ASPIRE
Your Monthly News & Updates
August 2017
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Lots of good is happening at OBAT and it's because of
you
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Aspire is now being released monthly to keep you up-to-date with all the news of positive changes
and the impact you are making.
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Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak!
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A camp resident receiving meat at last year's Eid-ul-Adha
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We at OBAT are already preparing to celebrate another Eid! With this preparation, comes our obligation to carry out sacrifice or qurbani.
Despite the accompanying administrative and operational expenses, OBAT has been carrying out qurbani in the camps since more than a decade. Since crippling poverty prevents camp residents from having the luxury of eating meat, we find this to be an imperative project as through it, the camp residents get the opportunity to enjoy eating meat, a rare occasion for them.
With your help in 2016, the Qurbani program for Eid-ul-Adha had the following impact:
· Qurbani was held in ten cities: Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Chandpur, Mymensingh, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Narayanganj, Syedpur and Bogra
· 83 cows and 183 goats were sacrificed
· 11,145 families received the qurbani meat
May your sacrifice be accepted and many blessings come your way as you touch the camp residents' lives with your faith and generosity.
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Immad Ahmed, OBAT's Ex. Dir., & Saif Ansari, Data Analyst for OBAT, at the booth in APPNA convention
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OBAT meets several supporters at ISNA and APPNA convention
In July, as per tradition, OBAT hosted a booth at both the ISNA and APPNA conventions which took place in Chicago and Orlando respectively. Several visitors stopped by to talk with OBAT staff and volunteers. We are thankful for those visits and the meaningful conversations and also grateful to the two organizations for this opportunity.
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Ms. Chakma, with the students |
Halishaher School receives annual verification
Ujala Chakma, Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate, Chittagong, visited the Halishaher School for verification purposes- a process that has to be followed every year after which a certificate from the government is received . After verification, she gave clearance for the issuance of the certificate.
In her visit, she spoke with the teachers, students and management of the school and
checked all documentation and education curriculum related to the school.
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BMSS student speaking about the virus. |
Think Tank spreads awareness about rampant virus.
The Think Tank students arranged an awareness session on
"Chikungunya Fever" at Dhaka with the collaboration of Bangladesh Medical Student Society (BMSS). Chikungunya is an infection caused by
the chikungunya virus. Symptoms include fever and joint pain. The disease
typically occurs in Asian and African countries and is spread through a virus carried by mosquitos.
About forty people attended this session and the group included some elderly people as well.
The session was focused on how to prevent contracting the Chikungunya virus, how to address the symptoms; and what medicines to take as well as what to eat and drink to combat the symptoms.
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HSC students with OBAT staff
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Dhaka Tutoring students receive excellent HSC results
The result for the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) public exam, for 2017 was published recently.
This year, a total of fifteen students from Dhaka Tutoring Center had taken this exam. Fourteen got an A grade and one received a B grade. We are very proud of this achievement and will strive to continue this excellent result.
In Bangladesh overall, only 60% of the students passed in the HSC exam this year.
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Distribution of fans |
Lion's Club distributes fans in OBAT's Halishaher School
The Lions Club of Chittagong gifted four ceiling fans to OBAT's
Primary School in Halishaher. Mr Shah Alam Babul, former
Governor of Lions Club of Chittagong, was present as a chief guest.
Mr. Amdadul Karim Soikat, President of International
Human Rights, Chittagong
Division,
also attended, among
several other notable guests. The program was sponsored by Lions
Club Of Chittagong- Rose Valley, and organized by,
Leo Club of Chittagong- Liberty. We are grateful to the Lions Club for their continued support towards OBAT.
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Training facilitates understanding of scientific principles
A two day training program based on understanding scientific principles
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The training in progress
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was conducted under the wing of Mr. Mohammad Rial Ahsan, COO of Life Consulting and Development, at Rangpur.
The training team included, Md. Rezaul Karim from the Govt. Teacher's
Training College, Md. Maruf and Ms. Monira (students from Rajshahi University) as well as Mr. Md. Rial Ahsan. All the project staff from Rangpur and Syedpur,
school teachers, students of class V to VIII, scholarship students, the think tank team and scout team attended as trainees.
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Ms. Farah Naz coaching the students |
Chittagong Think Tank begin coaching initiative
OBAT Helpers Chittagong has recently begun special coaching sessions every
Friday for OBAT's Sardar Bahadur Nagar School. This initiative has
been taken with the support Of OBAT Think Tank volunteers, Nawshad Alam And Farha Naz who are teaching these classes.
The classes are focused on preparing students to take the PEC (primary education certificate) exam which will allow them to progress to middle school education.
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Front: Halishaher students holding their trees. Back: Guests
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Halishaher students learn about the environment
OBAT's Chittagong division with the collaboration of Rotary Club and AFIK Foundation, distributed trees among the students of the Halishahar School. Sixty trees were distributed amongst the students. The idea was to increase awareness among them regarding the environment, reforestation as well as the importance of green spaces.
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A child with her tablet |
Myriad developments in Dhaka
- A three day training and assessment was carried out on the usage of "Tangerine," an app that will be used as the next step and learning tool in the partnership with TTWF (Teach the World Foundation). OBAT Helpers teamed up with Teach the World Foundation (TTWF) in April to bring digital learning to underprivileged children in the camps. Eighty students were selected from OBAT's preschool and working children programs for the alpha phase of this project which will test the power of digital learning. The training was carried out for members of the Think Tank who will play a role in implementing its usage.
- Fire extinguishers were placed at the Dhaka office as a preventative measure against incidents caused by fire and as a measure of protection for the staff and students.
- Financial support was provided to three girls for their marriage ceremonies. These girls are orphans and have been raised by other family members. OBAT's family assistance program strives to provide support for the fulfillment of such needs among the camp residents.
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