Advancement of Children with Disabilities and Working through Educational Development (ACED)

The project titled “Disadvantaged Women’s Development (VGD)” is being implemented with the cooperation of the Department of Women Affairs and the implementation of the Prottasha Social Development Organization (PSUS) to improve the living standards of women members from ultra-poor families in Kushtia District’s Daulatpur and Mirpur. An overview of the project is as follows:

Project Name: Disadvantaged Women’s Development (VGD) Project

Donor: Department of Women Affairs, Bangladesh

Total Beneficiaries: Women – 2,500, Adolescent Boys – 120, Adolescent Girls – 148, Youth – 120, Disabled Individuals – 450, Harijan – 79, Dalit – 90, Blacksmiths – 11, Potters – 16, Dasis – 82, Fishermen – 65. Total: 3,681.

Duration: January 2013 to December 2022

Overall Project Goal:
Improvement of living standards of women members from ultra-poor families.

Project Objective:

Objective-1: : Provide Training

Objective-2: Banking

Objective-3: Credit Support

Objective-4: Micro-enterprises

Objective-5:: Livelihoods

Objective-6: Food security

Objective-7: Veterinary services

Objective-8: Awareness

Activity:

  • Provide training on income-generating activities (IGAs) and agricultural management
  • Help beneficiaries open bank accounts and save regularly
  • Provide assistance to get credit support
  • Help beneficiaries establish micro-enterprises
  • Improve livelihoods through restocking programs and training
  • Contribute to food security through restocking programs
  • Strengthen veterinary services in rural communities
  • Raise community awareness to create a foundation for sustainable animal health and welfare

Project Output/Outcome:
Through this project, the living standards of 5,870 disadvantaged female members have improved. By providing training, the members have been developed into skilled individuals in various activities and have been involved in different types of income-generating activities (IGAs).

Project Output/Outcome:
Through this project, the living standards of 5,870 disadvantaged female members have improved. By providing training, the members have been developed into skilled individuals in various activities and have been involved in different types of income-generating activities (IGAs).