Shamima Parveen Centre for Women and Children Studies . Professor Shamim and her colleague Professor Khaleda Salahuddin researched rural widows in 4 villages. They have undertaken a credit project for widows in urban market trading. The Centre had hoped to convene a national conference on widows in December 1998, with this consultant as a key resource. This was cancelled due to lack of funding.
Prism runs innovative projects in agriculture and rural industry.
It has introduced a scheme where young widows can become share holders in fish farming projects. They contribute their labour in digging out the ponds, and share in the profits. Muktar Nagar,Shibalay, Manikganj.