EDUCATION

Illiteracy keeps generations of Bangladeshi children tied to the poverty of their parents. Without an education, they are destined to work at low paying jobs or manual labor all of their lives. Our Child Development Centers are changing that.

We provide two years of primary education (K through 2nd grade) to 30 children per school and base the curriculum on government school standards which includes learning Bangla, English, math and social studies, and adds music, dancing, art, poetry and exercise for a more well-rounded education. Children learn to respect others, work together and develop imagination.

Education is a partnership with the village and the parents of our students. The village provides a hut for the school, and we hire and train women from the area to teach. All workbooks and supplies are provided and a commitment is made by the mothers of our students to prepare a nutritious snack or meal each day. The school is four hours a day, six days a week, and is year round. This allows children to help in the fields and work at other income-producing jobs to help provide food for the evening meal. The cost of providing this education to the children is only $66 per child per year for a total of $2,400 per school of 30 children. Funding the cost of the entire two year school ($4,800) gives the donor naming rights. 

Fund a school in honor of a special teacher in your life for only $200/mo. or recruit three of your friends or family members to join you for only $50/mo. each. What a difference you will make in the lives of each of these children.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Addressed: Goal #4 - Quality Education; Goal #5 - Gender Equality; Goal #10 - Reduced Inequalities; Goal #17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Meet Kamari Shusmita Bala and her mother, Srimoti Shiru Rani

“My name is Kamari Shusmita Bala and I am a 2nd grade student of the Sally’s 5 School. My favorite subject is English. I love to go to school every day and I like to study at home. My hobby is dancing.” Her mother shares, “We are so grateful that the school is free. It is very close to our house and the quality of education is very good. And nutritious snacks are provided every day. Thank you.”

Shusmita is a success story.