By the time he was 14, Anamul Khandokar was a labourer in a leather tannery in Dhaka working to help support his family. Forced to abandon his studies, he never lost his initiative.
Today Anamul is the proprietor of Simul Leather Products employing six workers producing wallets, handbags, jackets and belts. With a loan and support from Trust partner Bangladesh Youth Enterprise Advice and Help centre (B’Yeah), Anamul established his own factory.
In his early days as a labourer, Anamul dreamed of opening his own business and learned as much as he could about leather goods production. Now he is teaching his staff ‘the tools of the trade’ and providing employment. Continue reading Anamul Khandokar, Bangladesh - B’Yeah…
Shalini Khemka, Investment Director at LDC (Lloyds Development Capital) and CEO of The London Entrepreneurial Exchange, visited Mumbai Mobile Crèches (MMC) recently where she witnessed the inspiring work of our charity partner.
Over 50,000 children of migrant construction workers live on building sites in Mumbai. MMC runs day care centres providing health and education services on the sites themselves. Since 1972 MMC has reached out to more than 150,000 children who would otherwise be left to wander on the dangerous sites while their parents worked.
Mumbai Mobile Crèches also trains women from migrant communities to become teachers so that they can run centres themselves. MMC aims to be a demonstration model of quality childcare for construction sites across India. Continue reading Corporate partner views Trust at work…
