Our students are making us proud!

Hello Anwar,

August brought us many joyful moments, thanks to our students. Yeasmin, a scholarship student, got accepted into medical school while another two are poised to purse Engineering after finishing their diplomas. Thank you for standing with us to engender transformative change through education!

Another OBAT student is headed for medical school!

In December 2012, a brutal fire broke out in the Ispahani Camp. More than 300 camp homes were burnt. On that devastating night, Yeasmin fled her home with her grandmother and her most prized possession-the identification card which would allow her admission to her secondary/middle school board exams. The fire robbed her family of their home, forcing them to live under the open sky for weeks.

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OBAT's Think Tank Volunteers celebrate International Youth Day

The youth in OBAT's Think Tank are an impressive crew. They are driven by the goal to make a positive change in their environments. On August 12th, they celebrated International Youth Day in different cities through various activities.

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OBAT establishes its 13th IT Center!

OBAT is proud to establish its latest computer lab in Halishahar, Chittagong, thanks to the generosity of OBAT's Friends of Chicago. A total of 13 OBAT computer training centers are now providing computer education to OBAT's students.

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150 Rohingya students receive educational materials

A compassionate donor wanted to spread some light in the lives of Rohingya children. Thanks to their generosity, 150 Rohingya kids received gifts which consisted of paints, pencil, coloring pencils and paper, sharpener, eraser and pen. We are grateful to our donors for creating happy moments for our children.

New Research sheds light on challenges and prospects of camp communities

OBAT recently completed a baseline survey in Bangladesh in the CCR and Market Camp in Dhaka to ascertain the current conditions and the interventions needed to address the challenges faced by the camp communities. The survey report offers valuable information given the dearth of available data and enables OBAT to focus its programming on the true needs of the community. OBAT has published the report on the Social Archive platform and it can also be accessed here.

Scholarship students set sights high after receiving diplomas

Nawshad and Tawkir were both scholarship students of OBAT who received dual diplomas from Chittagong’s Govt. Polytechnic Center and went on to work as freelancers. They are not stopping here though and have bigger plans!

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New home gives respite to mother and daughters from rain

The Trade School Camp is located in the city of Halishahar in Chittagong. This camp has been Baby Akhtar’s home for as long as she can remember. Eight years ago, her husband abandoned the family and left her to fend for two daughters.

Both of Baby’s daughters are OBAT students. Baby works as a house maid to make ends meet and could not afford to undertake greatly needed home repairs. Her home was in a decrepit condition and during rainy season, water collected inside the house, ruining their belongings. Thanks to the contribution of local and US donors, a new house was constructed for Baby by OBAT. Baby can now live in this new home safely with her two daughters and sends her immense gratitude to our donors.

Thank you for visiting OBAT's booth at the ISNA convention

Thank you to all our friends who stopped by OBAT's booth at the ISNA convention during Sep 2nd-5th. A special note of thanks for volunteers who devoted their time to meet with our guests. It was a pleasure meeting all of you! Feel free to reach us at contact@obathelpers.org or at 317.203.0603 for any follow up questions.