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[a case study of a young entrepreneur in Bangladesh - Moderator]
In support to Hemanta's inputs, I am attaching an example:
Shamima Rhaman Sayla is the Executive Member of the Dhaka City Committee of
the National Federation of Youth Organisations in Bangladesh. She represent
'Uddogy Handicrafts " a youth organization in the federation. She is a
very active youth worker and received the National Youth Award 2001.
Ms. Sayla lost her father at childhood and she grew up under the care of
her elder brothers. She was forced to get married when she was a school
student. She had tremendous interest to study. But she could not get any
cooperation from her brothers or from her father-in law's house. In spite
of
this she passed the H.S.C. examination with a great struggle. While she was
admitted into a B.A program, her husband and her father-in-law demanded a
huge
dowry from her brothers. But her brothers had no ability to fulfil that
demand.
Later she decided that would establish herself at any cost. She saw her
mother's handwork at her early age. She liked it. She chose this effort
as shelter of her establishment. She motivate some young women to start an
organization run by themselves and took training in Block and Boutique
Printing in 1997. Later on she got embroidery training from the local youth
training center of the Department of Social Services.
After getting the training, she started a project named "Uddogi
Handicrafts" in 1997 for the purpose of utilizing her acquired knowledge
from the training. The initial capital of her project was one old sewing
machine donated by her mother worthy of taka 1200/- (US$ 20) only. She was
managed to get a loan of taka 25,000/- from the Education Department with
the help of
the Federation (NFYOB). She started to supply her products at the local
market. In
a short time she become popular and created a good reputation.
Seeing her success and reputation her relatives lent a good amount of money
to her to run the project. Thus, Saila gradually expanded her project. Some
local elite donated her 2 sewing machines and 2 ceiling fans. On the
expansion of her project the "Uddogi Handicrafts" its present capital
stands to taka 8,00,000/- (US$ 16,000/-). She is earning Taka 15 thousands
(US$ 300) per month.
Sayla has become successful now. She is well reputed in the society as a
self-employed young woman. She is giving training to other unemployed youth
and motivates them to start their own income generating projects. Her
husband is
now working under her project.
In recognition of her outstanding contribution towards the community and
her success, she was awarded the National Youth Award 2001 and Commonwealth
Youth Award in 2002.
Report by
Dulal Biswas
Secretary General
National Federation of Youth Organisations in Bangladesh
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At 10:33 AM 1/21/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Catherine Kamping,
>
>ENTREPRENEURS ARE TRAINED!
>
>We should try to train our Youths who Lack Dream or
>Zeal. Everyone cannot dream. Only they can dream who
>are hungry. Hunger doesnot necessarily mean only Food.
>It is food for thought. My birth took place in a small
>hut. I got my education in Government School. I
>completed my engineering from Bangalore University. I
>Left the decent job I got at Hindustan Machine Tools,
>Kashmir in 1984. I Joined Indian Institute of Science
>to do Academic Research in Rocket Engines! Alas!
>Exploded ! I ditched the academic research!
>
>I became a entrepreneur. I started a First and Only
>One Computer Education Centre in 1988 in Uttara Kannda
>District. My finances came from the people. No
>infrastructure - Government nor Financial Institutions
>supported me. But I multiplied Information Technology
>Professionals who are scattered in several parts of
>the Globe. I took I.T. Education to 9 Goverment
>Schools. Now around 2300 students have access to
>Computer in remote place like Uttara Kannada District
>of Karnataka in India.
>
>For this projct too I didn't get good finance. Money
>spoils the dream to be achieved. I got out from all
>this. But enterpreneur cannot die so easily in me.
>That is why I say " TRAIN! TRAIN! TRAIN the Youth" to
>empower them in all respect to achieve prospect of
>oneself, society and globe as a whole. Not divided by
>narrow vision of NATION.
>
>Hemanta R Naik
>KIDS TRUST, BANGALORE, INDIA.
><hemanta_naik@yahoo.com>
>*************************
>
>Dear Friends
>
>The goal is to provide opportunities that allow young people to "get their
>feet wet" in entrepreneurial efforts. This doesn't mean throwing them
into
>youth-run businesses -- asking an average 16-year-old to start and run a
>business is unreasonable.
>
>We should be setting up opportunities that are run by adults and staffed
by
>youth. The emphasis should be as much on job training as on revenue
>generation. The ideas for these jobs should be based on youth interest
and
>input. They should be planned so that youth can have increasing levels of
>expertise and responsibility.
>
>MAH
>*************************************
>>From the electronic desk of Mike Hill
>Executive Director, Shaw EcoVillage
>sev.mikehill@verizon.net
>www.shawecovillage.com
>************************
>
>Dear Catherine,
>
>An entreprenuer is born and can never be made. If they
>can be made , then try to be like BILL GATES if you
>can.
>
>Thanks
>
>Teddy Nyasulu
>Zambia
><teddmapye@yahoo.com>
>***********************
>
>
>
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