This, though it has helped women to participate in income-generating activities, in turn also contributed to the perpetuation and reinforcement of traditional restrictions on women's mobility outside the home. The authors gathered data in Faridpur and Netrokona in easy-access villages and remote remote villages. Participatory techniques were used and some of the findings and variations are summarized below. If there is no school in the village then boys and girls have to walk for perhaps 25 minutes. Some schoolgirls are starting to ride bikes, and those who can afford it pay for a rickshaw or tempo.
Schools located in villages save much time and expense.
Likewise healthcare facilities. A paved road is a great help to all transportation needs in a village, and working on road construction can bring in income for men and women where such projects have been instigated. NGOs are reluctant to run credit programs in the villages because they are in isolation for half of the year. As such, women have almost no employment and income earning opportunities and no way of attending training programs. Women also do not attend markets or travel to gather firewood, using dried leaves or dung available domestically.