BRDB with its mainstream activities and development projects, prioratised women's development by under taking program and projects. At present Board is implementing following two projects for women:

Integrated Rural Women Development Program(IRWDP). This program popularly known as Women's program of BRDB aims at social and economic empowerment of women with priority on poverty alleviation along with population control. The main objectives are :

i) To organised rural poor women into co-operatives for their participation in the socio-economic activities.

ii) To improve the attitude, knowledge and skill of rural women through training.

iii) To provide micro-credit to the co-operative members for under taking different IGAs and developing women entrepreneuship in the rural areas.

The project is financed out of GOB budget and enrolled about 0.25 million rural women in 130 thanas of 49 districts of the country. Up to June 1998 women co-operators have accumulated an amount of Taka 110.7 million as share and savings. The project is under implementation since 1975 and has invested Taka 615.263 million as loans to women members and the recovery rate is 91%. A large number of women are given training on social mobilization, awareness, skill development, health and nutrition and family planning .Under the family planing activities out of 0.159 million eligible couple about 0.128 million i.e. 81% of member are adopting different family planing methods.

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