Most women living on their own with no financial support struggle to make ends meet.
The average woman in Bangladesh with no education, is limited to an earning capacity of 2,000 (£18) to 3,000 BDT (£26) per month, yet it could cost 8,000 BDT to maintain a household of 3. Such is the life of Beauty Begum and her two teenage daughters who live in a makeshift shelter, with Beauty as the only bread winner, struggling to support her daughters' education. They rely heavily on donations.

An average 3 bedroom house in Bangladesh can cost £20k - £25k to build, if the land is already owned. However, in 2017 after discovering that a sustainable house to last 25-30 years can be built with less than £2k, Parvin Karim and family built 4 houses between 2017 and 2018.

In 2018, Parvin Karim begun ‘Shelter to Home’ to provide adequate and safe housing for single women widows and divorcees in rural areas of Bangladesh. Following crowdfunding and with generous donations, we built homes for each of our poverty-stricken mothers; Roshanara and Mosoda. Prior to Shelter to Home, these women were either homeless or residing in makeshift shelters. Now, with homes built through the project, they can live with their children as a family. In 2019 Parvin joined forces with 2 other British Bangladeshi women to build 2 more houses and form Stow Inspire CIC, which was officially registered in 2021.

In September 2022 a team of us are climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland to fundraise for a project named 'Shelter to Home' managed by STOW INSPIRE CIC, a Community Interest Company (number.13817028) based in East London. The organisation aims to provide a strong foundation for life by empowering women & supporting their independence. We intend to raise £2,500 to provide Beauty Begum and her daughters the gift of a home and a starter pack.

Beauty Begum and her daughters need our help, to live a life of dignity. Your donation and our support will impact and transform their lives for the better.