To all the women, young and old, fighting against all odds in the camps, we say thank you. Thank you, for your strength, for not faltering, for overcoming hurdles and for showing others that life can be rebuild even if it was once reduced to a wreckage. Thank you for being a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a caregiver and a provider. Thank you for not giving up hope. A woman learning to sew to earn a living-at OBAT’s...
Light up the lives of the little children at OBAT’s preschools by helping them go to school. Over 95% of 300,000 forgotten people are illiterate and only about 10% of their kids are in elementary schools. By ensuring their admission into elementary schools, the preschools enable them to get that education and open the door for a better and brighter future. In the preschool, they are provided all essential supplies, text and note books. They acquire basic literacy skills which enable...
Edit Rangpur fire victims seek refuge under tarp structures by Obat Helpers on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 11:03am · Public Friends (+) Friends except Acquaintances (+) Only Me (+) Custom Close Friends Indianapolis, Indiana Area See all lists… Family Acquaintances Go Back PublicFriendsFriends except AcquaintancesOnly MeCustomClose FriendsIndianapolis, Indiana AreaSee all lists…FamilyAcquaintancesGo Back Eleven days after a fire raged through Rangpur camp, destroying the pitiful homes of several hundred camp dwellers, things...
By signing up for a recurring donation now you can double your impact through GlobalGiving’s Recurring Donation Campaign! GlobalGiving is matching recurring donations 100%. GlobalGiving is also giving away additional $500 grants! We need at least 10 new recurring donations before the end of the day Sunday, December 31 EDT in order to be eligible for bonus grants. Can we count on you? It’s very easy, learn how to make a recurring donation to a project here: http://bit.ly/YWa1Au Next, visit our project...
By signing up for a recurring donation now you can double your impact through GlobalGiving’s Recurring Donation Campaign! GlobalGiving is matching recurring donations 100%. GlobalGiving is also giving away additional $500 grants! We need at least 10 new recurring donations before the end of the day Sunday, December 31 EDT in order to be eligible for bonus grants. Can we count on you? It’s very easy, learn how to make a recurring donation to a project here: http://bit.ly/YWa1Au Next, visit our project...
By signing up for a recurring donation now you can double your impact through GlobalGiving’s Recurring Donation Campaign! GlobalGiving is matching recurring donations 100%. GlobalGiving is also giving away additional $500 grants! We need at least 10 new recurring donations before the end of the day Sunday, December 31 EDT in order to be eligible for bonus grants. Can we count on you? It’s very easy, learn how to make a recurring donation to a project here: http://bit.ly/YWa1Au Next, visit our project...
The recent fire at the Rangpur camp has rendered thousands of people homeless. More than 50 people have been hospitalized; they need immediate assistance with shelter, blankets and other essential items in order to survive. The government of Bangladesh has extended a lot of help. OBAT Helpers will continue to provide help and support to the fire victims and provide financial support for the reconstruction of the destroyed huts. If you would like to extend help to the fire victims, please donate...
Yesterday, a fire broke out at the Rangpur camp where stranded Pakistanis reside in miserable conditions. The fire englufed about 300 huts and there were about five casualties as well. OBAT serves this area through its school, tutoring center and health clinic. Relief efforts are already underway by OBAT staff as blankets and other relief supplies are being provided to the people impacted by the sad incident. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families affected. Please keep them in your...
$4,940 has been raised since April for our preschool project listed on the Global Giving website. $8,810, more to go. Become a recurring donor for this project in December and an anonymous donor will match your donation. Please visit: http://goto.gg/10155 to contribute to the project. Become a recurring donor; Do recurring good . ...
Throughout the month of November we celebrated, acknowledged and appreciated people we love and who have gone above and beyond to make OBAT blossom into an organization that can fulfill its cause in the best possible way. Today we celebrate the man behind it all- Anwar Khan. For those of you who don’t know him or what all he has done, the following excerpt will give you a little insight into him though the words don’t by any means do justice...
