On 17th September, Kidderminster Soroptimists held a curry evening to raise funds for Tarango in Bangladesh. Tarango’s mission (below) echoes very many of Soroptimists own aspirations. We raised nearly £1,000 to send to this worthwhile organisation.
TARANGO is a voluntary non-government organization which dreams of and desires to contribute to the establishment of a just and poverty-free society by organizing and training the most disadvantaged women through its committed, dedicated and skilled workers. It further aims to make the women resourceful, skilled and production oriented by assisting them to develop their human potential and talents to promote leadership and entrepreneurship in order to take up the responsibilities of sustainable economic activities to establish a self-reliant and gender-balanced society.
We held the event in St Michael and All Angels hall in Stourport and about 50 people attended. We had a lovely meal and good companny and Beth Williams, who has been dealing with Tarango for about 10 years, gave us a talk about the Turtle Bags she sells on their behalf. These are made from natural products such as cotton, jute and sea grass and so avoid the use of plastics which are poisoning our oceans and sea life.
