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AUSTRALIAN MARIST
CENTRE FOR OVERSEAS
AID |
Human Development Program
(HDP)
Bangladesh
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 Bangladesh
is an over populated country and the population density is the highest
in the world. Most of the people here are poor and a great portion of
the live below the poverty line. Sakhipur is one of the poverty
stricken areas under Tangail district. A good number of people of
differnet ethinic minorities live in this area. But the overall
economic condition of those two types of people is dismal. The poorer
section of people along with the ethnic minorities face acute financial
hardship in their day to day lives. They can hardly afford to maintain
their families. Most of the people depend on agriculture for their
livelihood particularly the poor due to lack of education, employment
oppurtunities and skills.
The youths remain unemployed for a
longer period of time. Sometimes while unemployed they become involved
in crime and unruly activities. On the other hand, some youths migrate
to nearby towns and urban areas in search of employment. The rate of
unemployment has been increasing gradually. Acquiring technical skills
through training can minimise the unemployment crisis of the youth.
The vocational technical program is an effective way that can reduce
the unemployment problems of the country. Unfortunately there is
limited opportunity and scope to get skills training in rural areas.
 
The
vocational technical training is an effective way to enhance knowledge
and skill in particular trades. This training is very effective for
the unemployed youths, but due to lack of institutional arrangements
and support of participants they hardly get the oppurtunities and to
recieve such training.
Given the situation, HDP has been
trying to utilize the youths of rural communities in productive ways.
It envisages that vocational training will enhance their knowledge and
skill that can turn them into a skilled workforce to contrubute for
development of the nation. This project is aimed to impart vocational
training to the youths of poor and ethnic communities to make them a
skilled workforce.
HDP is aware that the empowerment of youth
(boys and girls) is a necessary precondition for sustainble
socio-economic development. HDP is also aware that only assisting young
men and women will not resolve the problems of a vulnerable family,
rather other household members should participate in the process to
overcome the situation to ensure household security in a sustainable
manner.
The vocational training skills will create job
opportunities for young men and women, which will create self and
institutional employment and income generation for rural families.
These youths can participate in the socio economic development of the
country, mobilising resources in rural development to create eco
friendly environment producing of bio resources.
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 Key
objectives
- To
organise youth groups and motivate them to assist community development.
- To
provide vocational skills training on sewing and general electrics to
the unemployed boys and girls of poor families.
- To
create job oppurtunities for young men and women.
- To
create self and institutional employment and income generation for
rural families.
- To
upgrade the socio economic development process for the youth of rural
regions.
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