Tiger Widow: skills for a more secure future
Sewing skills and livelihood support help women who have lost their husbands to tiger attacks earn with dignity and support their families.
A livelihood shaped by loss
For women in communities around the Sundarbans, losing a husband to a tiger attack can also mean losing an important source of household income. HMBD’s Tiger Widow initiative connects livelihood support with the skills women can use to provide for their families.
Skills that can become an income
Sewing and textile work are at the heart of this story. Practical skills and livelihood support offer women a route towards earning with dignity, using their own work to meet everyday needs.
The program photograph shows women working on embroidered textiles. It reflects an approach to support that values people’s abilities and the opportunity to build on them.
Dignity beyond immediate support
A more secure future involves more than responding to a moment of hardship. Opportunities to earn can help families make choices about their daily lives. This story is part of HMBD’s wider work on livelihoods and empowerment in Bangladesh.
