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Chittagong, Bangladesh

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Sydney, Australia

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Learning and Earning Development Project is a significant initiative taken by ICT Division to provide free training in different freelancing skills with the purpose to create opportunities for potential youth of the country. The project aims to equip ordinary citizens with the capacity to earn revenues through various online channels. It provides a comprehensive guide about various money making opportunities available on the internet. Training is provided on – Digital marketing, Graphics Design, and Web Design and Development. It was 200 hours training where over 900 people participated and got a handful experience which benefited them. Mentoring Centers were opened for the trainees as a post-support system for them in all the 5 Districts. The objective of opening these centers was to deliver 24 hours full support to the participants of the project by top mentors. If they faced any kind of problem after starting their career as freelancers, the mentors provided them proper guidance to solve and learn about those problems. On top of that, the mentoring centers also provided them facilities like accommodation for their convenience. The success of this project was that the project made the trainees able to start working as freelancers and earn money. Highest earners among them got awards and laptops from the ICT Division which also worked as a motivation for the youth.

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh

“She Power Project” to empower women in ICT sector---The government has taken a special project to help create more women entrepreneurs in the country’s thriving ICT sector, providing them with necessary training and some other initial supports.“The ‘She Power Project’ is designed to create more female entrepreneurs in the ICT sector, which will also be a leap forward in women empowerment,” State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak told BSS.The project has been developed under the guidance of the ICT division, which is funding also for its implementation across the country, the state minister said.The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on May 2, 2017 approved the project involving an estimated cost of Taka 81.89 crore.“Initially the project will be implanted from March to November this year, but the government has a plan to expand it in future so more women can be involve in the ICT sector,” Palak said.Briefing the project design, Project Director Solaiman Mondol said initially a total of 10,500 women will be provided with necessary trainings to achieve three primary goals of the project. The goals include creating 4000 women entrepreneurs, developing skill of another 4000 women in providing internet-based services and engaging 2500 women in call centres.Women aged between 18 and 40, have basic knowledge in ICT and can read and write English, will be eligible for participate in the project. Trainings will be given in 21 upazillas across the country.For providing IT services, the women will get training on troubleshooting and repairing laptops and desktop computers, printers and smartphones.“The women, who will successfully complete the trainings at all levels in three categories, will be given Taka 20,000 each from the project fund for buying a laptop,” the project director said.