Grameenphone Ltd. has signed an agreement with CARE Bangladesh to launch a project titled‘Tathyo Tari’ (Information Boat), designed to provide necessary livelihood information in the riverine communities of Bangladesh.

The Information Boats will work as an information hub to meet the communication needs of rural communities, especially the Char and Haor areas, as people of these areas have limited access to up-to-date livelihood and other information due to their remoteness. These boats will also be equipped with digital content such as livelihood and agricultural information, suited for the specific areas serviced by the designated boats, which will move from one place to another. Moreover, skilled persons from CARE Bangladesh will provide training to the local community people on different livelihood options.

Shuvashish Priya Barua, Head of CSR at Grameenphone, and Hasan M. Mazumder, Acting Country Director of CARE Bangladesh, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.

Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Vice Chancellor, BRAC University and Mr. Walter E. Shepherd, Team Leader USAID, were present on the occasion as Chief Guest and Special Guest respectively.

The main objective of this project is to educate and empower rural communities with necessary and appropriate livelihood information. The eighth target of the Millennium Development Goals is to develop a global partnership for development and it entails, among other things, making available the benefits of new technologies”” especially information and communications technologies in partnership with the private sector.

Grameenphone will provide support to build four (4) such Information Boats and also provide necessary technological support for providing information. A typical Information Boat will be equipped with computers, Internet and email facilities, photocopiers, fax machines, printers, camera, TV and video machines, scanners and much more depending on the needs of the community.

Information Department
Grameenphone Ltd.
Phone: 9882990
email: info@grameenphone.com