Care in the village

Pianka is almost 20 and has a disorder that prevents her from speaking. Although she can read and write and communicate with her family through sign language, her community has shunned her. She has not been able to find any employment, and her family worries how she will look after herself in the future.

Her parents heard that Symbiosis had helped other disadvantaged people and together they talked with Symbiosis staff about what could be done. She decided to take up a sewing course with Symbiosis and successfully completed the course. Since then she has been able to begin a small business in her parents’ home, making clothes and now is able to not only support herself but contribute to the family’s income. Her parents are proud of her achievements and particularly have peace of mind that she will be able to care for herself in the future.

Symbiosis International has found that many of society’s rejected people simply want to be accepted and be part of normal family life. They have found that by giving some basic training, such as Pianka’s sewing training, the rejected person not only begins to earn income for their family but they also gain respect within society and many of the barriers that they previously encountered are broken down.

Symbiosis International is presently offering training in hairdressing; sewing; embroidery; readymade garments machine operation and small scale fish farming. In the future it is planned to offer courses in basic motor mechanics, fish food production and organic vegetable cultivation.

Unskilled & Ignored by Society

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Empowering the poor of Bangladesh
Symbiosis Bangladesh was established in 1995 and is now serving the nation’s poor and disempowered people through 23 separate projects in 9 districts of the country.
The programs offered include Integrated Rural Development Projects, Arsenic Mitigation, Eye Camps, Dental Camps, Eye Disease Prevention, Technical Skill Training, Social Justice and Gender Equality and Marginalized Community Empowerment.
Through the rural integrated programs it has become apparent that basic services and training need to be delivered where the people live. Training such as sewing is conducted near the established groups. These training courses are only conducted  at the instigation of the beneficiaries.

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