Dhaka, April 2 -- BRAC's Skill Development Program (SDP) has created employment opportunities for 1,200 young women who were previously disadvantaged and lagging behind in coastal areas vulnerable to climate change. School dropouts are provided with hands-on training under BRAC's Skills Training for Advancing Resources (STAR) model as apprentices under local businessmen in the Ustad-Saagred' system, which is believed to be more effective than traditional on-the-job training.

The training has been provided to young women in coastal areas from January 2023 until March 2023 under the 'Alternative Learning Pathway for School Dropout Girls in Climate Vulnerable Regions of Bangladesh' project, implemented by SDP in collaboration with the US Em...