December 29th, 2016
Early in the morning, the team traveled to Ferozshah Primary School. We felt honored that the local counselor of Chittagong city corporation, Mr. Jasim, came to meet with us. We were glad because he gave his valuable time to discuss the progress of our school and gave some advice to the Headmaster of the school and to the Project Officer for the betterment of the school.
We got the chance to spend time with the amazing kids from grade one to five. Abul Kashem (Future Doctor), Sk. Tarek Amir (Student of Dhaka University) and Abul Khayer (Sunny) (Tutor In-Charge & Executive Intern) shared their experiences with the kids and inspired them to dream for a better future.
After that, we visited Khulshi Preschool. As a team, we visited this school for the first time. I had a wonderful time with the beautiful children.
Next, we went to Islamia Camp, Chittagong to visit OBAT’s water point. Water is a precious resource for the camp people, since it is used for drinking, cleaning and to cook food. Previously, in Islamia camp, people didn’t get clean water easily. Women used to walk to areas that were 4-5 km away to fetch clean water for drinking and cooking. Now, life in Islamia camp is much better because of establishing a water point in the camp. According to the camp residents, they are very happy to have access to clean water. We also went to visit the construction work in Bungalow L-93 in S.B Nagar- the work is being done for the expansion of a junior school and tutoring center.
During the afternoon, we visited OBAT preschool in S.B. Nagar. After that, we visited OBAT Primary School. Kids were really excited. We enjoyed spending some time with them. We had a chance to visit the tutorial center and the IT center as well. We also attended an award ceremony organized for the second graduating batch. I announced a personal computer as a gift to encourage the youth. A drawing was made and the lucky winner was Soma Akhter.
We got the chance to have an interactive session with the youth at S.B Nagar. Sk. Tarek Amir, Abul Kashem and Abul Khayer(Sunny) had an inspirational session with the youth. In this session, they advised the youth about the different fields of education and careers. They motivated the youth to engage in community development work as well as to volunteer for the Think Tank.
OBAT’s Ferozeshah School students
A sweet welcome from OBAT’s Ferozeshah School students
OBAT’s Ferozeshah School students line up to greet the OBAT team
OBAT’s Ferozeshah School students line up to greet the OBAT team
Meeting with Mr. Jasim, Councillor of Chittagong