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PARBATIPUR, Dinajpur, July 15, 2026 (BSS) - LAMB distributed sewing machines to six vulnerable women of Harirampur union under Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur.

LAMB helped them establish sustainable income-generating opportunities and improve their livelihoods.

The distribution ceremony was held at the project office of Dinajpur-Rangpur Food Security (DRFS) project, supported by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Bangladesh and funded by Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB), on Tuesday.

The project has been operating since 2025 to strengthen food security and improve the economic resilience of vulnerable communities in its working area, a press release said today.

Speaking at the event, the Director of LAMB's Community Health and Development Programme (CHDP) department, Utpal Minj, emphasized the importance of equipping women with practical skills and productive assets to achieve economic self-reliance.

"Empowering women through livelihood opportunities not only improves household income but also contributes to their community development and poverty reduction," he said.

Before receiving the sewing machines, the six women completed a month-long tailoring training course organized by the project.

The training equipped them with practical skills to start small tailoring businesses and generate regular income for their families.

The beneficiaries are Mostarina, 25, wife of Azizul Islam; Rima Murmu, 24, wife of Robi Ram Soren; Anita Baroar, 35, wife of Dagane Lakra; Lipi Linduar, 30, wife of Milon Panna; Sabrina Hembrom, 30, wife of Churka Murmu; and Sabina Hasda, 28, wife of Samuel Murmu from different villages in the union.

The DRFS project currently supports 400 vulnerable households through a range of livelihood development interventions.
 
These include training on on-farm and off-farm income-generating activities, improved agricultural technologies, market system development, and awareness of social development issues.

The project also promotes homestead gardening to improve household nutrition while creating additional sources of income through the sale of surplus produce.

Project team leader Robert Marandi said that each beneficiary will now receive individualized business planning and regular follow-up support over the next year to help establish profitable tailoring enterprises.
 
The initiative is expected to strengthen women's economic empowerment, enhance household resilience, and contribute to sustainable poverty reduction in the project area.

"LAMB continues to implement integrated development initiatives that combine livelihood promotion, food security, skills development, and community empowerment to improve the well-being of vulnerable families in its working areas," he said.