About TARANGO
TARANGO (A Women Development Organization) is a non-profit, national level, voluntary development organization. It was established in 1989 envisioning Women’s empowerment in the society.
Vision:
Establishment of a just and poverty-free society through women’s empowerment.
Mission:
TARANGO is a voluntary non-government organization, which dreams of, and desires to, contribute to the establishment of a just and poverty-free society by organizing and training the most disadvantage women through its committed, dedicated and skilled workers. It further aims to make the women resourceful, skilled and production oriented by assisting them to develop their human potential and talents to promote leadership and entrepreneurship so that they can take up the responsibilities of sustainable economic activities to establish a self-reliant and gender-balanced society
Legal Status:
Registration number and date:
a) Social Welfare Registration No. DH-02563/91
b) FD Registration No. 784, Dated Dec-7, 1993,
c) Member of WFTO, ID No # 643 from June’09
d) Micro credit Regulatory Authority, Certificate No- 01152-01809-00523, 22 Aug 2010
Working Areas:
Our working areas are Dinajpur, Barisal, Gopalgonj, Faridpur, Gazipur, Tangail, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Lalmonirhat, and Dhaka districts.
Staff Strength: 109 (Male: 57 Female: 52)
Number of beneficiaries involved with the organization: 25,000 (approx.)
Governing Board and Management:
There are 27 members’ including-Social workers, Teachers, Businessman etc in the General Body and out of those 9 members are acting as an Executive Committee for policy making.
Principal Components of TARANGO:
A. Handicrafts Programme
B. Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme
C. Village Savings & Loan Association Program
D. Women Institutional Development
Our Experience & Expertise
- Fair Trade Business Development
-Fair Trade Business development training- Handicrafts
-Technical skill development training on handicrafts
- Micro Business Development
- Training & Counselling service for alternative business opportunities to various target groups
- Business management training for farmers and craft producers.
- Entrepreneurship for Semi and Non-literate module.
- Trainers capacity building.
- Supply of training materials and Business work book.
- VSLA
- Trainer & staff capacity building Services on VSLA
- Provided technical support on VSL project Implementation.
- Supply VSL kits.
Development project:
- Design different Development Project through research/study & participatory approach.
Present running funded projects:
Project 1: Establishing Fair Trade Handicraft Business for Indigenous Community in Rowangchhari Upazila, Bandarban, Funded by: UKAID (SHIREE).
Project 2: Golden Fiber: Sustainable livelihood for jute growers and producers in Faridpur, Gopalgonj, Funded by: UKAID
Project 3: Jute-an eco-friendly alternative for a sustainable future, Funded by: ‘EU: Switch Asia’ funded, TX
Project: 4: Support to Farmers in the most vulnerable communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts to ensure their food security in Bandarban, Funded by: AIDA-AECID, Spain
Project 5: Mother and Child Health Care Support Programme in Kadambadi, Agoiljhara, Barisal, Financed by: Ms. Ruth Zumbuehl, Switzerland , Ms. Sheenagh Day, Masion Bangle,UK and TARANGO own fund.
Health Care Program at Dhaka, financial support of Dr, Farzana and Mr. Michel from UK and TARANGO own fund.
Project 6: Student Support Program, Financed by: Dharma Door, Australia and TARANGO own fund.
Project 7: Women Empowerment through the development of Handicraft in Lalmonirhut, Funded by: AIDA, Spain
Project 8: “Improvement Working Condition for Weaver for its Productivities and Quality Improvement” in Ghorashin, Karatia, Tangail”, Financed by: The Broadwall
Project 9: Strengthening the socio-economic and cultural rights of ethnic women in Lama & Ali Kadam of Bandarban, Funded by: AIDA-AECID, Spain
Project 10: Strengthening of Personal Skills for Women who suffered Gender Violence in the Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Funded by: AIDA-AECID, Spain
Project 11 :Sustainable Fair Trade Management System funded by Asia Fair Trade Forum
SFTMS is the new worldwide Standard for the independent certification of organizations which demonstrate Fair Trade Business practices. SFTMS is a dynamic and integrated approach for the certification of production, trading and communication. This new worldwide standard framework complements the existing Fair Trade product labeling approaches. TARANGO agreed and commits itself to be a Pilot Fair Trade Organization of WFTO Asia in the implementation of SFTMS.
Membership/ Affiliation
- ECOTA – National Fair Trade Network of Bangladesh
- WFTO- World Fair Trade Organization
- Bangla Craft-National Handicraft Producers and Exporters Association
- Women Leadership Forum
Award:
- TARANGO was awarded a crest and certificate for the best jute diversified product-2007-08, by JDPC (Jute Diversification Promotion Corporation), Ministry of Jute & Textiles.
- Agriculture production & display (3rd prize) at Bandarban Sadar in 2011 by ADB and Bangladesh Agriculture Development Institute
- Products of the Year in 2011 at Chelsea Flower show, UK
Aim of TARANGO in near future:
- Expand Handicraft Market in home and abroad.
- Initiate different projects for Livelihood Development and Economic Empowerment.
- Explore Business education for Economic empowerment in home and abroad specially for non-semiliterate
- Explore VSL approach for won managed Savings and Loan Associations.
Work experience with other organizations:
TARANGO has been working with other development organizations at home and abroad, such as, GTZ, CARE Afghanistan, IRC Afghanistan, MARCY Crops Afghanistan, ILO Dhaka, CDMP/UNDP, CLP/DFID Dhaka, CONCERN-Bangladesh, AIDA-SPAIN and TRAIDCRAFT Exchange Bangladesh.
Contact Person & address:
Ms. Kohinoor Yeasmin, Chief Executive Officer
Or
U Thein Maung, Director
TARANGO, 282/5, 1st Colony, Mazar Road, Mirpur-1, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh
Phone: 8014341. Fax: 8015314 & Email: wedptar@yahoo.com & wedptar@bdmail.net
Regional Office of TARANGO at Dinajpur & Barisal :
