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উদ্ভাবন ও নতুন ভাবনা

Innovation & New Thinking

নতুন ধারণা, সমাধান ও পরিবর্তনের উদ্যোগNew ideas, solutions and initiatives for change

Old problems sometimes need new answers. This hand gives women the space to think differently and try new ideas.

Who it's for Any woman with an idea: any age, no qualification needed.

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Why it matters

Why this hand matters

Women see everyday problems up close and often have the most practical ideas for fixing them. Those ideas rarely get a hearing.

Trying something small, learning from it and improving it is how lasting change usually happens.

Please note: What support you can expect: feedback, time with a volunteer expert, and help to test your idea. We do not promise funding. Your idea stays yours, and we credit it to you.

Our aims

What we want to do

  • Idea circles where women bring local problems and work out solutions together
  • Digital tools that make everyday work and small businesses easier
  • Support for women with a new business or social idea
  • Learning from what has worked in other cities and countries
  • Small pilot projects: try, learn, improve

These are our aims. As each one happens, we will share it here with real photos.

Step by step

How it works

  1. 1

    Bring a problem from your home or neighbourhood.

  2. 2

    Think it through together in an idea circle.

  3. 3

    Test it in a small way, with neighbours.

  4. 4

    Review, improve and try again.

যুক্ত হোন Get involved

How you can help

1

Bring an idea to an idea circle

2

Professionals: offer an hour of expert advice

3

Help us test a new idea in your neighbourhood

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Questions people ask

Frequently asked questions

What is an example of social innovation?
A well-known Indian example is the self-help group and bank linkage model. NABARD started the SHG–Bank Linkage Programme in 1992 as a pilot, so that small groups of women who saved together could borrow from banks as a group. It has since become one of the world's largest microfinance programmes, reaching women who once had no access to bank credit.
Who is a social innovator?
A social innovator is someone who finds a new and better way to solve a social problem, such as poverty, poor health, lack of education or pollution, and puts it into practice. Anyone can be one: a teacher, a homemaker, a student or an entrepreneur. What matters is a practical idea that improves people's lives and can grow.