Poverty and ignorance
are the greatest impediments to the development
of the people of Bangladesh. It is extremely
unfortunate that, due to the poverty and
ignorance of their parents, many children
(and especially girls) are approaching adulthood
without any basic or social education that
adolescents of all countries irrespective
of class, caste and creed require. This
ignorance perpetuates great risks when they
eventually start their own families.
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The generosity
of you or your organisation could support
their education in their teenage years and
give them a valuable start in their adult
life.
The preparatory education
and training to adolescent children can
make a critical difference to their lives
as adults; the knowledge and skills gained
before marrying and entering the adult world
can be seen to exert a major influence on
their and their future families’ well-being.
Particularly for girls, legal education
and skill training may encourage them to
delay their marriages and find ways of income-generation
for self-sustenance. |
RDRS Bangladesh
is the leading non-governmental organisation
in northwest Bangladesh, which is said to
be the poorest region of the country. The
literacy rate being extremely low, over
100,000 children are deprived from attending
school. RDRS Bangladesh has been promoting
adolescent education for many years both
for girls only and mixed groups of boys
and girls. The adolescent education and
training include issues like legal education
for girls, reproductive health, nutrition,
and particular types of skill training (e.g.
tailoring, home-gardening for girls, mechanics
for the boys) to enable them to be able
to earn their own livelihood. The classes
are run by trained volunteer teachers with
guidance and expertise provided by RDRS
experts and staff.
The total cost
of running an adolescent learning center
is approximately Tk.100,000 for 60 adolescents
for 6 months or USD 1755.
The amount basically includes
volunteer teacher’s training, teaching
aids, learning materials, cost of food and
accommodation for residential courses, video
shows, booklets, posters etc. |
