Rohingya women are usually screened. They are working in the house with the help of cooking and managing the family. But now the situation is different. Many are now trying to stand on their feet. Some people are going to be the 'caliph' to change the fate.
Training of sewing workers of Rohingya women in Uchhera Madhurshra ashasashibir of Cox's Bazar. May 12th. Photo: Prothom Alo
Rohingya woman Sajeda Begum's house in Tongbazar in Buriching area of Rakhine state of Myanmar. He is taking tailor training at a sewing center of the private development organization 'World Concern' in C-4 block of Uchhearhe Madhurshra Ashtashibir of Cox's Bazar. The Rohingya people say the caliph.
Saturday afternoon at the center of the talk with Sajid. The center has 15 sewing machines. Someone stops, lungi, someone is Selwar-Kamiz, someone is learning how to make blouse-shirts.
Sajida Begum said, the Rohingya women in Rakhine state admit to going out of the house. They do not even study their forehead. But the refugees have opened their eyes (women). They are encouraged to see various types of work done by domestic and foreign women in shelters.
Another Rohingya, Maryam Begum thinks there is no other acceptable work for the Rohingya women without caliph. Sitting in the house can earn money by stitching clothes. But there are a few in the shelter training center.
In this center, 45 Rohingya women are being provided stitching training in two batch days. Center Supervisor Pania Afroza said that women should come to the center only for the training of the house and get training. The center has been started from 1st April. Many people are coming to the admission center, but I can not afford it.
Sajeda Begum of Women's Sewing Trainer, Ukhiaar Rajapalong, said that Rohingya women are learning sewing with great interest.
Kaushara, a Rohingya young girl, said that she learned to stoop, lungi, shirt, and silay shirt in 1 month and 10 days. Then buy a machine and earn a living by sewing clothes.
10-year-old teenager Roussefa Begum is also taking stitch training. Roussefa said on 30 August last year members of Myanmar army killed his father Kafayet Ullah. Then two brothers and three sisters fled to Bangladesh with mother. He is keeping the sewing training thinking about the future.
Roussefa's mother, Karima Begum (40) standing outside the center said, life does not stop for anyone. Rohingya women also want to stand on their own feet
World Concern Director Kaiser Hamid said that there are three lakh Rohingyas in this Madhurshara shelter. Of these, at least one and a half lakhs (in the slopes of mountains) are settled. Half of which women Thousands of women have no husband, they do not have the means to earn. This sewing training center has been launched to make these women self reliant. There are more than 100 such centers needed.
Camp In-Charge (Deputy Secretary) of five shelters around Mid-Chaura, Shamimul Haque said in the first light, he started a sewing training center in his initiative by seeing the interest of Rohingya women. There are now 21 women getting sewing training at no cost. These Rohingya women are 16 to 26 years old.