participation in family decision-making is comparatively low, although most of the women (77.3%) can move outside of the houses as their own wishes. From the study findings, it appears that women’s empowerment still remains challenging. Moreover, some others remaining challenges are the lack of demand driven training namely on tailoring, small enterprise and limited loan disbursement among the Community Based Organization (CBO) members. As a result, this is a prime area to work in future for the empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh.Download