EMPOWER Project Staff Recruitment and Project Discussions

Written by: Mehreen Mahmud

WFWP Bangladesh was established under the 1961 Social Welfare Organization Ordinance Act no. 46 from the Department of Women's Affairs, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, in 1996. WFWP Bangladesh has contributed to education, poverty, women's rights and family values in Bangladesh for more than 25 years under the President of WFWP Bangladesh, Zeenat Ara. 

On May 10, 2023, WFWP Bangladesh signed an agreement with UN Women Bangladesh for an 18 month project titled "EMPOWER - Promoting Socio-Economic and Economic Empowerment and Leadership for Women and Young Women in Forced Dis-Placement and Host Community." 

"EMPOWER," under the technical support of UN Women Bangladesh, aspires to rehabilitate and train 560 forced displaced women and girls and 240 host community women and girls from the different regions of Cox's Bazar. June 1, 2023, was the first day for EMPOWER. Led by words from the Holy Quran, the recruitment process for Project Manager, Accounts Officer, Project Officer, 4 Field Officers, 4 Host Supervisor and Office Assistant began the journey of 
living by loving to help those in need.

Under this project’s action plan, 60 percent of program activities will take place in selected camps for displaced women and youth girls and 40 percent will be in selected host communities for underprivileged women and young girls. Among others, one of the projected locations is Camp 6.

WFWP and the EMPOWER team are eagerly anticipating the huge positive result that this initiative will bring to the lives of these families and all those involved.