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Self-confidence, hard work and proper farming technology are keys to success
Rampal Upazila in the Bagerhat district is known as one of the major shrimp-producing upazilas in Bangladesh. One of the villages with the most potential in this upazila is Khejurmohol. Because it is located in a semi-saline zone, the area is well-suited for shrimp production.
Biddut Dhali is an Inspiration to other Farmers
Biddut Dhali is a prawn farmer from Sabokhali Village, Chitalmari Upazila, Bagerhat District, who has been farming prawns for the past eight years. He is a member of a marginalized farming family and always dreamed of obtaining a government job. After receiving a Diploma Degree in Agriculture in 2012, he sought any type of job […]
Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the CLEAR II Project
Every day, instead of going to school, millions of children perform difficult, dangerous work. Worldwide, 152 million children are engaged in child labor, 73 million in hazardous work – nearly half of these children are between the ages of 5 and 11. Because child labor interferes with schooling, it traps children in a cycle of […]
Bongpheak Learning Action Brief
Bongpheak is an online employment service developed by the Open Institute (OI) in partnership with the USAID Cambodia Countering Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) program implemented by Winrock International. The web site helps low skilled and unskilled populations easily and safely connect to employment opportunities within Cambodia. The system was developed to improve low skilled workers’ […]
Student Unlocks Potential with Mushroom Short Course
Even with a job as an extension worker, Nelson Lulanga could not financially support his large family. Being the only employed child in a family of eight children, the salary was never enough to care for his grandmother, support his younger siblings with school tuition, food and basic needs. He could barely make the ends […]
Mushroom Production Short Course Helps a Young Woman Realize her Dreams
Qualified Adolescent Young Girls and Women (AYGW) and vulnerable young men in Malawi face many barriers to access Higher Education (HE) and safe employment. A country with one of the fastest growing populations and one of the youngest age structures in the world, where 45% of the 19.1 million total population is under 15 years […]
Rapid Market Assessment on Impact of COVID-19 on Private Sector Partners and Farmers
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Nepal issued a strict preemptive nationwide lockdown to protect its citizens against the virus, which halted public movement, closed non-essential businesses, and drastically reduced economic activities throughout the country. The Feed the Future Knowledge-Based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture in Nepal (KISAN) II project conducted a rapid market […]
Situational Assessment of Labor Migrants in Asia: Needs and Knowledge During COVID-19
Between the months of February and March 2020, more than 200,000 labor migrants returned to Bangladesh as the Covid-19 pandemic caused mass business and industry closures in destination countries such as Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.1 Hundreds of thousands were left unemployed, facing uncertain futures. To better understand the short- and long-term needs of this population, […]