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Nari Maitree Working for Women’s Well-being

by Fedai Mawla
March 8 wm the into motional Womens Day Thia year one could aimoat feel the presence of the Women a Day because of different programmes and apaganda carried out bv 'rent groups One such organisation la Nari Maltree (Unity among women) Nari Maltree started Its arork In 1983 at Goran area of Dhaka The Initiative was taken by some local residents to establish an organisation which will work for the welfare of women particularly living in shims in the locality With that Intention. Nart Maltree came Into being and got registered with the Women • Directorate tn 1984 Nart Maltree works particularly tn the locality of Goran (Municipal ward No M Ms Shaheen Akhter Dolly is the Director and member secretary of a nine — members executive committee and looks after the administration of the Organisation
The main programmes of Nari Maltree include MCH, family planning, slums family development, skill training housekeeper training, group saving etc The organisation spend almost 80 per cent Its total budgel on health pro grammes
MCH and family planning together are one of the major programmes It Is mainly for slum dwellers who arc scat tered around the locality The clinic la situated on the ground floor or the building There are 16 primary health visitors and 16 TUA besides one qualified doctor Each patient I* regls tered with a fee of Taka two There are fact lit lea for neo na tai and poet natal care Immu
niaatton etc. At Ornes. THAs at tend patients during child birth. The organisation also supplies medicine for which they charge half of the market price The organisation pro vides vit A capsules to prevent blindness among children. Health education Is also pro vided and the organisation gives assistance in purifying water
General treatment Is also carried ouL The clinic Is open six days a week Every Tuesday the medical team moves to Dhakhln^, Demra where they run a similar clinic In a house provided by a wealthy gentle man They call it 'satellite clink The organisation owns a three wheeler which In ^mey ncy serves as an ambu
Slums family development ’■ an effort to improve the condition of slum dwellers of the locality There are In fact a number of slums In an around
Ooran. The organization ar ranges education for slum children The organization has C skill training programme* poor women so that they can earn something of their own Women mainly learn embroidery. sewing. doll making, flower making boutique print Ing etc. Each course runs for three months. So far about 500 women got training form the organization.
Housekeeper training is an opportunity lor poor women to get employment Previously. the organization used to pro cure m>n»n and train them on different household affair* first aid etc which are needed tn day to day housekeeping Nowadays different organize Won* send vonen for training These women are generally provided with employment In houae of working women. Be fore that a bank account Is opened for each Individual and their names are recorded with the local police station After saving a good >amount of
money these women invest their money somewhere else which adds to their earning
Besides. Nari Maltree has got sixteen saving groups In the locality Each saving group ha* fine to 10 female mem ber* The organization give* group formation training and help* in forming groups
Nari Maltree has got a lai lortng shop which is an In come generating source It take* order from local people and In the process generates fund. Women also get training in this tailoring shop.
Nari Maltree with four other organizations rented a shop named "SrijonT on Kamal Ataturk Road to display and sell their own products
It Is evident that there is a substantial financial Involve ment Nari Maltree has got different donors for different programmes - like Bangladesh Population and Health Consortium provides funds for MCH, South Asian Party and Te Royal Danish Embassy for slum development, the Netherlands Embassy for education of the slum children while Bangladesh Association for Community Education provides, assistance for group formation training
Nari Maltree wants to work for adolescent girls tn future. There is also suggestion from the local people to have a de livery unit as there is no facility nearby Nari Mattree also arranges meetings with the focal people several times a year to discuss various problems and future programmes
With a small beginning Nari Maltree promises to come out of local barriers and work for the uphftmenl of greater number of women