QRCS to implement 20 income-generating projects in eight countries in 2024

DOHA: The representation mission of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Bangladesh has launched a new project to provide handicraft training for women from poor families, to help them achieve self-sufficiency, in cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS).

The project was inaugurated at Camp-17 in Cox’s Bazar District, southern Bangladesh, in the presence of representatives of camp management authorities, the Turkish Red Crescent, BDRCS, and the beneficiaries.

Under the project, 1,100 women from refugees and host communities will receive training in several fields, such as fishery manufacturing, poultry farming, indoor farming, and sewing.

It is part of QRCS’s ongoing efforts to improve the living conditions of women at camps and local communities who face economic difficulties, by providing vocational training in essential areas to help them earn their livelihood and ensure family stability.

This initiative signifies the commitment of QRCS and its partners to supporting and empowering the most vulnerable groups, by providing them with the necessary tools and skills to ensure a permanent source of income and improve their socioeconomic conditions.

The 2024 plan involves 20 diverse livelihood projects at a total cost of over QR17mn, for the benefit of about 44,000 people in Yemen, Niger, Sudan, Somalia, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq, the QRCS said.

Among the key activities is the provision of training and tools to work in mobile maintenance, sewing, carpentry and furniture manufacturing, sheep farming, household utensils manufacturing, shops, cooking, agriculture, fishing, and cheese and dairy milk production. Also, there will be specialized vocational training and funding for income-generating start-ups.

During 2023, QRCS implemented many projects to help improve the standard of living for poor, affected, and disabled people.