Bangladesh has a large population of unemployed, educated, underprivileged young women. CodersTrust Bangladesh (CTBD), with funding from a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in the Netherlands, implemented the project titled “Women’s Skills Development for Freelancing Marketplaces”. The BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University, measured the impact of the program on the income, employment, confidence, empowerment, skills, and lifestyle of the participants. Moreover, because online freelancing can be done from home and at flexible hours, it could be a viable income source for educated, underprivileged young women, who face additional constraints in working outside, like restricted mobility and the extra burden of household work. Under the effectiveness realm, four overarching questions have been explored. The first was targeting success. The second question was about the realization of the projected outcomes. The third question regarding effectiveness was, with how much confidence the report can conclude that the observed changes are caused solely due to the intervention and nothing else. The fourth and final question was to single out which element (i.e., training or mentoring) of the intervention was more effective. The findings show very close compliance with the set targeting criteria. The minimum educational qualification requirement of SSC or its equivalent has been met in 100% of the cases from our study sample and the age criterion of 18–35 years has been met for 95% of the samples
Authors: Arman, Md. Raied; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan; Ghosh, Dipanwita; Gomes, Mohima; Huq, Lopita; Kamruzzaman, Md.; Mahmood, Sakib
Type: Report
Year: 2022
