QRCS empowers refugee women in Bangladesh
Doha
The representation mission of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Bangladesh has concluded a handicraft training project to ensure self-dependency for poor women at the refugee camps of Cox's Bazar.
Implemented in cooperation with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and the Turkish Red Crescent, the project ensured sustainable livelihoods for 1,555 refugee women at camps.
It involved practical training programmes in sewing, fishing tool making, poultry farming, and agriculture. Hundreds of women received intensive training to develop the skills to start their own small businesses.
In addition, 1,435 kits of nonfood items (NFIs) were distributed, containing comprehensive tools and supplies designed to facilitate the beneficiaries' startup and help them use the acquired skills in earning a sustainable income, thus improving their standard of living.
This project is part of QRCS's commitment to supporting the most vulnerable groups, especially women, by enhancing their capacity and empowering them socio-economically. It also reflects the plans of QRCS's mission in Bangladesh to develop long-term interventions to improve livelihoods and create real opportunities for refugee women and the host community to integrate with dignity into economic life, in line with the humanitarian principles and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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