Coca-Cola extends support to women in Mymensingh for financial independence

Coca-Cola International Beverages Private Limited (IBPL) handed over 30 sewing machines to deputy commissioner of Mymensingh for economic empowerment of marginalised women in the district on May 23.

The district administration along with Mymensingh Youth Training Centre arranged a training programme for women from Bhaluka and Trishal upazilas who lost their jobs during pandemic to make them financially independent.

As a part of corporate social responsibilities, Coca-Cola IBPL offered help to these women with sewing machines at an event organised inside Mymensingh DC office.

Coca-Cola IBPL's Managing Director Tapas Kumar Mondal handed over the sewing machines to Mymensingh DC Mohammed Enamul Haque while Additional District Magistrate Taslima Mostari, Coca-Cola IBPL's Director of Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Anowarul Amin and Director for Legal Affairs of Coca-Cola IBPL Abdul Hannan were also present.

Appreciating the initiative, Mymensingh DC Mohammad Enamul Haque said the effort would ensure economic empowerment of women.

The additional district magistrate Mostari said: "Women members of a family suffer the most due to unemployment. The district authorities welcome such initiatives." 

"Coca-Cola has always offered its supports for the marginal and financially-challenged people with various programmes as part of corporate social responsibilities, especially, during Covid-19 outbreak," said Coca-Cola IBPL's Managing Director Tapas Kumar Mondal.

"We are leaving a mark across the globe in contributing into the positive changes, especially with socio-economic development programmes. We have stepped further to accelerate developments of rural women in Bangladesh and highly grateful to the government for letting us have such opportunities."