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23 Apr

Only 8 more days to go! Help us win the challenge from Global Giving!

Our Preschool  project has to raise $4,000 from 50 donors by April 30 to earn a permanent spot on GlobalGiving. A permanent spot means getting access to donors worldwide through GlobalGiving’s website.  (http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/education-for-425-impoverished-kids-in-bangladesh/)  Thank you to all our supporters who have helped us raise $2,330 so far! We only need to raise $1,670 more from 25 more donors.  Please visit: http://goto.gg/10155 to contribute to the  project.  OR Just text “GIVE 10155” to 80088 to donate $10 to the cause!  MAKE 425, 4-6 YR OLDS SMILE HELP US WIN THIS CHALLENGE! ...

18 Apr

Bonus Fundraising Day- TODAY ONLY! Your donations will be matched at 15% up to a maximum of $3,000. Give a little, change a lot!

OBAT’s  Preschool project currently listed  on the website of Global Giving,  is supposed to raise at least $4,000 during the month of April. It costs approximately $13,742.50 to run OBAT’s 20 preschools for one year. Today, the website, www. globalgiving.org will match any donations at 15% to a maximum of $3,000. Please share with your friends and family and encourage them to make an early donation as matching funds run out quickly. Contributions can be made at this link: http://goto.gg/10155 So far we...

06 Apr

Save the date! Music for a cause!

You’re invited to join OBAT Helpers for a night of cultural music on   Saturday, April 21st at 7:00 pm at the Krannert Room  Indiana Interchurch Center, 1100 West 42nd Street Indianapolis, 46208.   Tickets: $10 each.   Click here to register: http://musicforacause.eventbrite.com   Bring your passion for music and your passion for charity for this memorable night! See you soon! Joining us will be renowned local favorites: -Ranjani Datar, Lata of Indiana -Ajesh Happy, Versatile singer of ghazals and new age music   Don’t forget to visit our project on Global Giving and help us achieve our...

04 Apr

Bonus Fundraising Day- TODAY ONLY! Your donations will be matched at 15% up to a maximum of $6,000. Give a little, change a lot!

OBAT’s  Preschool project currently listed  on the website of Global Giving,  is supposed to raise at least $4,000 during the month of April. It costs approximately $13,742.50 to run OBAT’s 20 preschools for one year.   Today, the website, www. globalgiving.org will match any donations at 15% to a maximum of $6,000. Please share with your friends and family and encourage them to make an early donation as matching funds run out quickly. Contributions can be made at this link: http://goto.gg/10155 Some details on...

03 Apr

Meet Roshny… a preschooler at OBAT's Chittagong Preschool

The word, “Roshny “means light.   This little girl lives in the camps in Chittagong and attends the preschool there.   Her mother passed away four years ago; father remarried , moved away and entrusted his old, widowed mother with the care of Roshny and her older sister.   Sony, Roshny’s older sister is a fourth grader at OBAT’s elementary school;  she will not be able to  study beyond grade 5 as her grandmother cannot afford to send her to school.   Roshny’s uncle pays her grandmother for...

01 Apr

Here's what you can do to change lives of little children in OBAT's preschools

Your contribution of $’s $20 will provide notebooks for writing for 14 children $50 will provide text books for 10 children $100 will cover the expenses for chalk, teaching materials etc. for 50 children $150 will provide chairs and mats for 300 kids to sit on. $200 will provide training workshops for ten teachers. They will train them to teach preschool children according to standard methods of teaching. $310 will provide annual salary of one administrative personnel (accountant or program supervisor) $325 will pay for the rent of...

01 Apr

The promise of OBAT's Preschools

OBAT Helpers is dedicated to ensuring that underprivileged kids living in camps in Bangladesh combat illiteracy and inequality with education. With seven elementary schools already up and running, OBAT is now giving the younger population of the camps a chance to attend school like all other children their age. OBAT Helpers’ preschools prepare 4-6 year old children to pass the 1st grade entrance exam for government schools. These Bihari kids live in extreme poverty in slum like camps where there’s...

01 Apr

Help educate 425 impoverished preschool children in decrepit Bangladesh camps- OBAT's April challenge starts today!

OBAT’s Preschool project is listed  on the website of Global Giving (http://www.globalgiving.org) for a fundraising campaign that will run during the month of April. Global Giving is a site that connects donors with charities and enables them to make educated decisions about where they want to contribute. Charities listing their projects on this site  can be from any part of the world. Donors make their contributions to their favorite projects through this site.   We will be participating in the open challenge from April 1st to April 30th. Our goal is  to raise...