ent, more than 10,000 users
access the app in a day and 60
percent of them are women.
In Bangladesh, the Ready-
made Garments Industry
(RMG) contributes to more
than 80 percent of its total ex-
port. Around four million peo-
ple work in this sector where
more than 85 percent are
women. Majority of the people
working for this sector have no
proper education at all as they
mostly come from unprivi-
leged families. Moreover, they
lack access to health services,
better nutrition, legal advice
and general knowledge of life.
In connection to this, the ser-
vice providers, Maya Apa and
BRAC, are now working with
50,000 women under a pilot
phase to provide the said help
service which has an end goal
of reaching four million gar-
ment workers.
Doctors, lawyers and thera-
pists can often be out of reach
due to financial, socio-cul-
tural and geographic barriers
in countries like Bangladesh.
Maya Apa is a light in the dark
in this time and age. In the fu-
ture, it could be an effective
tool in transforming lives and
the society.
This app is downloadable on
Google Play for free.
Photos from: Maya Apa official Twitter Page
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