Safe Space and Handicrafts
Badabon Sangho has been facilitating Gender-based violence (GBV) survivors (i.e. women and girls)-led safe space and handicrafts production. Indigenous communities (i.e. Mahali and Munda) women and girls facilitate the safe spaces. Currently, two work stations with safe spaces are managed in two areas i.e. Badalghachi and Mongla. Women who are coming to the space engage in handicrafts production (i.e. jute and bamboo). Because survivors’ women and girls face hate speech, stigma and social discrimination. They don’t have income generation activities and less movement in the public areas. Again, Badabon Sangho does not have money to facilitate long-term GBV programme (i.e. provide legal and medical supports) if donors are not support. Considering both of the above reasons, safe spaces and handicrafts facilitate. These items are popular as home and kitchen appliances and gifts product. It has own values, philosophy of life, fashion and self-image.
With support of the programme is able to facilitate long-term legal, medical and accommodation, travel supports to GBV survivors (i.e. women and girls) in GBV prone areas. Secondly, survivors able to engage in handicrafts production by extending the women and girls’ safe space, handicrafts production work places, and sales center.
