Group Development

Swanirvar

Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) Program

Funded by: Dept. of Women Affaires 37/3, New Eskaton Garden Road, Dhaka-1000.

Budget: 1336200 (One core Thirty Three Lakh sixty tow thousand taka only )

Period: 2019- 2020 (circle);

Working Area:  District: Pabna, Upazila: Vanghura.

Total Beneficiaries: 4296
Project Goal:

The socio-economic conditions of the poverty-stricken and vulnerable rural women of the country are being improved. As a result, their food insecurity, nutritional deficiency and economic insecurity are removed, and social status of women has been established.

Objectives of the Project

  • To bring sustainable improvement to the lives of ultra-poor Households at Village Level women (Program support to women Like: Live Skill, Income generating training, creating opportunities for savings & credit)

Major Activities

  • Formation of groups with VGD women
  • Training conduction– a). Life Skills and b). IGA Skill
  • Food entitlement
  • Savings collection and Management of VGD women
  • Access to credit under different Micro Finance Institutions.
  • IGA enhancement by the VGD households.
  • Monitoring & Supervision
  • Reporting & Documentation

Major Outcomes

  • The Program is inaugurated with a view to uplifting the livelihoods of the hardcore poor women and their dependents through promoting diversified Income Generating Activities and enhancing the capacity in the relevant fields