National Womens Development Academy I

THE NWDA, LOCATED IN DACCA, PROVIDES SKILLS FOR WOMEN LEADERS WHO, IN TURN, WILL MOTIVATE AND TRAIN RURAL WOMEN TO HELP THEM BECOME ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) EXPANDING NWDA WITH AN UPDATED TEACHING FACILITY TO INCLUDE CORE COURSES, VOCATIONAL COURSES, HANDICRAFT COURSES, AND TRAINED STAFF. GRADUATES WILL MOTIVATE AND TEACH OTHER WOMEN. (2)IMPROVING/EXPANDING THE VOCATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER, A CLEARINGHOUSE RUN BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN TO PROVIDE JOB INFORMATION, MAKE APPOINTMENTS, AND SURVEY JOB MARKET. (3) EXPANDING THE NWDA SHOWROOM TO DISPLAY PRODUCTS MADE BY WOMEN. (4) IMPROVING THE CAPABILITY OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION UNITS TO PREPARE AND PUBLISH PAPERS. THE BDG WOMEN"S AFFAIRS DIVISION (WAD), WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTEGRATING BANGLADESHI WOMEN INTO THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION, WILL PLAN AND EXECUTE THIS PROJECT. WAD WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TWO OTHER IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES -- THE WOMEN"S REHABILITATION AND WELFARE FOUNDATION AND THE NATIONAL WOMEN"S ORGANIZATION (NWO). NWDA IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY NWO, A QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION OF WAD. PROJECT SHOULD HELP FIND MORE JOBS FOR WOMEN AND PROVIDE MORE DATA ON MARKET TRENDS. AID SUPPORTS NWDA EQUIPMENT, WORKSHOPS, SHOWROOM DISPLAYS, JOB SURVEYS, MARKETING DATA COLLECTION, VOCATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER, ACADEMY STAFF, TEACHER SALARIES (NONE OF WHOM ARE BDG EMPLOYEES), STIPENDS AND TRAVEL FOR WOMEN SELECTED TO ATTEND NWDA, CONSULTING SERVICES, TRAINEES IN THIRD COUNTRIES. BDG"S FUNDING, 65% OF PROJECT COSTS, WILL PROVIDE ACADEMY WITH FURNISHINGS, PAY FOR OPERATING NWDA AND FOR EVALUATIVE STUDIES AND PRINTING COSTS. BDG ALSO FURNISHES 58 UNION CENTERS INCLUDING EQUIPMENT, SALARIES, FIELD WORKERS, STAFF.