Purnima's life took a transformative turn when she discovered her passion for tailoring.

Inspired, Nazma started small. “I took a loan of BDT. 5,000. with the help of the Shomity, I started poultry rearing.

A 9-year-old young girl, Jannat, lives in Ershadnagar slum in Tongi. She attends class four in the Tongi Children Education Program (TCEP)

Today, Priyanka's shop is a huge success, and she is an inspiration to many women who want to start their businesses.

Cooperative Shomity, a form of mutual aid society, has been an integral part of the social fabric of Bangladesh for decades. These...

Innumerable girls in the slum area in Dhaka city are struggling to achieve self-reliance. There is a girl named Suchona Akter who has a...

Selina Khatun was born into a needy family. Due to poverty, her family married her off early. She was experiencing hard times after...

Asma Begum was born into an impoverished family in Pachar village under the Union of Sahnati, Gauripur Upazila of Mymensingh district....

Tara Banu Begum, a 48-year-old woman, had a dream that she would become self-reliant through her efforts by getting educated. Her biggest...

"I regret to be born as a woman in a poor family. It is a curse because poor parents do not want to educate their girl child," said Rina...