YPSA | Safer life of Girl Domestic Workers

Safer life of Girl Domestic Workers

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Supported By: Shala Neer, Bangladesh Office

Goal: The number of Girl Domestic Workers will be reduced

Project Purpose: To establish Ground for a solid Project that aims at reducing the number of Girls working as GDW’s.

Target area:

Chittagong city (Mehedibag, Bakalia),
Chittagong rural areas (Mirsarai upazila, Banshkhali upazila)

Duration: (2 years. April, 2010 – Mar, 2012)

Target group/project beneficiaries:

This is a research based project with action research, which will cover GDWs (200 two year at rural & Urban area), employers, parents of GDWs, local government administration, law enforcement agency, print and electronic media, religious leader, local welfare society, CO, CSO and local NGOs to implement the project.

Implementation strategies:

Activity	Approaches to implement
Rent 2 centers for project	2 centers will rent at Mehedibag and Bakalia within the project budget
Staff orientation	Arrange daylong workshop on overall project activities. The Project staff, YPSA Management team members, representative from Shapla Neer will participate.
Exposure visit for the project staffs	Project personnel will visit PHULKI to gather practical learning from their GDWs program at Dhaka.
Need based staff training	The Staff training will conduct on technical issues by the resource person.
Monthly coordination meeting	The meeting will conduct at certain time of every month which will focus on work plan, review the pending work and achievement.
Digital talking book on IGA and awareness	20 Digital Module will develop on IGA and awareness issues which will play at 2 centers through CD Players
Module development on LSE focus on GDW	The GDW focused Life Skill Education (LSE) module will be develop by technical person.
Base line area survey at the area for collecting information of GDWs	The team will collect information from all the household of the area which have GDWs. Real picture of the area household workers will be reflected in this base line survey report.
Selection of GDWs for the Training	GDWs will be selected from the area data base of GDW’s. Per Batch capacity is 25.
Basic Education sessions for GDWs.	This session will be arranged in the 2 centers. Participants will write and read their name and address. It’s a continuous process.
First aid training for the GDWS-3 days	This training will be conducted in the 2 centers by the technical persons. A up to date registrar has been keep up in the centre to find out the record of GDWS received training. Per batch capacity is 25.
Skill based training on Sewing, ironing, catering, baby caring, house keeping, hygiene and sanitation-6 days	These training will be done in 2 centers. GDWs will be provided skilled training through practical learning. Training duration will be around 3 hours per day. Per batch capacity will be around 30.
Workshop with Employers - 8 workshop in 2 year	These workshops will help to rapport building with employer & seek support from employer to implement the project. It will cover CRC.
Workshop with Local govt./govt. representative and Media personal- 2 workshop in 2 year	These workshops will conduct at rented venue. The participant will aware through attending the workshop. Participants will be from print and electronic medias (national, local), Local govt./govt. representative from the working area, law enforcing agency, like minded organization etc.
Meeting with GDW’s parents/local guardian in the urban area – 4 Meeting in 2 year	These sharing Meeting will conduct at the office to know their views why they send their girls in this profession, future planning about their girls.
Meeting with Local Govt. in the Rural Area – 2 meeting 1st year	This Sharing Meeting will conduct with Local Govt. representatives to inform about the activities and seek support from them to implement the project.
Meeting with guardians/ parents In the rural area of GDWs - 8 Meeting in 2 year	This meeting will be conducted with parents with selected village household at Banshkhali, Mirsarai area.
Campaign Program (days Observation)	Day observation of world human rights day and women’s day will observe through Rally, video show, signature campaign of the GDWs, music show, art competition, quiz contest with the participation of GDWs