At just 28 years old, Mst. Anju Ara has faced more challenges than many endure in a lifetime. Her story is one of courage, and transformation.

Amena's life took a devastating turn when she endured unimaginable violence at the hands of her husband. The abuse left her permanently blind in one eye and caused the loss of her unborn child. Four years ago, she fled her abusive household with her two children and sought refuge at her mother’s home. Through SWAPNO II, Amena began working on maintaining roads and public structures in her community. This opportunity brought steady income and introduced her to training programs that taught her how to save money, manage small businesses,

Deepali Rani Mandal transformed her struggles into strength, showing that with the right opportunities, women can rise above adversity and inspire change.

From a struggling single mother to a thriving entrepreneur, Sheuli's journey is a powerful testament to how resilience and support can transform lives and uplift entire communities.

Champa Begum, originating from Kurigram’s Gopalpur, a successful tea stall owner and a mother of two daughters, tells a very different story when she talks of her past...

It is perhaps impossible to imagine what goes through a mother when poverty drives her to put her children in an orphanage to ensure food for them. But that’s....

Thirteen years back, 38-year-oldIrani from Jamalpur had no other choice but to divorce her addicted husband. She was left alone with the responsibility of her threechildren...

Health risks are generally regarded by rural distressed women as the most costly risks...

Twenty-eight-year-old Muslima Akter left her job in Dhaka two years ago to tend to her ailing mother at Bharashimia under Satkhira’s Kaliganj Upazila. She was a...

Eight months back, Momota Begum went to a local MFS agent to encash her savings after fifteen months of employment at the SWAPNO project....

38-year-old Swapna from Kanchipara, Gaibandhapossess multiple identities- skilled seamstress, President of a women-ledCooperative, owner of a Vermicompost ...

Rashida (35) lost her desire to live when her husband disowned her for good. She fell in deep trouble as she had nothing but three children’s responsibilities....

Burdened with a disabled husband and two children, Saleha’s life had always been in despair. Being the sole breadwinner, she could hardly meet her family’s needs. But

Just two years back, Asha Akhter was struggling hard to make ends meet. But now, she is the only successful woman...

For Anowara Begum, the last five years were a roller-coaster ride. Being left behind with two daughters as her husband decided...

Twenty-eight-year-old Muslima Akter left her job in Dhaka two years ago to tend to her ailing mother at Bharashimla under...

Asiron was only 17 years old when she got married and eventually became mother of three children. Coming from a poverty...

What comes to our mind when we think of a meat-seller? Yes, a man cutting, packaging and selling meat to people. But what if...

Shiuly Begum (38), hails from Kanchipara union of Fulchari Upazila of Gaibandha district, joins SWAPNO this year with a dream to...

Three years back, when Rashida Khatun’s (35) husband disowned her for good and left her with three children...

Whenever any pandemic or natural disaster occurs, people especially rural poor women suffer the most. Shahina Khatun, one of the...

The SWAPNO project stands committed not only to providing an episode of employment for extreme poor women during project...

It takes three hours by an engine boat, crossing the mighty Brahmaputra River, to reach Afsana’s small hut in a remote village...

Swapna Rani, born in a poverty-stricken family, was married off at the age of twelve, unprepared for marriage and the difficult...

Public Works (PWs) programmes are implemented by the government or aid-agencies to create short term employment for...

The Government safety net programme, SWAPNO, entered a partnership with EcoFab, a sister concern of the Viyellatex Group...

Anowara lives on a pristine island in rural Bangladesh, 360km from the capital Dhaka, surrounded by the Dudhkumar (the Milk River)

Jamila’s life was literally shattered by the strokes of poverty, river erosion and disease. After marriage she started her new...

It was lean period, starvation was rampant. All edible leaf, vegetables and roots in the village exhausted. Bakron’s family went....