MAA Foundation Project Bangladesh

This video shows the area and work which MAA does in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It first shows the work the children and parents do, as well as where they live. Cut to the MAA teacher entering into the resource center built inside the communal housing. Ends with a function to celebrate the school year-end!

MAA works with a two tiny groups of 10 children, starting at the age of 5-7. We had them enrolled in the local government school (which is supposed to be free and compulsory), provide them with pencils, notebooks, uniforms, shoes. After going to school, we give them a nutritious lunch and they spend the rest of the day with the teacher, doing homework, playing games (all supplies provided by us), arts, music... The idea is to give them the home-support that is lacking, as well as encourage cognitive learning while maintaining links w/ the local environment for long-term sustainability.

It has been 2 years since we started and in that time, 9 children have received government awards. One child was chosen to feature in an Asian Heroes documentary by Channel News Asia. All 22 children are amongst the top 15 in their class (each class having close to 200 students). The amazing thing about this is that when they started, they didn't even know how to hold a pencil!

for more info: www.maaf.ca

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• children
• non-profit
• education
• child
• labour
• labor
• Bangladesh
• sustainability
• MAA
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