Access to Credit: Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

In the Northeastern Bangladesh city of Sylhet, a group of women entrepreneurs have joined together to advocate for better access to loans for women. Through their efforts, more women are now finding the means to grow their own business and boost employment in their region. The Asia Foundation, in partnership with BICF, has provide technical assistance and training to women's business forums in four districts of Bangladesh since 2008. For more information on The Asia Foundation's efforts to help small and medium businesspeople across Asia, please visit: www.asiafoundation.org

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[TheSlowmobile]

Really appreciate these B'deshi women, they have an incredible story that transcends inequality issues.

[flygalactic]

Women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh are great!

[TheSpamerican]

What's the song in the background? =P it's sorta nice.. lol

[flygalactic]

I don't think this film is about religion, it's about hardworking women who are succeeding on their own terms.

[AdvocatusDiaboliAU]

@Nymphirion

an argie is an argentinian which is what your profile says you are

if you think religion is beautiful, then it means you are uneducated...

it means you havent bothered to actually read any of the "holy" text...

it IS the religion that causes the problem, when they act like fuckheads, they point to the bible or quran to justify their atrocious acts.... so its the RELIGION thats fucked. without the "holy" books they would be commited to an mental asylum

[Nymphirion]

@AdvocatusDiaboliAU What is an argie? (I'm not catholic or christian either, btw... please stop making assumptions)

And, regardless of what you say, I think it is what people make of the religion and their respective holy books, that causes discrimination... not the religion itself. Think about it!

[AdvocatusDiaboliAU]

@Nymphirion

sorry, i just assumed you were from bangladesh.... but since your an argie..... catholism and all types of christianity is filthy as well..

i think you are in desperate need of an education.... if you really think that its not religion that is the cause of the inequality of women, then its just proof that you just have not bothered to read the bible or the quran

[Nymphirion]

@AdvocatusDiaboliAU

The "filthy religion" you are referring to is that of men taking the Qur'an and twisting all of it to suit their own needs. If you look at the fundamental facts of the Qur'an, women are told to take care of their husbands, but husbands also have to treat their wives as equals.

If you want to blame someone for this oppression of women, blame these men -- not the religion. Please get your facts straight.

Btw - I'm not even muslim. Why are you saying that it is "my" country?

[AdvocatusDiaboliAU]

it has everything to do with that filthy religion...if you think islam is beautiful, then you are blind.

the fact you cannot see that your dirty filthy religion is allowing men to have dominance and power over women shows how blind you are...

get it into your thick head, islam is only for uneducated, unhygienic fools.... until you get rid of it... your country will always be full of uneducated useless people and your men will always dominate women.