Project Name
Community Engagement Program for Sustainable Education
Project Location
Bangladesh
Project Natures
Children and Youth Development
Project Objectives
To improve access to education for underprivileged children and build the capacity of local communities to take an active part in managing and operating sustainable quality and holistic education program.
Beneficiaries
- Students from poor and disadvantaged families in urban slums and rural areas
- Teachers
- School management committee members
- Local church representatives
No. of Beneficiaries
899
Key Activities
- Facilitate the transition of 10 primary schools across six districts in central and southern Bangladesh to sustainable local church and community management.
- Organise training on networking and fundraising strategies for teachers, church partners, and school management committee members, and coordinate community-level fundraising events.
- Conduct local resource mapping workshops and provide seed funding for income-generating activities (IGA).
- Arrange celebration events for each school.
- Provide technical support to school management committees for mandatory school registration.
- Supply educational materials and equipment, including pens, notebooks, blackboards, chalk, and chairs.
Project Period
Jan 2024 to Dec 2025
Expenses
Approx. HK$1,003,230
IMPACT STORY
Payal is a grade 4 student in a rural village in the southwestern district of Satkhira. Born to a poor family, Payal’s father is a barber, her mother is a housewife and has two younger sisters. The family struggles with very little income, and Payal and her sisters are discouraged from attending school as their parents require them to assist in making money for the family’s survival.
During a household visit, the education supervisor identified that Payal did not attend school despite her age. The supervisor talked with Payal’s parents and encouraged them to support Payal’s education. Finally, at 8, Payal started to attend school for the first time.
Since then, Payal has embraced the opportunity to study, being attentive to class and achieving top results in every annual exam and is now studying in grade 4. Payal also attends Friday School regularly and she loves to share biblical stories and lessons from the class with her family.
During one of the regular household visits, the education supervisor asked Payal about her future plans. Without hesitation, Payal replied, ‘I want to be a teacher!’ Payal said that most poor children, particularly girls, do not have the opportunity to receive an education, and without proper guidance and nurturing, they cannot fulfil their full potential.
‘If God fulfils my dream, I will help the poor children, especially girls, receive quality education.’
If God fulfils my dream, I will help poor children, especially girls, receive quality education.
PARTNER INFORMATION
Partner Name
World Concern Bangladesh (WCB)
Year of establishment
1991
The Year Our Partnership Started
1999
Partner's Mission
WCB aims to change the lives of impoverished and marginalised people through disaster response and sustainable community development. The love of Christ compels us to pursue reconciliation and equip those we serve so that they can serve others in turn.
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