D.Net launches audio-visual content for potential female migrants

D.Net, a social enterprise through its research and with active participation of Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), Bangladesh and WordForge Foundation, Spain and funding from Spanish Agency for International Development(AECID), has prepared an interactive audio-visual digital content titled “ Aparajitar Abhijatra” for potential female migrants of Bangladesh to uplift their competence level for global employment market to promote access to information and knowledge for all citizens.
To launch “Aparajita's Abhijatra”, a launching ceremony was held yesterday at Marble Room, Ruposhi Bangla Hotel.
Minister for Ministry of Labour and Employment and Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment, Bangladesh Government Eng. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, MP was present as chief guest.
Prepared under D.Net's project “Empowerment of Women through the use of ICT in Bangladesh”, this content will be available on D.net's Abolombon website (www.abolombon.org/aparajita) and BMET's official website (Aparajita quicklink) as well as on DVD.
It takes them through the process of preparation, helping them at each step, providing sufficient information for them to make informed choices. It provides vital information on how to apply for passport, visa; how and where to take training; how to proceed at airports and inside airplane. It also informs the prospective migrants on what to expect at overseas workplace, how to make their own living, how to send money back home, how to manage possible risks and crisis, etc. among other issues.
This content will be distributed free of cost among government and non-government agencies, pallitathya kendras, Union Information Service Centers (UISCs), Technical Training centres who are working in this particular filed.
This content has been developed in a way that it can be an income generating source for them by providing administrative services, counseling services, briefing services to women in rural areas who are interested to become overseas workers from Bangladesh.
The event was chaired by Begum Samsun Nahar,director general, bureau of manpower, employment and training (BMET). Dr. Jafar Ahmed Khan, secretary, ministry of expatriates welfare and overseas employment, Dr. Tasnim Siddique, founding chair, refugee and migratory movement research unit and Javiar Sole, president, world forge foundation were present as special guests.
Terming the launching ceremony as a unique event, Dr. Jafar Ahmed Khan said that the content had all the necessary information in it. He requested D.Net to disseminate information and assured that Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment will help D.Net in this regard.
Minister Eng. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, MP in his speech said that for economic development of the country migration of female worker should be encouraged. He requested D.Net to provide high priority in effectively disseminating this information across the country.
He said Ministry of Labour and Employment and Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment will provide help and support to D.Net in those initiatives.