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Researcher: Mr. Mamun ur Rashid
This is a Participatory Action Research (PAR) aimed
at stimulating the self-reliance initiatives of the
weaver communities of the Benarasi saree (a silken drape
embroidered with golden thread worn by women on ceremonial
occasions) industry in a small village of Gangachara
upazilla in Rangpur district in the northern region
of Bangladesh to reflect upon the problems within the
industry and of the poverty groups involved in the industry
so that they are able to identify necessary solutions
to overcome the constraints related to skill and technology
improvements, marketing, and organization building.
Besides generating research skills of the young researcher,
the participatory approach is expected to awake the
inner strengths of the weaver communities to achieve
a self-sustained economic betterment through the improvement
of the industry as an alternative source of income in
rural Bangladesh where agriculture still remains the
major source of income generation and employment.
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