Gender Awareness & Action for Grassroots Entrepreneurs in Chittagong (GAAGE)
Supported by
Gender Fund, Canadian International Development Agency - CIDA
Goal
The overall goal of the project is to develop linkage and cooperation among EDFC PNGOs to collectively address gender and enterprise issues.
Objectives
Identify gender-related problems of women micro entrepreneurs and undertake measures to solve those problems.
Enhance capacity of EDFC PNGOs to promote consciousness of gender issues
Ensure gender friendly working environment both in organization, community and beneficiary level.
Duration
April 2004 to June 2006
Location
Greater Chittagong ( Chittagong , Cox'sBazar, Chittagong Hill Tract)
Target group
Direct: 500 female micro-entrepreneurs (25 from of each of the 20 PNGOs)
Indirect: Mass people will also be indirectly benefited as they will receive awareness through publications
Major activities
- Gender Training for ED's/CE's
- Product Development Training
- Micro Women-Entrepreneurship Mela / Product Fair
- Develop Gender Policy
Conclusion
We have already sensitized 20 PGNOs in Chittagong district on gender and enterprise. EDFC already established a Micro enterprise development network by EDFC fair and other women and enterprise development activities. In future YPSA will work about 40 PNGOs in different dimension like gender, women empowerment, and integrated gender education.
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