Awareness program on demerits of Early Marriage, Session-2

31th July 2010. Awareness program on demerits of early marriage, Session-2 was held on the roof-top of The Dhaka Project School at 11:00 A.M. Female students of Class 7 and 8 were present for the pre-scheduled awareness program.

A 2 hour long session on the demerits of early marriage included early pregnancy, HIV positive, discontinuation of school education etc. Faria (TDP family Counselor) organized the program and took the session. Such program on awareness draws a positive impact on the minds of the students and makes them more conscious about health and future.

School opens after Summer Vacation

28th June 2010. Summer vacation is over — it’s a rainy day in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Students came to The Dhaka Project School (TDPS) through the heavy shower which started early in the morning.
Though the weather is cloudy and raining cats & dogs—the students seem to enjoy all through the day. Rainy day is always a happy day for the students.
Pretty and Amin, KG 2, Section A, are happy after the summer vacation----now they will study hard for the half yearly final examination.

Writing Books distributed among students

10th May 2010, writing books were distributed by Class teachers among the students of The Dhaka Project School for all subjects. The students will do their Class work and Home work in the writing books.

Drawing books were also distributed among the students. Practical books were distributed among the students of Standard Seven. Students were very happy to receive new writing books for the New Class.

New classes began from 2nd May.

The students of The Dhaka Project School began their new classes from 2nd May 2010.
The happy faces remind us how happy they are to get themselves promoted to a higher class after a year long hard study.They will get new books from the school.
Students were introduced to their new class teachers.The Students of Play Group were very happy to find Chair & table.

Yes the babies have grown up?now they will learn..Alphabets, rhymes, numbers etc.

Canadian Teachers teaching English as a second language.

A Canadian couple visited The Dhaka Project on 2nd May and volunteered themselves to teach English as a second language at The Dhaka Project School. Ms. Dayna Gabruch and Mr. Robert Trdupe planned for a two week voluntary work with The Dhaka Project.

The couples are professional teachers.
Ms. Dayna Gabruch is teaching the students of Class 2 Section B according to a routine provided by the school.

Thursday - Weekly Food Distribution Day

29th April 2010 was the Weekly Food Distribution Day of The Dhaka Project School. Students were lined-up out side the office according to their grades as usual. Names were called by Mr. Azad based on the weekly class presence. Due to bad weather the distribution was held in house.
Bags containing Rice, Lentil, Potato, Onions, Garlic & Eggs were distributed among the students by Mr. Azad and a local Volunteer.
Bag full of weekly diet food recommended by TDP Medical Centre reduces the burden of nutrition among the student?s family. Every Thursday is a happy day for the student?s of TDPS.

Year Final Report Card Day at TDPS

29th April 2010, It was the year final Report Card Day of The Dhaka Project School (TDPS). Parents were also present during the Report Card distribution. Parveen Sultana, Principal of TDPS inaugurate the report card distribution at 10:00 A.M. among the students of the Play Group. These students will be attending new classes from 2nd May at Nursery.Simultaneously Mahmuda Akter, Vice- Principal of TDPS distributed report cards among the students of the KG 1.
Students of Nursery were very happy with their Report Cards. It's their last day at pre-school. They are eager to go to the senior section to attend the classes of KG 1. All the Report Cards shall be signed by the respective parents and returned to school on 2nd May 2010.Four students of the Play Group were awarded with gifts for their best performance. The teachers hope that this will increase their inspiration in future.
Students from Nursery to Grade VII were given Report Cards by their respective Class teachers. Students were advised to do even better in the up coming final Examination. Parents were advised to take proper care of the weaker students.Students from Nursery to Grade VII were given Report Cards by their respective Class teachers. Students were advised to do even better in the up coming final Examination.
Parents were advised to take proper care of the weaker students.

Chocolate Distribution for Pre School

25th April 2010, Students of Daycare, Play Group & Nursery were busy in their classes. At 12 PM Chocolates were brought.
Student’s joy knew no bounds when Mr. Azad distributed chocolates among the students.The Cabin Crews of Emirates Airline brought these Chocolates from Dubai through on flight to Dhaka.
The Dhaka Project is always grateful to them and also to all the anonymous donors in Dubai.
Thanks to all donors.

Thursday - Weekly Food Distribution Day

22nd April 2010 was the Weekly Food Distribution Day of The Dhaka Project School. Students were lined-up according to their grades as usual.
Names were called by Mr. Azad based on the weekly class presence.Bags containing Rice, Lentil, Potato, Onions, Garlic & Eggs were distributed among the students by Echo Feng, Chinese Volunteer & Emirates Airline Cabin Crew.Bag full of weekly diet food recommended by TDP Medical Centre reduces the burden of nutrition among the student’s family.
Every Thursday is a happy day for the student’s of TDPS.

School Final Examination Starts from 11 April

11 April 2010. Students of The Dhaka Project School are busy answering the question papers.
It’s the year final examination of the school. Students will be promoted to new classes from May 2010 based on their performance. Its summer, weather is very hot with humidity, temperature 39 degrees-----examinations of all class started simultaneously from 10:00 a.m.
All the students studied hard round the year and now it is time to assess them on the exam papers.

