Sultana’s favorite person is Atiur Rahman, until recently the Governor of the Central Bank of Bangladesh. When asked why, she said because Rahman came from a very poor family and remote village, and worked very hard to achieve his position. That might be why she dreams of becoming a banker and studying toward a Chartered Accountancy or C.A. degree. She feels that being a banker and a good person are often mutually exclusive. So she wants to be a good banker who will reform the banking system, and earn a lot of money too! Currently studying in grade eleven, Sultana lives with her parents, Mohammad Badsha and Munni, as well as three siblings in block B of Geneva Camp. She likes to watch comedy movies, and listen to classical and folk music. Sultana likes cricket and thinks watching the batsmen chasing targets makes the game very exciting. Her father is the heroic figure in her life since he works very hard to save money for his children’s education.
THE AVERAGE COST PER YEAR OF SULTANA’S EDUCATION FROM NOW UNTIL EIGHT YEARS LATER WHEN SHE FINISHES HER C.A, IS $755. HELP HER GET HER C.A. DEGREE AND BRIGHTEN HER FUTURE. YOU CAN FUND ANY NUMBER OF YEARS YOU WISH TO. YOUR SUPPORT WILL MEAN THE WORLD TO HER AS WITHOUT IT, SHE CANNOT DREAM ABOUT AN EDUCATION AND WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE A LIFE OF POVERTY.
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Who is Artiur Rahman, Sultana’s role model of a banker who can also do good for the community? Rahman has been called “the banker of the poor” for his contribution in developing the Bangladeshi economy. As head of the Central Bank, he was responsible for programs such as micro-credit for women entrepreneurs, a loan fund for landless farmer, and special programs for environmentally aware Green Finance. Echoes of these programs can be seen in the micro-credit and women’s entrepreneurship programs OBAT Helpers has established in the camps. These socially responsible credit programs may be why so many young people like Sultana want to be bankers.
