Editor: khadija khanam

BDP Newsletter
https://bdp.org.bd/

October 10, 2022

- Since 1999

Greeting from Basic Development Partner (BDP)

Rev. Funata , Founder& Ex Director/
Chairman , ACEF

Dr. Mina Malakar,
Founder of BDP

Basic Development Partners (BDP) is a child and women focus organization. BDP started
working on primary education in 1992 when our national literacy rate was 32% of total
population . (a) We established 43 primary schools in 6 remote areas of 5 districts where
governments schools were insufficient. The community helped us to establish schools ontheir land. Now situation has been changed. The literacy rate become more than double. We
need to work on secondary education through sponsorship program. (b) Besides, BDPoperates 4 vocational schools (Electrical, Auto mechanics, sewing and computer) for those
who drop out just after completion of primary education. They need to earn money tosupport their families. BDP’s intension is to develop them into skill worker rather than adaily laborer. (c) Our organization ( BDP) runs 4 schools for hearing impaired children.
These are very technical schools for special children and bite expensive. Our organization isnot very much economically sound but with the God’s blessing, we can manage it. We areencouraged by the friends in Japan and also by the local community to work for the very
special children. (d) We also support (financially) few students who are poor but talent tocompleted their secondary education. We feel we should help some more students but wecannot afford them. (e) BDP distribute tree plants to every student to feel them that trees arevery much essential and important for human life and as well as climate . We consider it is apart of education. (f)BDP sometime involve with some relief work when disaster take placeprovided with the help of donor agencies.

I like to take the opportunity to announce that the BDP Management things from now, we should inform/share our ongoing
activities/experiences/challenges/threats/future plan with our donor agencies, our friends, our community people, so that, we shall get feedback from them. We
decided to publish monthly bulletin and send it to all the well wishers so that they can be able to excess of all information. Every month, we shall share an events,success story, future plan and ongoing program.

We Can Wash Our Hands
Japan Asia Friendship Society (JAFS) kindly agreed to help to repair 10 toilets for 10 BDP primary schools.
I earlier mentioned, our schools were established in 1992. Most of them became old and it’s
toilets became almost unusable. It requires rebuild or renovation. Japan Asia Friendship Society(JAFS) kindly agreed to help to repair 10 toilets for 10 BDP primary schools. BDP is very muchthankful to JAFS. We also in need of some tube wells for drinking water and toilet use. JAFS isalways trying to provide us tube wells.
Last month (September, 2022) We printed 5,000 leaflets and 100 posters and distributed among
all the BDP students. Our teachers took a session (period) and tried to make them understandwhy hygienic toilet is so important. Many diseases spread from the open toilet. Why we should
pore plenty of water after using toilet? Why we should wash our hand properly just after using
toilets ? The students were told to share it with their friends and other family members. This isvery simple things but very important. Our teachers also told them why they should use
sanitizer or washing hands with soap frequently and also important of use musk whenever theycome to schools or in the market places or any other crowed places. The musk will protect themfrom corona virus and from dust.

Our teachers will visit students houses to see whether they are following theinstructions which was taught in the school. We consider students should toknow about their personal hygiene and it is a part of education. The photographs
tell us the students receive the lessons very pleasantly. We shall remind andfollow-up the lessons quarterly. We hang the poster before the wall of each school
to remind them whenever they see the poster.

If anybody suggest or criticize or advise us how we could have better, we shall receive their valuable comments very
positively. This isour first bulletin. Next month, we shall talk about another topics. Till then keep yourself safe sound andwell.