Chicken rolls prepared by students

Eleven students of Std-VI were prepared for their Home Economics class on 1st April 2010.

Miss Sonia Mirza demonstrated the session on how to prepare Chicken rolls at 3:30 pm at the Canteen of The Dhaka Project office.
Ingredients such as Flour, Chicken, Oil, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Carrots, etc. were bought from a shopping mall.

The students enjoyed the practical session as they mastered the recipe. Later marks were given based on the judgment of how the burgers tested.

Free Cloth distribution for the Community

Free cloth distribution of The Dhaka Project took place on 28 March 2010 at Payarabagan, Chalaban and Kazi Bari road community from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
Cloths including Saree, baby suit, shirt, trousers, etc. were distributed among the neediest families of TDPS students by Mr. Azad.
Thanks to the anonymous donors of Rural Services Foundation (RSF).

Movie Night

25 March 2010. It was a movie night at TDPS roof-top.
Students from class 3 to 7 were invited to watch Oliver --a movie based on the novel Oliver Twist by famous British novelist Charles Dickens.
150 students gathered on the roof-top from 6:30 pm. The show ended at 9:00 pm.On the Big Screen. Mr. Touhid (Assist. Sponsorship Manager), Mr. Jewel (Volunteer Manager), Mr. Shimul (Volunteer) along with 3 teachers and 6 staffs organized the show.When the electricity was out Mr. Shimul cheered up the students with songs.
Students were provided with snacks during the interval. All the students enjoyed the movie.
The Dhaka Project planned for 6 movie shows this year.

Monthly Fruit Distribution Day

It’s Summer time!
Weather is very hot with humidity.
Temperature 37 degrees-- Students are exhausted.
It’s 11:00 am.—Tiffin break.
A Basket full of Oranges was brought to give the taste of refreshment & Vitamin C.Mr. Azad distributed Oranges among the TDPS students. The student’s were very happy.Usually fruit distribution time is not announced and kept as a secret---it’s only to surprise the students.
Thanks to Ferre for the fund of fruit distribution.

Weekly Food Distribution Day

25 Mar. 2010 was Weekly Food Distribution Day of TDPS.
Students were lined-up according to their grade.
Names were called by Mr. Azad based on the weekly class presence.At 4:00 pm bags containing Rice, Lentil, Potato, Onions, Garlic & Eggs were distributed among the students.Bags full of weekly diet food reduces the burden of the student’s family.
Every Thursday is a happy day for the student’s of TDPS.

Art Workshop by Japanese Volunteers

On March 7th and 8th, Japanese volunteers Tomo and Kana held Art Workshops at EK School. They brought water color pencil donated by Japanese NGO "Kids Earth Fund" for the children.Kids Earth Fund provides children with opportunities to express themselves through drawing arts, and those arts are exhibited or become goodies.
Children were excited to use water pencils, especially when they understood that their paintings will be seen by many Japanese people.
The water color pencils were donated to the school.

Science Fair-2010

A Science Fair was held on the roof top of The Dhaka Project School on 13th March 2010 at 11:00 a.m.Students from Class 1 to 7 participated with 24 different projects. Among the projects 'Showing day and night with the help of a globe', 'Boiling water by using sunlight', 'Litmus test', 'The absorption of water by plants', 'Iodine test by lime', 'It is not possible to make fire without oxygen', 'Balance diet' were most interesting.It was for the first time for the students of TDPS to experience such a science fair in their own school.
All students visited the fair in a queue with their class teacher.

Anti worm tablet distribution day

11 Mar 2010 it was Anti worm tablet (Anthelmintic medicine) distribution day at The Dhaka Project School. Dr. Jahidul Islam demonstrated how the anti worm tablet would work in human body. Nikoline a Volunteer from Sweden was present and distributed Anti worm tablets among the students. As a tropical country people of Bangladesh are affected by various types of small worms. It is necessary to take Anti worm tablets every 3 months to keep ourselves free from small worms.

A bridge for Ismail!

When some people join efforts...
After a series of poor school results Ismail took the chance to talk with Faria, the family counsellor of The Dhaka Project.
Ismail couldn't attend school regularly due to some obstacle surrounding his house. Faria went to visit Ismail's parents but couldn't reach the house because it was totally surrounded by deep wastewater.
This was a real unhealthy and uncomfortable situation for the family.
Volunteer Ferre promised to help if the parents assured that Ismail would go to school regularly.
The landlord agreed to allow a bridge to be built on his land.
Mr. Shimul (Local Volunteer) was happy to assist us and organize everything all to build a bamboo bridge.Volunteer Julie Tartaggia and Ferre donated 4000 BDT for this purpose.
A month later Ismail was attending school regularly!

Toiletries Distribution

4th March 2010 was quarterly toiletries distribution day at The Dhaka Project School. The distribution program began at 12:20 p.m.
Each student is provided with soap, a tooth paste and a tooth brush bought from renowned multinational companies.
This program helps the students to keep their teeth clean and enjoy a healthy health which are pre-requisite for higher school attendance. This also creates awareness among the students and makes it a regular cleaning habit.
The students were very happy to receive the toiletries.