An initiative to increase the labour productivity of informal sector women
We are a job sourcing platform operating in 2 steps:
Step 1: Connecting informal sector women with appropriate jobs by matching their skill set
Step 2: Provide skills gap training to enhance their existing skills for better job opportunities
02/07/2021
We are pleased to announce that we got shortlisted as one of the four social ventures to participate in Change Lab: Unite4her organized by adidas and Impact Hub Munich, who are empowering women and/or gender equality through sports or technology. We really appreciate the teams’ hard work and creativity in helping us gain different perspectives for our venture!
01/12/2020
We are delighted to announce that Bhorosha has partnered with Kormo by Google to increase female participation in the labor force starting with the grey-collar workforce. Catch one of our Co-Founders, Tahreem Shah talk about her struggles and experiences as a working woman. She also highlights Bhorosha’s goals and ambitions- how she and her team are working towards solving one of the biggest problems in the country!
Date: December 9, 2020 (Wednesday)
Time: 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
To participate in the program you must fill out this form: https://forms.gle/oJA7SqfmLY4fLKL3A.
Join this session by clicking on the link at the scheduled time: https://meet.google.com/gks-jzxz-egf
*The online event is open to women only, with only women participating as hosts, guests and participants*
20/10/2020
One of our Co-Founders, Tahreem Shah, has been invited to speak at the Global Summit organised by Open Society University Network and Bard College about the Global Impact of COVID 19 for Women and Girls Rights: How to take action, learn best practices from current students and lead our own projects!
The Summit will also have a panel with Kavita Ramdas (https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/who-we-are/staff/kavita-n-ramdas ) and Veronica Chambers (http://www.veronicachambers.com/) to reconceptualize the framework around local women in political movements and exploring best practices on how to implement sustainable movements for change during the pandemic.
Do join us by registering in the link below : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7uaGwC1lYus074wEcBOGC9UzPwAB_-fGXrdPbSdEu3Qq5GA/viewform
08/10/2020
According to a report issued by the International Labor Organisation (ILO), female participation in Bangladesh’s labour force has increased to 36.3% in 2017 from 33.2% in 2016. However, majority of the female workers in the informal sector are trapped as low wage, flexible workers who barely manage to lift themselves above the poverty line. On top of that, the Covid 19 pandemic has put a severe strain on these already vulnerable group of people, leaving them with little or almost no source of income.
To tackle this challenge which is fuelled by the pandemic, Bhorosha aims to provide an alternative job sourcing platform to connect female workers to their potential employers, simultaneously boosting economic growth.