tarango (training assistance and rural advancement non government organization)
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Established: 1989
Mission: To contribute to the establishment of a just and poverty free society by organizing and training the most disadvantaged women through its highly committed and skill workers.
Main Program: •Women entrepreneurship development•Village savings and loan association•Gender and human right promotion•Leadership training. •Income generating and micro finance activity
Working areas:Dhaka, Barishal, Dinajpur, Gopalgonj, Faridpur, Tangail,
Lalmonirhat, Borguna, Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban
We export:Germany, Spain, Italy, Britain, India and few other
countries.
Our beneficiary:At least 12000 women are directly involved with us
Establishing a Fair Trade Handicraft Business for
Indigenous Communities in Bandarban
Nov 2011 – Oct 2014
Tarango is an NGOGoal of the Project
Contributing towards sustainable livelihood improvement of 750
extreme poor households indigenous community of Bandarban through crafts based skill development , production and Market linking –
Based on the motto of fair trade handicraft business.
Goal of the Project
Project Location/Working area
District Upazila Union Nr of Village/Para
Bandarban Rowangchari R/Chari Sador 20
Alikhyong 14
Nowapatang 17
Taracha 20
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Who will benefited?
Main target Beneficiary
Secondary target Beneficiary Skilled practitioners - mostly senior citizens holding traditional craft skills and product knowledge
- Extremely poor families - Indigenous (70% Women) - Differently able people - Women-headed families
Crafts No of Beneficiary
Hand Loom 100
Waist Loom 150
Sewing 50
Bamboo Craft 150
Wood Craft 150
Natural Craft 150
750
Craft Based Household Beneficiary
Criteria of HH Beneficiary
Essential Criteria Code Supplementary Criteria Code
Household income is less than Tk. 2,000 /month.
90 Food consumption less than 3 meals daily for year round
7
No access to Financial networks/MFl
13 Household includes disable or economically inactive member
21
Productive assets value less than Tk. 1,000/-
123 Child labour dependent household
44
The household members are in occupation day labourer OR Currently cultivating less than 10 decimal of land Jum land only)
26 &121
No fixed assets (furniture, TV, solar system, radio etc)
52
Interested and Skilled or experienced in indigenous handicraft
178 Widow/ divorced/separated and abandoned women as head of household
63
Do not receive government safety nets & Only one income earner in the household
70 &
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Understanding of Indigenous Crafts and Artisan Skill Improved
100 types of market oriented new craft developed and promoted
Project Output
30 craft based group formed and Artisan skills developed.
Production Equipments, raw materials and sapling distributed and income increased.
• Collection of indigenous handicrafts of 200 items.• Interaction and sharing with indigenous skilled artisans on
collection, promotion and preservation of indigenous handicrafts.
Understanding of Indigenous Crafts and Artisan Skill Improved
100 types of market oriented new craft developed and promoted
• Establishment of Crafts Emporium
• Market Oriented Diversified Product Development.
• Promotional activities of crafts/handicrafts.
Craft based Group Formed Artisan skill developed
• Baseline Survey and formation of craft based group.
• Craft-based cluster group formation:
• Develop beneficiary database information:.
• Organize orientation and experience sharing meetings with 750 beneficiaries.
• Capacity building of project beneficiary.
Production equipments, raw materials, agricultureinputs, sapling, distributed and income increased
• Set up of Training cum Production Unit, Sale Centre and Museum.
• Distribution of equipment, raw materials and sapling to the beneficiary.
• Distribution of seedlings/saplings and agricultural IGA inputs.
• Savings Mechanism for beneficiary.
Graduation Process
• Identify and select 750 beneficiary• Enhance craftsmen skill through training and capacity building.• Investment on Equipment and Raw Material• Produce qualitative products and marketing.• Establish Crafts Emporium for promotion * Profit sharing and saving mechanism. • Provide design, quality support for marketable products• Establish their market linkage with international fair trade buyers.• Start own operation with the support of Group Representatives and TARANGO
Why it is Innovative?It is innovative, because:
Fair TradeIntroduce an alternative and standards-based trading Practice of the indigenous handicraft business.
Revival of endangered indigenous crafts •Research and documentation, community mobilization, skills transfer and development, and product development
Establish Craft Emporium•Sales outlet (including for export), training cum productdevelopment unit and small craft museum
A way to Sustainability
•Skilled artisan will continue to produce the market-oriented products in their homes.• Craft emporium will play an important supportive role - •(Skill training, product development, sales and promotion)•Initial investment supports used as craft Business development continuously.•Support plantation and promote awareness of environmental issues and•global warming, and use of eco-friendly materials
Skilled ProducerProduction Facilities
Fair-trade Business Operation
MARKET
In the process of project progression,,,
Completed inception period in March 2012:
- Baseline survey
- Primary selection
- Verification and approval by shiree team
- Completed CMS1
- Traditional craft collection in process.
- Beneficiary orientation in process.
Our experiences … lesson ….. learning
• The project staff should be oriented well to work with extreme poor project and communities.
• Languages barrier.
• Traditional mentality of indigenous communities;
• Criteria of extremely poor is extremely exceptional for hilly areas
• Hard to reach communication delay implementing process.
• Craftsmen are merely interested on a limited number of handicrafts.