Meet Anik. His first job was collecting cow dung and drying it in the fields to use for fuel for cooking meals for his family. He was 5.

He wanted to go to school with his friends but his family needed him to work. With support from PSDI, Anik’s family was given the resources and education needed to begin their uplift out of poverty, allowing them to educate their children and ensuring them a better future. The cost of operating a primary school in rural Bangladesh to serve 30 children from poor families is $2,400/yr. or only $80 per child per year.

Anik is a success story!

Meet Asia and the newest addition to her family. This is not just any cow – it is a cow that is giving her family hope for a better future in Bangladesh.

We have seen the gift of livestock transform many families living in extreme poverty, providing them with an asset that will increase in value providing the family with additional income to increase their assets and help them care for their family. A cow costs around $450 each in Bangladesh.

Asia is a success story!

Meet Ruhena Akter and her 10 month old daughter.

When social workers in Bangladesh discovered her daughter was malnourished, they gave her enough food to feed her two nutritious meals per day for an entire month. She was so very grateful. Meeting basic needs is one of the many ways PSDI helps families living in extreme poverty. A family can be provided with food for a month for only $30.

Ruhena is a success story!

What’s better than giving a poor family in Bangladesh a goat??? Giving them TWO GOATS!!! 

Goats are a wonderful investment for a family living in extreme poverty, like Rehena pictured here. For the first time in their lives, they will know the dignity of self-reliance, be able to put food on the table and earn income for education and healthcare for their family. The cost of a goat in Bangladesh is around $40.

Rehena is a success story!

Empowering women is one of the ways we lift families out of extreme poverty in Bangladesh.  

We have provided hundreds of women with sewing machines to begin a cottage industry in their hut, like Sharmin.  The cost of a sewing machine is only $125 in Bangladesh. 

“If you want to lift up humanity, empower women. It is the most comprehensive, pervasive, high-leverage investment you can make.”  
— Melinda Gates

Sharmin is a success story!

Meet Sumon. He is 15. He is a good student, juggling his studies with his duties at home in rural Bangladesh.

But his father is sick and the family cannot afford the medical care he needs. Sumon was facing a decision to work as a day laborer in his village instead of continuing his studies. Many young men in Bangladesh are forced to make this decision. But Sumon’s family is one of our families. We are teaching his mother how to embroider, giving her the ability to earn an income for her family and help pay for her husband’s medical care. There is hope for Sumon’s continued education and his future. Sumon’s family is grateful.  A family can create an economic opportunity that will result in income for as little as $25.

Sumon is a success story!

Meet Hridi. She is only 7. Being a seven year old in a remote village in rural Bangladesh is not all fun and games. 

There are chores – and there are younger brothers to care for. Hridi has been attending a PSDI child development center for the past two years and has hopes of going to a government school next year.  She wants to be a teacher. Thanks to PSDI’s support, Hridi’s future is bright. Her family continues to thrive since they sat down with one of our social workers and developed their plan to lift themselves out of poverty. Share your blessings with Hridi’s family. The cost of supporting a child development center for 30 poor young children is only $2,400/yr. or $80 per student.

Hridi is a success story!