In http://www.7days.ae, Sunday 28 Sep, 2008
Dhaka Project appeals for healthcare volunteers
An appeal for Professional Medical Help From Volunteer Doctors/Nurses/Paramedics.
Children under the care of The Dhaka Project are given medical care and attention besides being fed, housed, clothed and educated. We depend on the help of volunteer medical professionals to give our kids regular medical checks so they remain healthy, through early detection of illnesses and diseases.
Medical follow up care is also provided ensuring that our children’s good health is closely monitored.
Volunteer Nurses are required to teach our adult staff members First Aid, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation and good hygiene so that our kids receive proper medical care through professionally trained staff. Paramedics are needed to serve the daily medical needs of those who require immediate medical care. Paramedics help us meet the daily functional need.
Without volunteer medical personnel, our children will not be able to have their health properly looked after as local medical costs are high and donated funds are insufficient to pay for the healthcare of our 600 children.
The Dhaka Project appeals to the public for generous support and help from the medical fraternity to come visit Dhaka and contribute to a noble and worthy cause.
Maria Conceicao
The Dhaka Project
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
WE STILL NEED HELP
From www.7days.ae by Paul McLennan
It has been one year since 7DAYS last visited The Dhaka Project in Bangladesh - so we returned to the poverty-stricken
capital to see how your money has helped improve the lives of some of the world’s poorest people. The Dhaka Project was founded by Dubai-based flight attendant Maria Conceicao and is funded by people living in the UAE, with 7DAYS readers donating clothes, money, books, medical supplies and, most importantly, their time.
Since our last trip to Bangladesh, the charity has grown into a thriving community under the guidance of Maria, 31, and her dedicated team of volunteers. It was formed in 2005 in a small hut that was used as a school for 39 children from the slums. Now, three years later, there are more than 750 children who have access to two nurseries, a playschool, primary school, mixed school, canteen, prayer room and first aid centre. There is even a beauty-training centre for women.
“I would like to say thank you to everyone in Dubai, including 7DAYS readers, for giving so much,” Maria said. “They have had so much faith in us right from the start and it’s great they are still supporting us. But we can’t do this all on our own - people in Dubai can continue to contribute regardless of their skills or background.”
Maria says the biggest challenge is rising food prices and keeping the children in school because their parents are often so poor that they force their offspring to work to help feed the family.
It has been one year since 7DAYS last visited The Dhaka Project in Bangladesh - so we returned to the poverty-stricken
capital to see how your money has helped improve the lives of some of the world’s poorest people. The Dhaka Project was founded by Dubai-based flight attendant Maria Conceicao and is funded by people living in the UAE, with 7DAYS readers donating clothes, money, books, medical supplies and, most importantly, their time.Since our last trip to Bangladesh, the charity has grown into a thriving community under the guidance of Maria, 31, and her dedicated team of volunteers. It was formed in 2005 in a small hut that was used as a school for 39 children from the slums. Now, three years later, there are more than 750 children who have access to two nurseries, a playschool, primary school, mixed school, canteen, prayer room and first aid centre. There is even a beauty-training centre for women.
“I would like to say thank you to everyone in Dubai, including 7DAYS readers, for giving so much,” Maria said. “They have had so much faith in us right from the start and it’s great they are still supporting us. But we can’t do this all on our own - people in Dubai can continue to contribute regardless of their skills or background.”
Maria says the biggest challenge is rising food prices and keeping the children in school because their parents are often so poor that they force their offspring to work to help feed the family.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
THANK YOU JOY BANGLA !
Last week we were fortunate to have Mikey from joybangla.info come and visit us at Gawair. Joybangla.info is leading the way in helping establish an effective and sustainable tourism industry within Bangladesh. They have placed a great deal of emphasis on responsible travel in their reviews and their forthcoming Bangladesh guidebook.
We were honoured to show Joybangla.info around the project and show them everything we do here, and were even more honoured by Mikey's kind words about The Dhaka Project within his article on joybangla.info, (The Dhaka Project Seeks Volunteers Funding Resources). The article also includes a youtube clip taken by Mikey of one of our current volunteers talking about the project- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQHHeYwmUS8
Joybangla is also doing a photo exhibition and selling postcards of the photos.
They love what they are doing so much that they have decided to give 10% of every sale that they make to The Dhaka Project!!!!!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
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