BSS, Rajshahi :
Uroshi Mahfila Fateha is now a successful entrepreneur in Rajshahi city. But the success didn’t come overnight as she had to cross many hurdles to attain it. For its recognition, she got Joyeeta Award in Rajshahi this year.
Uroshi, a resident of Upashahar area, says her journey towards becoming an entrepreneur was not smooth.
“After passing HSC in 2006, I got admitted to the Department of Fine Arts at Rajshahi University and side by side with regular study, I started drawing works on sharee in house. I got a huge response from the people that increased demand of my works,” she said.
Uroshi embarked on her venture after purchasing necessary inputs at a cost of Taka 2,000. Now, she owns a big commercial organization. “My products are also being exported and I also provided jobs to 20 women on monthly payment system,” she said.
Uroshi is taking herself and others forward by depending on her strong mental strength and willpower. As many as 1000 other women are now working in her organisation on daily wage system.
Like Uroshi, four other women received the Joyeeta Award in Rajshahi this year in recognition to their invaluable contribution to this field.
Not only the five including Uroshi, many other women entrepreneurs are contributing a lot towards strengthening the economical foundation of Rajshahi and its adjacent areas.
Thirty skilled women are working in Niloy-Osman Motor Industries Limited alongside 172 male workers here, said Mahmudun Nabi, administrative officer of the factory.
Many underprivileged and distressed women have become self-reliant through working in boutique houses in the metropolis contributing a lot to the society.
This way, women participation in economic activities is gradually mounting. The participation of rural women is also significant.
District Women Affairs Office imparted training to 940 unemployed women on various trades like modern tailoring and embroidery, mobile phone servicing, beautification, food processing and packaging and shopping bag preparation in order to improve their living and livelihood condition.
Besides, 3,412 other women were given microcredit worth Taka 2.46 crore for their self-employment, said Shahnaj Begum, the district women affairs officer.
“We provided grants worth Taka 33.05 lakh to 188 Volunteer Women Organizations (VWOs),” she said.
Each of the organizations arranges awareness and life-skill development training in their own training centre for women regularly involving them various post-training income-generation activities for their self-reliance.
More than 2100 VWO members were imparted training on leadership and managerial skill development so that they can make their organizations more effective and dynamic.
Another project titled “Women Skill-based Training for Livelihood” is also being implemented with the main thrust of making the underprivileged and neglected women especially divorcee, widow and financially backward self-reliant.
Under the project, the targeted women are provided three-month training. They are also given financial and some other requisite support after training.
“We have founded ‘Angona Boutique and Fashion’ and it’s being operated by our Angana Mohila Samity successfully making more than 100 women income-generators,” said Iffat Ara, director of the samity.
Similarly, Daudpur Mohila Kalyan Samity is running Shefali Boutique, and Mohona Mohila Kalyan Samity’s Mohona Boutiques transformed at least 175 other women self-reliant.
Uroshi Mahfila Fateha is now a successful entrepreneur in Rajshahi city. But the success didn’t come overnight as she had to cross many hurdles to attain it. For its recognition, she got Joyeeta Award in Rajshahi this year.
Uroshi, a resident of Upashahar area, says her journey towards becoming an entrepreneur was not smooth.
“After passing HSC in 2006, I got admitted to the Department of Fine Arts at Rajshahi University and side by side with regular study, I started drawing works on sharee in house. I got a huge response from the people that increased demand of my works,” she said.
Uroshi embarked on her venture after purchasing necessary inputs at a cost of Taka 2,000. Now, she owns a big commercial organization. “My products are also being exported and I also provided jobs to 20 women on monthly payment system,” she said.
Uroshi is taking herself and others forward by depending on her strong mental strength and willpower. As many as 1000 other women are now working in her organisation on daily wage system.
Like Uroshi, four other women received the Joyeeta Award in Rajshahi this year in recognition to their invaluable contribution to this field.
Not only the five including Uroshi, many other women entrepreneurs are contributing a lot towards strengthening the economical foundation of Rajshahi and its adjacent areas.
Thirty skilled women are working in Niloy-Osman Motor Industries Limited alongside 172 male workers here, said Mahmudun Nabi, administrative officer of the factory.
Many underprivileged and distressed women have become self-reliant through working in boutique houses in the metropolis contributing a lot to the society.
This way, women participation in economic activities is gradually mounting. The participation of rural women is also significant.
District Women Affairs Office imparted training to 940 unemployed women on various trades like modern tailoring and embroidery, mobile phone servicing, beautification, food processing and packaging and shopping bag preparation in order to improve their living and livelihood condition.
Besides, 3,412 other women were given microcredit worth Taka 2.46 crore for their self-employment, said Shahnaj Begum, the district women affairs officer.
“We provided grants worth Taka 33.05 lakh to 188 Volunteer Women Organizations (VWOs),” she said.
Each of the organizations arranges awareness and life-skill development training in their own training centre for women regularly involving them various post-training income-generation activities for their self-reliance.
More than 2100 VWO members were imparted training on leadership and managerial skill development so that they can make their organizations more effective and dynamic.
Another project titled “Women Skill-based Training for Livelihood” is also being implemented with the main thrust of making the underprivileged and neglected women especially divorcee, widow and financially backward self-reliant.
Under the project, the targeted women are provided three-month training. They are also given financial and some other requisite support after training.
“We have founded ‘Angona Boutique and Fashion’ and it’s being operated by our Angana Mohila Samity successfully making more than 100 women income-generators,” said Iffat Ara, director of the samity.
Similarly, Daudpur Mohila Kalyan Samity is running Shefali Boutique, and Mohona Mohila Kalyan Samity’s Mohona Boutiques transformed at least 175 other women self-reliant.
