1. BANGLADESH– Mymensingh
Paribartan
NGO SERAC-Bangladesh
UN Millenium Goal for
Development n° 1,3 & 7
Project’s activities
The NGO SERAC-Bangladesh
1. provides sustainable solutions for the development of
disadvantaged people (particularly women and children)
2. fight against discrimination and social injustice
3. helps the establishment of constitutional rights such as
access to health, legal protection and other social protections
Benefits of the project
Vocational training; income generating activity; recycling;
sustainable development
HUMAN PROJECT: CHANGING LIFESTYLES OF DISAVANTAGED WOMEN THROUGH
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
The NGO SERAC-Bangladesh was established in 1991. The structure is managed by 33
employees and 52 volunteers which work with an aim to promote the socio economic and
cultural status of the rural poor and vulnerable people, emphasizing the women and children
through capacity building,capital formation and imparting felt need based problem solving
programs by adopting modern scientific technologies.
The "Paribartan" project aims to reduce inequality and poverty by training 50 women in the
production of recycled goods and their sale (old papers, pens, used rags, plastic, cloth
waste ...) "Paribartan" is a reinvestment of an existing project previously funded by the
UNHABITAT Youth Fund. The activities of the project were purely practical and local resource
based as the target people were selected from the most vulnerable stage of urban slum
youth aging between 18 and 35 who are surviving hardcore poverty and unemployment
crisis and located in Mymensingh district of Dhaka division of Bangladesh. After a 11 month
project 50 young poor women learned to make envelopes with recycled papers, crafts like
diaries, notebooks, photo frames, flowers and show pieces.
Number of beneficiaries expected
Thanks to the expertise of this pilot project led by the NGO and the Earthtalent grant, SERAC-
Bangladesh can extend the initiative towards the next stage of empowerment of 50
disadvantaged slum living young women by organizing business entities and trade spaces for
them.
Tomorrow
• SERAC-Bangladesh will engaged motivated local volunteers to coordinate the
beneficiaries about the positive impact of the project.
• The training module will be developed depending on the market demand of the
goods to be produced by the partcipants.

2. • There will be one trainer to train the target groups up and the team will help the
beneficiaries learn the process of production. During training period SERAC-
Bangladesh will develop a relationship between the trainees and loan givers so as
they could raise enterprises.
• In order to sustain the achievements of the project, after completion of this period
SERAC-Bangladesh will continue the training course in different urban slums and for
that the revolving interest free loan will be support in furthering the intiative to more
slum women.
HUMAN ZOOM
The project holder:Mohammad FARIDUL ISLAM BHUYAN, Sr.
Executive- Accounts & Administration, SDV Bangladesh.
Mohammad is the project holder and the Earthtalent Ambassador in
Bangladesh. Sr. Executive- Accounts & Administration, SDV Bangladesh,
Mohammad is a volunteer for SERAC – Bangladesh and participate in
motivational training programs for the NGO. Mohammad has always
dreamed of doing something to fight against poverty in Bangladesh and
declares” When I became aware of the Earth talent call for projects, I
saw the opportunity to change my dream into reality".
NGO’s members
Mr. Shaikat is the Executive
Director of
SERAC-Bangladesh and his
solidarity commitment is
impressive. He designed a
unique project named
Economic Development of
Disadvantaged Slum Youth
(EDDSY) which was selected
by the United Nations Human
Settlement Programme
(UNHABITAT) in 2010. This is
today the “Paribartan” project. To conduct the project, 4 regular management people,
including a project coordinator, a Project Officer, a Trainer and a Business Associate will be
dedicated to “Paribartan”.
5 more volunteers will be supporting the project activities and shall work closely with the
management team.Further, the Executive Director or his competent representative shall
work closely as an advisor to the team to make this project a success.