Small industries are an important way of providing employment for the poor and ready-made items for the local market. Fifteen small factories are currently operating employing 6 to 25 women each to produce: Soap for washing, ready-to-wear clothing, tailoring, quilt and mattress making during the summer for use in the cold winter months, snacks, mosquito nets used to cover beds and protect family members from Malaria (which is wide-spread), small leather goods, chalk used in schools, embroidery and paintings for decoration, and sanitary latrines for health.

Women choosing to work in one of these fields are trained for that particular industry and work either at the Bangla Trade Center in Netrokona or one of the outlying centers in Dhunot. Goods made in program-operated factories have full-marketing services for their products.


Donation Needed:

Individual skills training for 6 months                                         $65.00