Our Work
Projects
Research, training, and partnerships in service of a more inclusive entrepreneurial Bangladesh.
Small-Scale Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Bandarban
A baseline survey with CQU's WERG research group mapping agro-entrepreneurship opportunities for indigenous farmers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Innovations in Livestock Insurance
An Entrepreneurship Talk on face-recognition-based livestock insurance, hosted with the Entrepreneurship Development Research Centre at ZUMS.
International Symposium on Women Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
A two-day international symposium on the challenges and opportunities facing women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, run with EDRC, a2i, and UNDP.
A Transgender-Run Garments Factory and Beauty Salon
Visiting a mini garments factory and beauty salon run entirely by members of the transgender community in Savar.
Connecting Garo Women's Beauty Salons with BRAC Bank
Linking Garo women entrepreneurs running beauty parlors across Dhaka with formal financing through BRAC Bank's SME team.
Progress Review with the a2i Project Director
A milestone meeting with a2i leadership to chart a formal MoU and partnership on women's entrepreneurship programming.
Digital Capacity-Building for the Transgender Community
Assessing IT training needs and providing equipment to transgender entrepreneurs in Savar, in partnership with Jiban Gathan Unnayna Sangtha.
Advisory Services for Etaha Corporation
Feasibility studies, capacity building, and IT and event-management support for Etaha's telecom and energy projects.
Power-Sector Capacity Building with WERG and CQU
Program development for a DFAT-funded power-sector training initiative that sent 14 Bangladeshi officials to Australia.
Entrepreneurship Training for Floating Sex Workers
Costume-jewelry capacity building for marginalized floating sex workers in Dhaka, delivered with Shoilee and Give Bangladesh.
Skills Training for Hazaribagh's Disadvantaged Children
Costume-jewelry skills training and exhibition for disadvantaged children in Hazaribagh, sponsored by Terre des Hommes.
Promoting Drone Technology for Blue Cube
Consultancy supporting a precision pesticide-spraying drone initiative, including a factory visit to Delhi's Krishi Vimaan.
Baseline Survey for Health Information Services in 10 Upazilas
A baseline survey for CQU's WERG group exploring how to connect health-service stakeholders across 10 union health centers.
Meeting with a2i and the ICT Division
A progress meeting with a2i's new leadership and a briefing at the ICT Division on the SFCP–a2i partnership.
Seaside Jewelry Capacity Building in Cox's Bazar
Two months of skills training for 24 women entrepreneurs reviving Cox's Bazar's traditional seaside jewelry trade, with UNDP and Uttaran.
Upcoming Research with WERG and EDRC
New studies with CQU's WERG group on sustainable financing, garment-sector wellbeing, and bank CSR programs in Bangladesh.
Sakra's Tantibazar: Celebrating Dhaka's Jewelry Artisans
An exhibition curated by Tahmina Shaily honoring the Sakra jewelry artisans of Old Dhaka's Tantibazar, and the pressures they face from mass production.