Bangladesh
Alumni participate in the South Asia Regional Youth
Leadership Conference |
The alumni have been highly active in a
variety of community service projects.
A clothing distribution drive was organized
in the Kaligonj, Jhenidah District on January 12 in cooperation
with Youth Against Hunger, a Japanese N.G.O. The
project's aim was to distribute warm clothes to impoverished
villagers in Kaligonj. The alumni supported the project
by providing 110 new sweaters for distribution.
YES alumni members recently visited the International
Labor Organization's (ILO) office in Dhaka. They discussed
the possibility of volunteering with the organization and
providing English language training for children with the
ILO staff. The children they propose to teach are at risk
of becoming child laborers; English would be an essential
educational skill that would give them better career opportunities
for their future.
Nisha Chakma '06, was selected to participate
in the 15th Session of the United Nations Commission on
Sustainable Development which was held from April 30th through
May 11th at the United Nation's Headquarters in New York
City. The participating youth were divided into four discussion
groups: Climate Change, Energy, Industrial Development and
Air Pollution. Nisha participated in the discussion on air
pollution; each group generated a statement and prepared
a speech which was presented at the forum.
Alumni S.M. Fahad Bin Kamal '05, Masaba
Adneen '06, Rubaiyat Kamal '06 and Maheen Mahjabeen '06
attended a "South Asia Regional Youth Leadership Conference"
from April 15th through the 18th in New Delhi, India which
was organized by the American Embassy in New Delhi in collaboration
with the U.S. Educational Foundation in India. They actively
participated in the discussions during the conference to
better collaborate on leadership activities and community
service projects.
Roesky Azfir Bakshe '05, Smia Idris Seraj
'05, Imran Kayesh '05, Mirza Salma Mishori '06 and Maheen
Mahjabeen '06 organized a social event to observe Global
Youth Service Day at the Society for the Education of the
Intellectually Disabled (SEID) which runs a local school
for children with disabilities, on April 21.
The President of the Society, Professor
Hamida Khanum, delivered a welcome address in which she
encouraged leveraging the support of the local community
to help the children become responsible citizens of the
country. She thanked the YES Alumni organizers and iEARN
for organizing the event.
Following the President's speech. the YES
alumni distributed snacks to the participants and children.
They also gave away pencils, erasers and sharpeners to the
students of the school. It was a very enjoyable function
and allowed the YES alumni the opportunity to interact with
children in a fun, social environment.
