The Dhaka Project

[naheen]

special congratzz anD thanks to angelmorn for finding smthing useful like this
i m sharing it with my friends in my Y!360 page.

[BaNNa]

khubi valo uddog
nice sharing angelmorn
amaro kisu jama-kapor dite ichcha kortse
but already eikahne dewa hoye gese

[tanna]

am actually goin there tomorrow

its a pain navigating past the haji camp though

awesome work that they do!!

[dark_saint]

Nice Arrangement again .............

[tanna]

was there today; start volunteering tomorrow

[Force_Recon]

nice job.

[tanna]

The Dhaka Project!



Our success depends on your kind donations to brighten up the lives of our children. At The Dhaka project, we seek: professionals as well volunteers, financial assistance, educational books, food for babies and children, Asian style clothing, toiletries, and anything that your heart desires to make a difference for the people of Dhaka and Bangladesh.

The Dhaka Project a Project from Rural Services Foundation.

Every child deserves the opportunity to build a full and rewarding life. At
The Dhaka Project, we maximize human potential. We try to bring hope to the children of Dhaka by providing sustainable skills and dignity needed to better their lives. We envision lifetime transformation. The site has been designed to provide you with a quick insight into our
work, the people and lives involved and our progress against our ambitions. We hope you find it informative and helpful. If you have any queries,
please feel free to contact us.


Emails: maria.conceicao@thedhakaproject.org
sponsorship@thedhakaproject.org
enquires@thedhakaproject.org
childrendhaka@yahoo.com

Post:
The Dhaka Project Foundation
524 Gawair, P.O. Ashkona
Uttura, Dhaka 1235
Bangladesh

Using local economy and providing support longevity
Would you like to help?
31 US dollars feeds a child for one month
150 US dollars is the a full year of education
223 US dollars provides one room for a family, including electricity and gas costs for a whole year

Future Goals

1. Raise enough money [$1 million US] to buy a plot of land and build a
school in Dhaka for 1000 children for primary/secondary/pre-university
education + vocational skills training.

2. Continue to provide food, shelter, clothing, education and medical
care to the children under the care of The Dhaka Project.

3. Find ways and means to generate revenue so that The Dhaka Project
can, over time, become financially self-sufficient eg retail shop selling
used donated clothes, catering of lunch meals to office workers, sell
dresses/handbags/ladies purse made by sewing school ...

4. Inculcate in the children at a young age a caring concern for the
environment through programmes like neighbourhood clean-up day,
installing water wells for the community, setting up public lavatories for
the community, shower facilites, tree-planting, solar panels, clean
up the lakes.

5. Open a Medical Centre for the slums.

We do welcome volunteers to come visit us in Dhaka. To get an idea of
the kind of work volunteers might like to be involved in, please visit our website The Dhaka Project, and under "latest news" at the bottom
of the page, you can read a story by a volunteer visitor. This story gives
an outline of the kind of volunteer work that a visitor can do. You can
read further our newsletters to find out about the experiences of other volunteers. We are also open to suggestions from visitors too.

Volunteers pay for all their own expenses [airtickets/hotel accomodation/meals/local transport costs/visa fees/vaccinations etc] as we
are a charity-related organisation that depends on financial donations from the public to help see us through the monthly expenses of looking after some 700 poor children.

The duration of volunteer visits depend upon the time available of the visitor and the nature of the work the volunteer wishes to do. We can work out an arrangement to serve mutual needs. The timing can also be mutally agreed upon, but of course during the school vacation break and the children are on holiday, that might not be the best time for a visit.

Visit visas can be arranged through the local Bangladeshi consulate in your country [if there is one] and our sponsor in Dhaka can arrange for you to receive an electronic invitation letter to visit + the company's certificate of registration. These documents are needed when you apply for a visit visa ie if your passport requires such a visa. A check on the Bangladeshi consulate
can clarify that.

Please keep in mind european citizens can get a landing permit for 15 days on arrivals for 50 us dollars

I do hope I have given you you sufficient information. If you need more, please write. We can look forward to welcoming you to Dhaka.


@people

the place needs funding to remain; help out in which ever way u r able to

and not just monetary grants either: the children there rely on used stationery for their education

so please don't throw ur books/ exercise copies away!!

and if ur able to donate pens/ pencils/ and erasers that's even better!!!

please help!!

u can PM me or drop off directly at this address:


dhaka project: The Dhaka Project Foundation
524 Gawair, P.O. Ashkona
Uttura, Dhaka 1235
Bangladesh


PLEASE HELP!!

Attention please. Those of you living abroad can help too

follow this link: The Dhaka Project

one can send donation directly from his/her bank to the bank info given at that page

and Canadians: canadian residents can make donation ONLINE, BY TELEPHONE or BY MAIL through canadian relief foundation (CRF): http://www.canadianrelief.ca/Redesig...ash/donate.htm (redirected from The Dhaka Project).


[b]The month of ramadan is upon us and I'm appealing to the religious sentiments in all of you to send in goodies, food, etc. Even a packet of dates (khejur) is a welcome gift.

Thank you and I hope u guys will help out

[angelmorn]

On the 29th of November, I had the luck of finally visiting this place along with my Classmates. After getting lost somewhere in Ashkona - when we Finally reached The Dhaka Project's main Building - I really cant express the feeling I had seeing the warm welcome they had organized for us. We'd had done a Book Drive in School where we collected various types of story books and educational books. But reaching that place , we'd had forgotten everything we've done to get there - What mattered to us at that moment was the 100 Watt innocent smile that was on every child's face there.

Luckily for us , we had the chance to meet with the Project's Founder Maria, and i must say it was a GREAT experience. I asked her "Why of all the places did you choose Bangladesh ?" The answer she gave me and others was such, " Everywhere else, people are wanting more and more, but here, in Bangladesh, People have nothing and yet they will give you Everything!"
Visiting the kindergarten section and Preschool and various Training Sections this Project consists of - I was amazed at what one person has managed to achieve - The kids were completely adorable, and all of us wanted to stay there all day long but couldnt due to bad school timings.

Seriously people, You should visit this place for atleast ONCE - Even if you cant help in any possible way - just go and spend one day with these kids - they shall take your heart away.

The Welcome that we Received


The Kindergarten Kids : Innocence Unlimited

All I was doing was fixing my shoelaces when this girl [ at left ] comes up to me and starts talking. I ask her what she's learned. And she starts off with ABCD and goes on with 1234 while her friends join her. Couldnt resist myself so just took this shot !

Our group with Maria [ in red ]

Please People Check this place out. If you want to visit and want location or contact details, PM me and I shall more than glad to help

[dark_saint]

wow!!!tht was a gr8 project .....special thnks to both of them ...who did the graet jobs for the innocent children

[Force_Recon]

Angelmorn forgive my lack of knowledge ,but from which school are you?

it's good work all this.I am proud of you people.