[View the story "Volunteerism in Bangladesh" on Storify ]Volunteerism in Bangladesh Inspirational initiative of youth towards making a change Storified by Jyothi S Nair · Mon, Nov 26 2012 09:00:15
November 15th!! Streets of Chittagong were colored by yellowt-shirts. I bet you that not even a single person who was out in the streetswould have returned home without noticing these young volunteers with zeal andurge towards making a change.
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Volunteer for Bangladesh is a platform set by JAAGO foundation for the youth to contribute towards their society.
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JAAGO is the first organization of its kind to build up a school (JAAGO school) in order to provide education of international standards to the underprivileged kids in the country. The founder of this youth-based organization is a law-school graduate - Korvi Rakshand. The organization sprout out from a charity program started by Korvi Rakshand with some friends to help flood victims in the slums of Rayer Bazaar in Dhaka. According to him, rather than a charity it is a "responsibility".
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Many were/are inspired by his contributions to the society
@KorviRakshand you should apply for WISE prize next year.Bothina Al-Mulla
@KorviRakshand I talked about u today in my lecture as if there were no leaders on earth but you! You r truly an inspiration :)Hadeel Alabbasi
Now the question is - What is the yellow tide doing in the streets of Chittagong? The young volunteers were celebrating Universal Children's Day (UCD) through a grand event named "UCD 2012" campaign.They were creating awareness on the importance of education and at the same time raising funds for their organization.
Universal Children's Day, UCD 2012 | FacebookUniversal Children's Day, UCD 2012 ... Thursday, November 15, 2012 ... the volunteers of Volunteer for Bangladesh (VBD) will spread...
Ina world where most of us take primary education for granted, Bangladesh is oneof those countries were a good proportion of students are not enrolled in formal education system. Poverty is the main cause. Though the government provides free education, there are many hidden costs involved which acts as a disincentive for the parents to sent their kids to school.
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This year around 10000 volunteers from 21 districts of Bangladesh volunteered to spread the message on education.
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This article which was published in a Bangladeshi newspaper - prothomalo, takes us through the activities organized by the VBD volunteers as a part of UCD 2012. They spent a whole day with the destitute kids in Chittagong by conducting cultural programs, competitions and prize giving ceremony. It also highlights the initiative of 19 university student volunteers who build up an informal school in Chittagong for these underprivileged kids. At present they are teaching 37 kids.
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Pictures in the above link impressively captures the unique moments - moments of care, compassion and commitment.
