Goals/Objectives of Project:
Specific Objectives:
a) To strengthen capacities, focusing to quality RMG products & marketing skills of targeted adolescent girls about their current situations, informal RMG sector and their role in secured jobs;
b) To increase access to home based RMG related provision to job and health facilities at household level of the selected adolescent girls;
c) To facilitate in promoting local market chain increase access to information among primary and secondary stakeholders through documentation and dissemination.
Major Activities:
Base line survey;
Formation of livelihood sewing group;
Organize livelihood skill training program;
Purchase of sewing machine & equipment;
Distribution of sewing machine;
Organize monthly group meeting on issue based discussion;
Monthly staff meeting and
District coordination meeting.
Major Outcomes/Results:
a) 100% of the target adolescent girls are skilled and capable enough to lead better life with secured income and improved health.
b) 100% children of the selected households of the adolescent girls are going regularly to schools and their health status is gradually improving because of better hygiene practices;
c) Local market chain is established for marketing the products of produces by the targeted adolescent girls.
Major Challenges:
a) At first, most of the family members of adolescent girls in the selected area did not seem to be cooperative. They were not willing to provide their personal information for survey.
b) There was a huge pressure from local Govt. representatives and leaders to select beneficiaries.
c) Due to fund constrains, SPACE distributed only 29 sewing machines to 29 beneficiaries out of 200 beneficiaries in this duration.
Conclusion:
In spite of dearth of resources and fund constrains, SPACE tries to maintain an effective balance at the output level this year. SPACE is grateful for the financial support provided by its development partner and hopes to carry on their amplified ropes in progress near future.
