[a case study of a young entrepreneur in Bangladesh - YES List Moderator]
In support of Hemanta's input of January 21, 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
<nfyob@bijoy.net>
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From: Dulal Biswas <nfyob@bijoy.net><br>
Subject: Re: ARE ENTREPRENEURS BORN OR MADE?<br>
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[a case study of a young entrepreneur in Bangladesh - YES List
Moderator]<br>
<br>
In support of Hemanta's input of January 21, I am attaching an
example:<br>
<br>
Shamima Rhaman Sayla is the Executive Member of the Dhaka City Committee
of<br>
the National Federation of Youth Organisations in Bangladesh. She
represent<br>
'Uddogy Handicrafts " a youth organization in the federation.
She is a<br>
very active youth worker and received the National Youth Award 2001.<br>
<br>
Ms. Sayla lost her father at childhood and she grew up under the care
of<br>
her elder brothers. She was forced to get married when she was a
school<br>
student. She had tremendous interest to study. But she could not get
any<br>
cooperation from her brothers or from her father-in law's house. In
spite<br>
of<br>
this she passed the H.S.C. examination with a great struggle. While she
was<br>
admitted into a B.A program, her husband and her father-in-law demanded
a<br>
huge<br>
dowry from her brothers. But her brothers had no ability to fulfil
that<br>
demand.<br>
Later she decided that would establish herself at any cost. She saw
her<br>
mother's handwork at her early age. She liked it. She chose this
effort<br>
as shelter of her establishment. She motivate some young women to
start an<br>
organization run by themselves and took training in Block and Boutique<br>
Printing in 1997. Later on she got embroidery training from the local
youth<br>
training center of the Department of Social Services.<br>
<br>
After getting the training, she started a project named "Uddogi<br>
Handicrafts" in 1997 for the purpose of utilizing her acquired
knowledge<br>
from the training. The initial capital of her project was one old
sewing<br>
machine donated by her mother worthy of taka 1200/- (US$ 20) only. She
was<br>
managed to get a loan of taka 25,000/- from the Education Department
with<br>
the help of<br>
the Federation (NFYOB). She started to supply her products at the
local<br>
market. In<br>
a short time she become popular and created a good reputation.<br>
<br>
Seeing her success and reputation her relatives lent a good amount of
money<br>
to her to run the project. Thus, Saila gradually expanded her project.
Some<br>
local elite donated her 2 sewing machines and 2 ceiling fans. On the<br>
expansion of her project the "Uddogi Handicrafts" its present
capital<br>
stands to taka 8,00,000/- (US$ 16,000/-). She is earning Taka 15
thousands<br>
(US$ 300) per month.<br>
<br>
Sayla has become successful now. She is well reputed in the society as
a<br>
self-employed young woman. She is giving training to other unemployed
youth<br>
and motivates them to start their own income generating projects. Her<br>
husband is now working under her project.<br>
<br>
In recognition of her outstanding contribution towards the community
and<br>
her success, she was awarded the National Youth Award 2001 and
Commonwealth<br>
Youth Award in 2002.<br>
<br>
Report by<br>
<br>
Dulal Biswas<br>
Secretary General<br>
National Federation of Youth Organisations in Bangladesh<br>
<nfyob@bijoy.net><br>
<br>
[To read Hemanta's posting go to the archive,<br>
http://www.edc.org/hypermail/yes/0219.html]<br>
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