MATI Bangladesh was founded in 1997 by Lenen Rahaman with the aim of reducing poverty through the direct participation of the people concerned themselves, especially women. In this way, the living conditions of the people in the village regions are to be improved while preserving their self-determination.

 

To this end, MATI e.V. and the local organization MATI Bangladesh have been working together in two districts in northern Bangladesh since 1998.

 

Our programs are based on the wishes and ideas of the local people concerned, as well as on direct contact, because we are convinced that only help for self-help leads to an improvement and safeguarding of living conditions in the long term.

 

MATI has founded over 180 women's groups, each with 15-25 members. In the weekly meetings, basic knowledge is imparted in the areas of health and prevention, hygiene, nutrition, child care and agriculture. A lot of education and persuasion work is done to give the women