Successful Employabilty in Beauty Saloon Resulted from PRISE Project, Led by BRAC
Project Title: Leaving No One Behind: Improving Skills and Economic Opportunities for the Host Community in Cox’s Bazar
Project Period: 26, November 2023 and shall expire 30 November 2024
Number of Center: 4
Number of adolescent learners: Girls-12; Boys-16; Total-28
Location: Ukhiya and Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar
Management by: BRAC
PRISE is a joint effort of BRAC and Prantic Unnayan Society (PRANTIC). This is an initiative for skill development of the adolescents living in the host community of Ukhiya and Taknaf, Cox’s Bazar. The targeted beneficiaries of the project are the dropped out adolescents from regular education, who will be provided with vocational training. This project was implemented by PRANTIC as a sub-grantee while BRAC extended its support as a technical partner and financial assistance from International Labor Organization (ILO). The first phase was done in a period from 28th April 2022 to 31st January 2023. The 2nd Project started with a theme “Leaving No One Behind: Improving Skills and Economic Opportunities for the Host Community in Cox’s Bazar from 26 November to 30 November 2024
Under the 2nd project, the targeted adolescents will receive training for 6 months on various trades such as computer operation, sewing, mobile servicing, carpentry, etc. to enhance their capacity and to engage them in employment opportunities. Such an initiative will contribute to employment opportunities for the unemployed adolescents living in the host community. A total of 200 learners are enrolled to develop skills for the dropped-out adolescents in 9 specific trades. Out of 9 specific trades, Beauty Saloon has been becoming very popular among the dropped Out adolescents in Ukhiya and Teknaf under Cox’s Bazar District.
A total of 28 (Girls-12; Boys-16) adolescents admitted in the 6 months vocational training. All of them successfully completed trhe course without any drop out. More surprisingly, all of them successfully attained jobs in the same locality. 19 of them were employed by their own instructors (with whom they attained the skill) and remaining 9 were employed by other saloon owners in the same locality.
