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Fancy some watermelon? A refreshing treat for the children at BASC
There were smiles all round at BASC boarding school in Bangladesh as the children enjoyed a watermelon feast. Judging by the reports and photos, it went down a treat!
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SAMS: A safe environment for everyone
“Everyone who lives on this school campus deserves to feel safe,” said Sujon Sangma, headteacher of SAMS boarding school, during a recent training session on safeguarding children and creating a safe environment.
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World Teachers’ Day: He gave me his own money so I could go to school.
“He gave me his own money so I could go to boarding school.” Children in Bangladesh celebrate World Teachers’ Day To mark World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, more than 1,600 students at SAMS, Monoshapara and AHTSS boarding schools in Bangladesh celebrated their teachers with songs, poems, flowers and personal messages. The most moving moments came when students shared stories about the difference their teachers had made to their lives.
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KMMS: Strong exam results lead to the return of Classes 11 and 12
More than 80% of KMMS students who sat their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams this year passed. This success prompted an important decision: the school leadership and school board agreed to reopen Classes 11 and 12.
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Sajib: Character Matters
Today, as Sajib walks through the corridors of World Vision Bangladesh’s national office in Dhaka, few would imagine that this calm and self-assured professional was once a young boy who left home carrying little more than uncertainty and the feeling that his future held very little promise. Today, as a Senior HR Business Partner, he supports more than 600 staff members and volunteers working across humanitarian programmes throughout Bangladesh. But his story did not begin with success. It began with his father's illness, poverty, and moments when hope seemed in short supply.
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Wilson: From his father’s death to the operating theatre
Mornings at the hospital in Gazipur begin before the corridors fill with people. Wilson is already in the operating theatre, checking the room and preparing the instruments. It is still quiet. Soon, the silence will be replaced by footsteps, questions, pain – and relief. The hardest moments come afterwards.
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Unbroken: Putul’s Journey of Strength and Hope
The sound of my mother’s quiet sobbing still echoes in my mind. I was too young to understand why she cried, but I knew our lives were about to change forever. Today, I am 22 years old and a third-year nursing student at Anowara Nursing Science and Midwifery in Mirzapur, Dinajpur district, Bangladesh. I am living the best chapter of my life, but the road to this point has been anything but easy.
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