Ronochondi is a remote village in Panchagarh, where Hasna Begum and her family live. They were having hard times when the family started to grow. At that time she came to know about Kazi Shahid Foundation (KSF) and its contractual dairy farming model from her sister who was a beneficiary member of KSF. With her eagerness and self-confidence, Hasna Begum went nearby KSF branch at Darjipara and showed her interest to be a part of it and started her journey with KSF from 2011.
The Challenge
As she was a regular and sincere member of this program, she repaid her first cow loan by milk and cow dung in due time and got a second cow. By adopting new innovative breeding technique like artificial insemination, she is producing high yielding calves in her dairy farm which are eventually producing large volume of milk and increased her daily income (approximately 1000 taka daily).
Following her elder sister’s footstep Hasna installed the fiberglass biogas plant at her household. She saw the biogas plant and its usefulness at her elder sister’s house and learnt about KSF’s biogas program, which encouraged her to have a better and hassle free cooking.
The Result
It has reduced the time and energy that she spends for cooking. She gets enough time for her own self and can spend time with her children. According to Hasna, she can now use her extra time to manage her household and dairy farm. Her dream is to have a large dairy farm and educate her children for a better life.