Child Protection Bangladesh Project #25821

Educate 225 Kids by Sending Them to Preschool

by OBAT Helpers Inc

Educate 225 Kids by Sending Them to Preschool

Project Report | May 12, 2017
Sunshine from Bangladesh

By Saima Hassan | Director Development and Communications

Kids holding their new books

Dear friends,

We are almost half way through May and hope that wherever you are located, sunshine and warm temperatures have finally made their appearance.

The sun is shining, warm and bright at our Chittagong Preschools for sure. The little ones received their new books with excitement as you can tell from their photos. Cake added to their enthusiasm on National Children’s Day which is celebrated on March 17^th in Bangladesh. The kids played games and enjoyed delicious cake to celebrate the day at the preschools.

With this report, we would like to introduce you to Samira who studies in the Chittagong Preschool in Sardar Bahadur Nagar. Five year old Samira never misses school- she likes to study, read and write and adores her teacher; school for her, is loads of fun.

Samira’s father has passed away, her mother works hard to support her four daughters and one son. She works at a garments factory to make ends meet. Her son works too, as a day laborer. Their collective income still adds up to a meagre sum. Samira wants to help out by getting educated and eventually work for the government. Big plans for a teeny tot!

Rice, vegetables and fish are among Samira’s favorite foods. She loves the color red and likes to play with dolls and draw art. One of her talents is singing. In fact, she was eager to sing a poem for you, so we recorded it and will post it on our project page.

We have only $5,768 left to raise for this project. You are already bringing the joy of an education to many young kids; help us spread this joy to others as well. Invite your friends and family to contribute to this project.

Peace and blessings,

Your OBAT family.

Still holding books- just can't see their faces!

Cake on National Children's Day!

Samira

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Feb 14, 2017
Sending you love from Chittagong

By Saima Hassan | Director Development and Communications

Chittagong's Halishaher Preschool

Dear friends,

Hope the valentines in your life are doing well and that you will get to enjoy some special moments with them today. The kids in our educational projects, especially the little ones in the preschools, are the ones who have captured our hearts. Evidently, they are as special to you, as you are ensuring that they receive a sound preschool education. Thank you is all that we can say!

OBAT’s Chittagong preschoolers are having fun as usual and are also learning a good deal, along the way. They recently had a blast at their annual sports day- you can find some photos from the event, in this email.

We would like to introduce to you to little Yesmin- she is one of the many precious children you are helping to defeat poverty through education:

Yesmin would like to grow up to be a teacher so that she can help educate disadvantaged children. She already has such noble aspirations at the tender age of six.

When she was very young, her father left her, leaving her mother to fend for the two of them. This was not an easy task as her mother, Nahid Begum was without a job and they were struggling to survive in the dire poverty stricken camp environment. Nahid started working at a garments factory to earn a living. She did not want the same future for Yesmin and knew how important it was for her to study. She thus met with Rajia Sultana, OBAT’s Chittagong Preschool’s teacher.

Yesmin did really well in the preschool. She attended class regularly and loved to read, write and draw. She attained the first position in her final exams and has actually graduated now onto first grade, which she has started at OBAT’s SB Nagar Elementary School.

In spite of the tough circumstances she is living in, she likes to enjoy her time playing with dolls and loves to eat cake. She misses her dad a lot and wishes he were around for her. The school not only offers her an escape from such unhappy moments but it is also great fun as she really loves to study.

Thank you for making this possible for Yesmin and many others like her. They all send their love to you, piled high, with a special side of warm hugs.

With wholehearted gratitude,

Your OBAT family.

Yesmin, in school

Yesmin with mom at her home

Holding up prizes on sports day

sports day

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