CRP Ganakbari was established in August 1995 with a land area of 6.25 acres and located 15 km from CRP Head Office at Savar.
CRP’s Women’s Rehabilitation Centre and Income Generation Activities (IGA) are based in CRP-Ganakbari, Sreepur, Ashulia. The main purpose of the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre is to reintegrate women with disabilities into mainstream society through vocational training followed by small business set up and job placement. All the training, food and accommodation is free for the trainees. The offered trainings include industrial sewing machine operation, dressmaking and tailoring, handicraft, embroidery, bakery and food processing.
The IGA includes a metal workshop, wood workshop, printing press, recycled paper technology, plant nursery and rental of 34 shops. The IGA unit produces metal and wooden assistive devices, wheeled mobility aids, supportive seats, furniture, crests and trophies, recycled papers, printing materials etc.
From 2018, a day centre for people with mental health needs, a newly introduced service, was set up in CRP-Ganakbari, where the beneficiaries can be involved in multi-dimensional tasks, which help them to return to their normal life.
