Women In Digital COVID-19 Relief
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Poor families across Bangladesh are being hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis, as many parents are losing their jobs. The pandemic continues to spread in a country where even washing hands to avoid contamination is a luxury and food is already scarce.
Only 15% of Bangladeshi workers earn more than $6 a day. The economic shutdown sparked by COVID-19 threatens millions of livelihoods in the country imminently.
But there are reasons for optimism, too.
On March 26th, when the government called for a country-wide lockdown, 10 million rickshaw drivers, day laborers, factory workers, maids and others raced to get home. The resilience of this country is seen in the eerily empty and quiet Dhaka streets, never before seen.
To help the underprivileged communities, Women in Digital, a tech social venture, has been providing food since the country went into isolation through their initiative ‘Food for All’. They have served 1347 families up until now. Most have been provided with 1 month's worth of food.
Now they will provide long-term support to those in need. The next initiative will provide tailoring machines to 20 families and will provide free training as well. The target budget is $3000. After the training, there are hopes that they can work as a freelancer tailor and collect funds through E-Commerce. This is the first phase for At-Home Tailor mobile application being developed by Women In Digital to help those sell their services.
Proceeds will go to select underprivileged families in the rural areas of Bangladesh. Through this GoFundMe, your donations will provide more than just food to these families. It will provide a livelihood.
We appreciate any and all donations!
Only 15% of Bangladeshi workers earn more than $6 a day. The economic shutdown sparked by COVID-19 threatens millions of livelihoods in the country imminently.
But there are reasons for optimism, too.
On March 26th, when the government called for a country-wide lockdown, 10 million rickshaw drivers, day laborers, factory workers, maids and others raced to get home. The resilience of this country is seen in the eerily empty and quiet Dhaka streets, never before seen.
To help the underprivileged communities, Women in Digital, a tech social venture, has been providing food since the country went into isolation through their initiative ‘Food for All’. They have served 1347 families up until now. Most have been provided with 1 month's worth of food.
Now they will provide long-term support to those in need. The next initiative will provide tailoring machines to 20 families and will provide free training as well. The target budget is $3000. After the training, there are hopes that they can work as a freelancer tailor and collect funds through E-Commerce. This is the first phase for At-Home Tailor mobile application being developed by Women In Digital to help those sell their services.
Proceeds will go to select underprivileged families in the rural areas of Bangladesh. Through this GoFundMe, your donations will provide more than just food to these families. It will provide a livelihood.
We appreciate any and all donations!
Organizer
Nafisa Islam
Organizer
Somerset, NJ
