Bangladesh Federation of University Women
Health, Education & Vocational Training

The Bangladesh Federation has been running a "Health, Education and Vocational Training Programme" since 1982. Set against a background of extreme rural poverty, in a country where there are few educational opportunities for girls and women, the initial aim was to create employment opportunities for rural women as chicken farmers.
 

The project has been a success. BFUW expanded activities offered to add education and health services for women and children, as well as courses in sewing and tailoring. The current project is based in the village of Moghbazar, where around 50 women and children currently attend the primary education course and the literacy programme. Over 100 women and children benefit every week from medical care. The sewing classes, which are proving popular, have resulted in a number of women successfully establishing their own small tailoring and dressmaking businesses.