“I want to be a doctor in the future to help poor patients. I want to help my family so that everyone in the family remains healthy and lives a dynamic life. I don’t want to live in the slum anymore. I want to make my parents happy in the future,” said a 12-year-old innocent and intelligent girl Sharmin who attends class V at Chalantika Slum Children Development Project (CSCDP) of ADRA in Bangladesh. Sharmin and her family live in the Chalantika slum. They are living in a slu

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on October 17 each year since 1993. It promotes people’s awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution worldwide, particularly in developing countries. The theme of this year’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all. On October 17, 1987, poverty was proclaimed as a violation of human rights by people who had assembled at the

International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is annually observed on the second Wednesday of October to raise the profile of disaster risk reduction. It also encourages people and governments to participate in building more resilient communities and nations. On December 22, 1989, the UN General Assembly designated the second Wednesday of October as the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. This event was to be observed annually during the International Decade

The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of human settlements and people’s right to sufficient shelter. It also aims to remind people that they are responsible for the habitat of future next generations. The purpose of World Habitat Day is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world that we all have the con