Introduction :
A child whether born in a hut or with a golden spoon in the mouth i.e, with riches, by born all the children is very curious, creative by birth. After all of that around 30,00,000 children are deprived of expressing their emotion, merit, creativity. Because maximum are come from very poor family. Though in this they don’t have any fault by their own. Almost all the parents of those children are in the bo***ge of the poverty. That’s why it is very common to find that these children are not getting their required facilities to be grown up properly. Where proper feeding is not ensured enough let alone proper education. Though the Government has taken lot of initiative for the primary education of the children, many children living in below poverty line are deprived of getting the right for being properly educated. That’s why we have established an institution named “Ghashful Shishu Niketan” where we are giving assurance of giving proper education to the children living under the poverty line and we have started working on few families and the children from these selected families and to do that we are giving guarantee to that families that they don’t have to bear a single paisa for their education.
Aim of Ghashful:
We have started our journey with a special motto to materialize the real view of the Freedom fight. The real aim of the Liberation War was to establish the ethics of indiscrimination of the caste and creed in the country. And to do that there is no other option than proper education. There will be of no use of the freedom fighter’s view if we can not materialize it in the society with proper education for the children who are the future of the country. Moreover, besides establishing the right of education, we need to ensure such type of education where the children are not in the cage of the education that will teach the education to be a fundamentalist. Religious fundamentalism is one of the greatest alarms in the world now-a- days. So, we have planned such type of education by which the children will be educated in the basis of the Government run system of education i.e. Government Curriculum of education and also no seed of fundamentalism is planted inside of a child. With that we also would like to emphasize on the religious values accurately and so that can ensure it.
There are more than 57 million children in Bangladesh. These children are the future leaders of the country. But they don’t get ample opportunities to grow up as responsible citizens. Poverty, illiteracy, child labour, child marriage and malnutrition are the major obstacles in fulfilling our expectation. On top of that, they are being
involved in political activities which are causing great harm to them. Children are being used in different political activities, such as, rallies, political gathering etc. During Hartal they are used for picketing, breaking cars, setting fire on cars or even for hurling bombs. These activities are illegal in the eye of law. This causes serious harm to them. Sometimes it becomes the cause of their premature death. Sometimes they fall victim to serious injuries and lose limbs. Children’s involvement in political activities can destroy their life. Those children who are involved in political activities can’t go to school. It seriously harms their education. Any political violence has a bad impact on their tender mind. They become inspired to indulge in violent activities. They are introduced to different political leaders who use them to serve their own purposes. The leaders give them weapons and in this way a child becomes a miscreant. People begin to fear these children. In other words, their engagement in political violence will ultimately destroy our future generation.
There are many reasons for involving them in politics. As they are small children of a tender age they do not understand what is right and what is wrong. So the political leaders can easily use them in their criminal activities. Poverty is another cause for their involvement in politics. The needy and helpless children are offered money for their political activities. So they engage in this kind of activities without being aware of its bad effect.
In order to prevent children from engaging in political activities, religious fundamental activities strict enforcement of law is necessary as well as we should try to be admitted them to school and also help them, help their family, counsel them and counsel their family.
We are trying to plant the seed of Patriotism in their heart what will help them to do something good, something fruitful. Also so that we may teach them the difference between evil and good.
Place Selection :
Basically the place being nearer to the town or city but has not received any touch of minimum development and the blessings of modernity, we have started working making centre of this type of area. That’s why we have chosen an area named “Char Kalibari” that is a village very closer to the Mymensingh town that is really a lagged behind area in respect of development and modernity though that is just closer to the Mymensingh town. The “Char Kali Bari” is an area where hundreds of families are living and all are below the Poverty line. The inhabitants maximum live hand to mouth and that is also difficult for them. That’s why they don’t think of their children’s education at all. For this miserable situation we can’t just blame on the social prevailing system and the Government, they themselves are responsible also for their misery. Behind all the misery of these people, we consider the lack of education is the root cause. The light of education can enlighten all to remove all darkness of mind and it improves one’s mentality to be a real man.
In our Project area though there is a Govt. Primary School, the seat in this school are not enough in respect of the total inhabitants of this area and in consideration of the school goers aged children. And for that reason the children have to take admission to the non Govt. Nursery School that is quite impossible for the children and their families living in our Project area. That’s why the poor families have to send their children to the full free Madrasas. We can note here, in this projected area there are lots of Madrasas where education is not being given to the children in accordance with the Govt. rules of education. In fact, we can call “Char Kali Bari” as the centre of the Business by the name of Holy Religion. The people are doing business in the name of the people’s weakness to the religion and they are taking the opportunity of the miserable financial situation of these families.
There are lots of among us who with a view to getting holy Heaven in the after world by making Mosques and Madrasas. But Full Free Schools establishing are neglected by those people who have that ability to set up those. Many of those rich people only think only by making the mosques and madrasas can take them to the heaven. That is true also that Allah loves them who will make Mosques (The abode of Allah). But with a view to helping the poor to make them properly educated for the practical knowledge including the religious education by setting up Full Free Schools are not less in value. That will be a humanitarian work that will be also loved by Great Allah (The Creator),the Almighty.
Ghashful at a glance:
Name of School: Ghashful Shishu Niketan
Year of Establishment: 2014
Current Classes: Class One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six ( Gradually one class will be added each year)
Number of Students: Right now 168. ( Gradually 24 students will be added each year )
Number of Teachers: 12
Office Staff: 3 Monthly Expenses: 80,000 BDT ( The monthly expenses will be increased each year, because we will add a new class each year)
Project Coordinator: Rijia Afrin Rini
Special Features:
Special assistance to those students who are below the poverty line
Home visit
Entertainment ( i.e. Picnic, Annual Sports etc)
Program to explore the hidden intellectuals
Weekly Music Class
Free books
Free School Dress
Medical Camp and Free Medicine for All
Free Educational Instrument.
School Uniform, Shoes and Eid Dress Distribution and etc.
Who we are:
The “Ghashful Shishu Niketan” is run and conducted by some online activists’ Social Organization named “Humanitas Social Service” which is registered by Social Welfare Organization under the “Ministry of Social Welfare.” Our Registration no. is Ma 01992. We have been working since 2014. Our organization is formed by the meritorious students present in On Line and some people established in different levels in their own profession. And as the first project of our organization is “Ghashful Shishu Niketan”. Besides this we are working for different social works and activities involving the young generation by another name “Volunteer for Change”.
Conclusion:
In the conclusion, we may say that we like to go forward with our honest objective to do something for the betterment of the deprived children and at the same time for their families. Though it is a small effort from us, if the great-hearted people whose heart cry for these poverty-stricken people, we can go a long way to achieve success.
Yes, our effort is a small one but we believe in optimism as pessimism can’t show any light of hope and success in the long run. Truly we believe, we can and we have to with the kind acceptance of our honest effort to do something though it seems small but that can be a great one with the help and co-operation of all one day. Again we say strongly, we believe, WE CAN.
