C-CAB developed the ‘Golpo (Story) Cycle’ – a bicycle equipped with a framed banner, a sound system, and IEC materials to effectively disseminate SBCC content in the communities. Three of these bicycles were deployed full-time to spread the ‘Song of Oporajita’ in the project area. C-CAB’s community workers accompanied the Golpo Cycles to engage with the community directly. In addition, C-CAB printed leaflets to complement the story cycles. The Golpo Cycle attracted more community interest than expected because of its unique and different approach.

As a part of the Oporajita Project, Center for Communication Action Bangladesh (C-CAB) organized 16 Community Dialogues across various wards in Gazipur and Savar, with 11 dialogues held in Gazipur and 5 in Savar. These community dialogues took place in beautiful locations, welcoming individuals from diverse social backgrounds- including garment workers and their families, teachers, professionals, homemakers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. C-CAB introduced a puppet show at the beginning of each session to enhance the engagement and effectiveness of these dialogues. This puppet show, presented four key messages developed by C-CAB, and served as both an icebreaker and a conversation starter. The narrative focused on the lives, struggles, and aspirations of women garment workers, illustrating how they can improve their situations through training and learning in the era of digitalization. The puppet show featured scenes from the early life of Shikha, the protagonist of C-CAB’s communication initiatives, a young woman garment worker. The show portrayed her journey of overcoming social barriers to advance in both her career and family life. This engaging performance set the mood for open discussions, where participants shared real-life experiences and challenges faced by women garment workers, giving a deeper understanding of their realities and the paths to empowerment. Out of the 16 Community Dialogues organized by C-CAB, three were held at the beginning of December in collaboration with CARE Bangladesh and WaterAid Bangladesh. This collaboration was instrumental in broadening the reach and impact of the dialogues, particularly by involving participants from CARE’s women-friendly spaces.

As a part of the Oporajita Project, the Center for Communication Action Bangladesh (C-CAB) aims to collaboratively engage with CI partners to improve the lives of women workers in the garment sector. C-CAB launched a heartfelt initiative to amplify the hopes and dreams of female garment workers through music. C-CAB produced a music video about the hopes and aspirations of female garment workers, called the ‘Song of Oporajita’. The song features renowned singers Raef Al Hasan Rafa and Ankon Iasmen and six raw voices from garment workers. C-CAB aimed to spotlight the authentic voices of the garment workers themselves. To find hidden talents from RMG workers, C-CAB launched the ‘Gao Pran Khule (Sing from the Soul)’ campaign, an open call for garment workers to showcase their singing abilities. Sixteen promising participants were selected for an audition held at Baimail Government Primary School in Gazipur in August 2023. This group chose six outstanding voices to feature in the music video ‘Song of Oporajita’, where they shared their aspirations through song.