05
Sep
05
Sep
OBAT Helpers and The Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind (also known as Sight Savers) have teamed up to perform eye surgeries for camp residents. Bangladesh has a very high level of avoidable blindness, and levels are particularly high in the ultra-poor sectors of the community. Amongst these are the camp residents, for whom this project is designed. The reasons for the high levels of blindness amongst these sectors of society are principally two-fold: a lack of knowledge and understanding of...
21
Aug
At the festival of Eid, OBAT staff and volunteers distributed gifts and care packages among 2,062 families or approximately 10,000 people. These were distributed in the cities of : Chittagong -860 families, Rangpur-750 families, Dhaka- 210 families and Khulna -242 families. The joyous occasion of Eid (Muslim festival following the month of fasting, Ramadan) is a time to celebrate with family and friends, exchange gifts and enjoy special food. For the people living in the camps, these constitute luxuries as their life...
14
Aug
Vote and get us to #1! Thanks to all of you who have voted for our photo thus far. If you and your friends haven’t done so yet, please click here to vote for OBAT’s photo: http://www.globalgiving.org/poll/vote/?pollOptionId=48 Here are the details…. A photograph from OBAT’s preschool project was submitted by us in the recent Global Giving photo contest. We ended up being one of the 75 finalists! That gives us a chance to win a $1000’s for our preschool project in Bangladesh, a full day of being...
10
Aug
Vote and get us to #1. Only five days to go! If you and your friends haven’t done so yet, click here to vote for OBAT’s photo: http://www.globalgiving.org/poll/vote/?pollOptionId=48 Here are the details…. A photograph from OBAT’s preschool project was submitted by us in the recent Global Giving photo contest. We ended up being one of the 75 finalists! That gives us a chance to win a $1000’s for our preschool project in Bangladesh, a full day of being featured on Global Giving’s home page as...
07
Aug
Join OBAT Helpers as we Race4Rehma on Sep 29th 2012. Thank you to those who came out to our first ever Race4Rehma last year to make a difference! This year, we plan to reach even higher goals! Your efforts in joining the Race4Rehma will help raise money to continue the Rehma mission in 2012 and help us do our share of serving the local Indianapolis community. The 2nd Annual 5K, Race4Rehma will be held at the Indianapolis Canal on September 29th from 3-6...
03
Aug
A photograph from OBAT’s preschool project was submitted in the recent Global Giving photo contest. Guess what?? We are one of the 75 finalists! That gives us a chance to win a $1000 for our preschool project, a full day of being featured on Global Giving’s home page as well as being highlighted in their social media outreach. All you need to do is vote for our photo at this link, starting now: http://www.globalgiving.org/poll/vote/?pollOptionId=48 Only votes from unique email addresses will count....
03
Aug
A photograph from OBAT’s preschool project was submitted in the recent Global Giving photo contest. Guess what?? We are one of the 75 finalists! That gives us a chance to win a $1000 for our preschool project, a full day of being featured on Global Giving’s home page as well as being highlighted in their social media outreach. All you need to do is vote for our photo at this link, starting now: http://www.globalgiving.org/poll/vote/?pollOptionId=48 Only votes from unique email addresses will count....
