Akter Banu's Struggle and a Dream Come True
She is Akter Banu, she has 1 daughter and 2 sons her husband’s name is Azad Hosen. They are very poor, her husband works in the field, but her husband's income is not sufficient for their family.
One day she listened from facilitator about sewing training. After listening to this Akter Banu dreamed about her future.
She thought after learning tailoring she can change her family condition! She can help her family, she can help her children obtain an education.
After enrolling and faithfully attending classes for 6 month, she did well in class and learned sewing skills very well. She realized she needs a sewing machine for tailoring business but she had no money to buy one. So she submitted a loan application for 4 thousand taka to her savings group to buy a used sewing machine. After her loan request was approved she bought the used sewing machine while still attending classes. She would practice sewing at home at night so she achieved very good result.
Now she is getting order from villagers for sewing clothes and she is earning money! Now her monthly income is 1 thousand taka! She hopes she will earn more taka day by day.
She said now her dreams are being fulfilled! Now she can change her family condition day by day. Now she has learned that people can change their bad condition by working hard.
One day she listened from facilitator about sewing training. After listening to this Akter Banu dreamed about her future.
She thought after learning tailoring she can change her family condition! She can help her family, she can help her children obtain an education.
After enrolling and faithfully attending classes for 6 month, she did well in class and learned sewing skills very well. She realized she needs a sewing machine for tailoring business but she had no money to buy one. So she submitted a loan application for 4 thousand taka to her savings group to buy a used sewing machine. After her loan request was approved she bought the used sewing machine while still attending classes. She would practice sewing at home at night so she achieved very good result.
Now she is getting order from villagers for sewing clothes and she is earning money! Now her monthly income is 1 thousand taka! She hopes she will earn more taka day by day.
She said now her dreams are being fulfilled! Now she can change her family condition day by day. Now she has learned that people can change their bad condition by working hard.
Showing her work with the vocational center sewing trainer Ahidul Islam
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Akter Banu standing with her daughter at her house
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Akter Banu sewing clothes at her room
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A Cow for Selina
Selina is in Bangladesh. In the photo she is standing with her cow. Selina her husband Milon Hosen have 3 daughters. Milon works as a vanshaw puller and they try to survive by vanshaw puller’s income.
Selina knew from others persons that cows raising is perhaps something she could do to help their household income. Her and her husband discussed about cow raising and they agreed this would be good but they had no money to buy a cow. She decided that she will apply for a loan. She submitted a loan application for 10,000 taka and thankfully she was approved.
She managed more 10000 taka from another source and she bought a cow for a total of 20,000 taka 3 months ago. Now this cow's market sells price is 35,000 taka! She is looking benefit approximately 15,000 taka but she will not sell now, she will sell after 8 more months. She hopes after 8 months this cow 's sell price will be about 50,000 taka! By selling for 50,000 taka she has hopes to again buy 2 cows!
Gradually, gradually she will remove poverty from her family!
Selina knew from others persons that cows raising is perhaps something she could do to help their household income. Her and her husband discussed about cow raising and they agreed this would be good but they had no money to buy a cow. She decided that she will apply for a loan. She submitted a loan application for 10,000 taka and thankfully she was approved.
She managed more 10000 taka from another source and she bought a cow for a total of 20,000 taka 3 months ago. Now this cow's market sells price is 35,000 taka! She is looking benefit approximately 15,000 taka but she will not sell now, she will sell after 8 more months. She hopes after 8 months this cow 's sell price will be about 50,000 taka! By selling for 50,000 taka she has hopes to again buy 2 cows!
Gradually, gradually she will remove poverty from her family!
