

- Jul 28, 2019
Story of A Helpless Slum Girl
Ershad Nagor is a densely populated slum area of Tongi, Gazipur where people are living in miserable condition and missing a lot of civic opportunities. Slum problem has become a social quandary of Bangladesh which is evident in Dhaka city. Fatema Akter a 10-year-old girl born in a distressed family at Ershad Nagor, Tongi, Gazipur. Her father Md. Eron was a rickshaw puller and mother Yeasmin Begum, a garment worker. Fatema has an elder daughter named Ruby. A rickshaw puller i


- Jul 26, 2019
World Hepatitis Day 2019
World Hepatitis Day is annually held on July 28 to promote awareness of hepatitis, a disease that affects the liver known as Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. The theme for World Hepatitis Day 2019 is “Find the Missing Millions” with a focus on finding people living with hepatitis who are undiagnosed and linking them to care. Hepatitis simply means inflammation of the liver and can be caused by different things. One of the most common causes of chronic (long-term) hepatitis is a v


- Jul 26, 2019
The Agony of a Slum Girl
Sanjida is a 13-year-old bright kid and a dweller of the Chalantika slum area. Her father’s name is Md. Khokhon Chokhidar and her mother’s name is Nurbanu. There are seven members in her family. She has three siblings in her family. Currently, she lives together with her parents, elder brother, sister-in-law, niece and her younger brother. Her elder sister has got married and she lives in her in-law’s house. 7 years back, Sanjida's family came to Dhaka from Bhola district whi


- Jul 19, 2019
Vermicompost Has Changed Lila’s Life
Lila Sarder a 52-year-old housewife is the inhabitant of Sarder Para village, of Tildanga Union under Dacope Upazila. She is a member of Batbunia Mitali Mohila Unnayan Cooperative Society which is formed by Approaching Community Empowerment (ACE) project of ADRA Bangladesh. She has two sons and one daughter. Her daughter is married and her sons are studying in college. Her husband is a farmer. Lila was looking for doing something by which she could cooperate with her family f


- Jul 11, 2019
Bringing Hope through Micro-credit
Safaly is 35 years old housewife and lives with her husband Md. Salam and three children in Tatirpaya village under Gouripur Upazila of Mymensingh district. Through some neighbors, Safaly found out about Tatirpaya Mohila Shomity. She was suspicious about the idea of the program, decided to simply attend a meeting. In fact, she had no idea how it would impact her life. “I was invited by some of my neighbors who were already members of the Tatirpaya Mohila Shomity of ADRA Bangl