Stories of Joy
Shuvo: Unwanted and unloved
Shuvo, today 24 years old, was not born to a happy family. Quarrels, fights and lack of love. When the fights escalated, parents got divorced. Mother worked hard in the textile factory in order to sustain them. And then the disaster came. One morning, Shuvo woke up next to his dead mother... Shuvo was 12, his sister Arnika 9 years old...
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Smiling, energetic, kind-hearted. This is Kristýna, the donor and the student of the University of Economics in Prague. Since she was 18 she has supported the education of children via BanglaKids project. You can read about the details and adventures from her journey to Bangladesh in this article.
Read full articleManaching: Beauty of Character Grown in Misery
How evolves the life of a person who suffered a vertebrae injury and was partly or completely paralysed? That depends on him or her. Wheelchair, limitations, depressions and loss of meaning of life need not be the terminal station. Twenty years old Manaching helps people like that to set a new hope in the situation which is impossible to change. The young woman is a brilliant student of the third year of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed. She herself struggles with problems in a “school of suffering”. Maybe that is also one of the reasons why she has very good rapport with her patients.
Read full articleRonjon: Orphan’s Fate, Inscribed Both on His and Your Forehead
Many people in Bangladesh believe that one’s fate is inscribed on their forehead. In a way, it’s their destiny, and one can’t escape one’s destiny. Even Ronjon Soren, who is now 15 years old, believes this. His father died when Ronjon was 5 and two years later his mother died too. The whims of fate got him into a well-known boarding school, he was given substitute parents in a country 8,000 km away, and he learned he’s musically gifted. What else does his forehead say about his future?
Read full articleShubroto's Great Escape to School
Imagine you are a 13-year-old boy, working 7 days a week, 15 hours a day, in a carpenter’s workshop for 6 months. You want to become an engineer and you dream about going to a remote school – 350 km away, beyond a great river – where your divorced mom would not let you go at any cost. But you will not give up on your dream. You look at your options, gather information and prepare an elaborate escape…
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