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08Aug

Think Tank Distributes Food Among Flood Victims

OBAT recently distributed food packages in partnership with the AMAL Foundation among 300 families The distribution was carried out to aid the affectees of the flooded Dakat Chor (islands) of ​​Sariakandi District in  Bogra. OBAT’s Think Tank volunteers helped to distribute the food packages. Their efforts were commendable as this was their first experience in initiating an emergency response. ...

05Aug

Infant Kits Ready for Distribution

Bee Humble is a US based nonprofit focused on providing relief to refugee communities. In partnership with OBAT, Bee Humble ran a small pilot project to provide infant kits/cribs to the female  beneficiaries of the OBAT Rohingya Clinic. 25 units of the kits were made as a pilot. The kits contained items such as baby clothes, baby mattresses, mosquito nets etc.  The project has served as a tool for empowering Rohingya refugees as the bamboo cases for the...

03Aug

Teachers’ Workshop Focuses on Online Education

During August, OBAT English School in Dhaka organized a workshop for the teachers. This workshop was focused on imparting education through online mediums due to the closure of schools. The workshop specifically zeroed in on the use of skype and zoom meetings. It also centered on home schooling as well as the use of spoken English. Kudos to the head teacher, Ms. Halima for her initiative. ...

28Jul

Think Tank Scores Amazingly in National Competition!

Dnet, a social enterprise in Bangladesh, partnered with the Government’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division to implement a project titled “Awareness for Students against Extremism (eASE).” This initiative is funded by USAID. Consequently, the first ever e-awareness olympiad for students known as “Cyber Champ” was launched in November 2019 to raise awareness on cyberspace safety and cybercrime. Members of OBAT’s Rangpur Think Tank recently got the chance to participate in Cyber Champ. This competition included 30,000 participants who played 20 rounds....