On 𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗦 organized an 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗜𝗚𝗔) 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for members of the 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 (𝗪𝗦𝗛𝗚) 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶, 𝗦𝗵𝘆𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿, 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗸𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮. The training aimed to equip local women with eco-friendly agricultural skills that improve 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.

The session was conducted under the 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘) 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 with support from 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳. A total of 𝟮𝟵 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗦𝗛𝗚 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 participated in the training, learning how organic fertilizer production can transform household waste into a valuable resource.

The training was facilitated by 𝗠𝗱. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 (𝗦𝗵𝘆𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿) and 𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘀, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗦. The session was coordinated by Mst. Shamim (Project Officer) with support from community mobilizers Abdur Rahim and Nasrin Akter.

Participants gained practical knowledge on 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀. The training also emphasized the importance of 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

By turning organic waste into “𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱,” these women are taking meaningful steps toward 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 in their communities.