Vulnerable Kompesh becomes as JG member

Iddris Ali Kompesh (62) F/N Late Anor Ali Mondol of Megha village under cluster 12 became a member of JG by using the one time vulnerable grant successfully.  

Kompesh, a 62 years old man, lives in Megha village of Digpyth union under Jamalpur sadar Upazila. He had been a day labor for a large part of his life. Even at this age, e has sell labor for his living. Being old, everyday it is getting more difficult for him to earn his livelihood this way. Often people seem reluctant to hire an old worker as him.  According to Kompesh, ``now I am aged enough and have declining working capacity; but ......

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'Rowshan-Ara': Vulnerable to JG- member 

Rowshan-Ara was very upset when she failed to meet the conditions to be a member of JG group. Now, she has overcome the situation and became an active member of Jibikayan Group- 4. Rowshan-Ara, 45 years old woman, is the inhabitant of Palashgachhi village under Palashbari Upazilla, Gaibandha District. The village is 1 km away from the Upazilla HQ along the Rangpur Road.  

27 years ago, at the age of 18, ‘Rowshan Ara’ was married to an adjacent village called Jaiturbala. After 2 years of her marriage, she gave birth to a daughter. Her husband was a farmer and they had a happy married life. All of a sudden, after 4 years of marriage, .........

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Fazal Uddin in front of his house

Poor housewife Bondana beats poverty 

Like many Bangladeshi girls, Bondana Rani was a meek and shy girl. A resident of Purbakeshali village in Kamarpara union of Sadullahpur upazilla in Gaibandha district, Bondana was married off with a grocer one day 10 years ago. Things went well for Bondana for the first few months. There was no trouble in their paradise. Then Bodana realised that her husband was having trouble in running his shop. He had long been ........

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Bondana now is happy . Now she has a savings of about Tk. 5,000 and dreams of having her name listed as young women enterpreneurs

Poor has access to safe drinking water

Moriam Bewa is a poor woman lives in the village Narkeli under Kendua Union of Jamalpur Sadar Upazila where SIPP works. Husband Akbar Ali is a day laborer and works for landed elites. Moriam and Akbar have two sons of working age. They also work as day laborer. Generally ........

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A group of beneficiaries standing (Moriom standing behind, left)

Proper campaign can break all barries and taboos

Nanda Rani Das, the only child of a fisher household was not immunized until her age of 10 months. After taking up immunization, children usually suffer from fever and diarrhoea and that caused for delaying immunization said her mother, Maneka Nama Das. However, the child came under immunization at her 11 months of age and ..........

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The legal clinic service of SIPP has changed Shahana's life

A smile of satisfaction spreads over the faces. “The Social Assistance Program (SAP) legal clinic has changed my life” Shahana Begam (wife of Abu Sayed) said, with high satisfaction. She is the member of hardcore poor group Togor of Paschim Surjanogor village of Bokshigonj........

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The legal action against DOWRY positive results of advocacy sessions

Upazilla under Jamalpur district. She is enlisted in the hard core poor families and attends the monthly advocacy session regularly. She has a five members' family. Her husband is a day laborer and often remains unemployed. So his family sometime spends their days fasting........

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