Shimul Biswas from Manikgonj Asma Begum is the example of success story of Baira village under Singair sub-district. She has two kids. It is through her hard work and mental strength that helps her to overcome her problems. Asma begum today earns 6 thousand per month and can support her family with the income including […]
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Silvanus Lamin Women play vital role in the progress and development of the state. Working in the grassroots level for more than two decades BARCIK has gathered some experiences and observed that women do more works than man. But women are still sidelined from any development initiatives and their contributions are not recognized. This discrimination
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Biswajit Mandal from Shyamnagar, Satkhira A training on making and using eco-friendly oven was held at the house of farmer Rozina Begum of Joynagar village in Kashimari union of Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira arranged by Joynagar Krishi Nari Sangathan and supported by BARCIK. 19 women from some villages participated in the training and learnt
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Happy Roy from Netrakona Few farmers may not have formal education but as human beings they have their fundamental intelligence, experienced and knowledge based on their perspectives and make the proper use of those knowledge and experience to improve their life and livelihoods. Their local knowledge helps and guides them in protecting the soil, water
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Champa Mallick from Shyamnagar, Satkhira Muslima Khatun (30) lives at Keoratali village in Dhumghat Ishripur Union of Sathira. Her husband Abed Ali Gazi (38) is a day laborer by profession. She has two kids. The little income her husbands was never enough to maintain her family expenses including education cost of her kids. She thinks
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Happy Roy from Netrokona The rural communities, particularly women lead a very simple life and become contented with two meals a day. They are happy to share and exchange things with their neighbors and chat with them during their leisure times. They also share happiness and sorrow with neighbors, exchange of various materials, cooperation,
The soil never betrays Read More »
Shahidul Islam from Rajshahi Dighipara village is situated around a dighi (pond) in Darshanpara union of Paba upazila of Rajshahi. The human settlement once started around Dighi where water is available for farming and household use. However, in the water-scarce Barind region, human settlements have been built near the river, beside dighi (pond, canal) or
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Biswajit Mandal from Shyamnagar, Satkhira Banasree Rani Mandal is struggling poor and hardworking woman from Kalmegha village in Sadar union of Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district. Due to being struck by poverty she could not complete her education and got married in an early age having just completed standard nine of class. Her husband Poritush
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Beauty Sarkar from Singair. Manikganj BARCIK observed ‘World Food Day’ on 16th October in Manikgonj where members of Baira Ekta Krishak Sangathan (Farmers’ organization), farmers, women, students and other occupational groups participated. The theme of the celebration was ‘our work is our future’. On these very day BARCIK in collaboration with the local occupational organizations
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Sattaranjan Saha, Harirampur, Manikganj, ‘We wait for rain as when rain comes it brings hope for us. When rain comes it helps us to chase our golden dream by cultivating diverse crops in the fields. We can have good harvest and meet our demand’-says Ayesha Begum from Andermanik of Manikgonj. She further said, ‘We depend
We have to take responsibility conserving uncultivated plants Read More »