We went on our first field visit today, as part of a conference CARE Bangladesh is hosting for dozens of reps visiting from offices around the world. We jumped in a van with CARE reps from France, Canada, Vietnam and Cambodia, and visited two CARE BD Economic Development Unit projects.
The first stop was to see a partnership initiated by CARE BD between a local entrepreneur and a group of women creating naturally dyed fabrics for sale to high-end retailers (so successful they already have orders booked for the whole year!).
The second visit was to see CARE BD's Rural Sales Program in action. RSP equips CARE BD's infamous "Aparajitas" (women who do not accept defeat) with training and products to sell to villages in rural Bangladesh. The program employs more than 2,000 women who source products at more than 50 hubs. We visited a hub and met some Aparajitas - two as part of a planned visit and one we ran into while driving to a village. The Aparajita in the village was using training she had received in family planning to sell contraceptives as well!
I'll let the photos tell the story...
wow! great photos! Consider photography as a second career?
ReplyDeleteThanks! I took some photos amateurly for my last job and loved it. I just need to save up for a decent camera.. maybe the SLR camera fairy will leave one under my pillow?
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