Sunday 15 August 2010

AARONG: Crafting Hopes, Weaving Dreams


Since 1978,from when Aarong has started its journey it has supported thousands of people to earn their livelihood through their talent among them 85 percent are women.Through their 647 sub-production centres, Aarong has developed a platform for the underprivileged artisans across more than 2000 villages of Bangladesh, where they can utilize their indigenous skills to earn a living.Such as Tangaile,Noroshingdi,Manikgonj,Narayengonj and like this a lot of village women are working in Aarong,who are working with dignity.Rural people who doesn't have any hope, Aarong is giving them shelter.
Today, holding steadfast to its original mission, Aarong supports the lives and livelihoods of some thirty seven thousand rural artisans and handicraft producers. Women like Shondhya make up almost half of its producer base - that’s more than seventeen thousand disadvantaged women who have been offered a way out of destitution and degradation where before they had none. And since every single woman who works in Aarong-owned production facilities is also a beneficiary of BRAC's multifaceted development programmes, the benefits that they receive extend well beyond simply the wages they earn for their products

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