underprivileged children
Meet the girls breaking barriers through skateboarding
Empower young girls in Dhaka through Bangladesh Street Kids Aid, where skateboarding transforms street-involved youth in Korail by building confidence, providing education, breaking gender barriers, and inspiring dreams of reaching the Olympics.
17 August 2026
The people behind Dhaka’s unlikely skateboard revolution
Overcome urban challenges through Bangladesh Street Kids Aid in Dhaka, where street-involved youth like Reshma Akter learn skateboarding to escape child marriage and substance abuse while developing essential life skills, confidence, and community resilience.
17 August 2026
Giving children a voice through fashion
Empower underprivileged youth through Bangladesh Street Kids Aid, where creative professionals at Kay Kraft and Craftsman Footwear transformed street children's drawings into custom fashion, fostering confidence, self-expression, and freedom through skateboarding and personalized style.
17 August 2026
Empowering the underprivileged: Hashimukh Somaj Kallayan Songstha's impactful journey
Founded on the pillars of compassion, innovation, and inclusivity in 2014, Hashimukh Somaj Kallayan Songstha operates with the mission to serve underprivileged communities through inclusive educational programs, healthcare initiatives, and nutritional support. Founded by Nusrat Akter, alongside a group of driven individuals, Hashimukh began its journey on the streets of Paribagh, Dhaka.
7 March 2024
DCI and RSC organise concert to support underprivileged children
The Distressed Children and Infants International (DCI) and Rights and Sight for Children (RSC) organised a concert for underprivileged children at the Krishibid Institute Bangladesh Auditorium recently.
20 April 2019
Dropouts get fresh chance
Underprivileged primary school dropouts in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrakona have found a way back to education through an initiative of seven youths.
27 March 2019
Meet the 'ek takar master'
Four decades ago, a 29-year-old man who had studied up to SSC level started teaching children at his village in Gaibandha for Tk 1 a day.
15 March 2019
AMAL Foundation: Extending a hand to the underprivileged
AMAL Foundation has been working with underprivileged communities to empower and educate them, as well as provide healthcare
28 February 2019
Learning in the open
Taherul Islam, a retired primary teacher of Shara-Gopalpur village in Pabna's Ishwardi upazila, set up a free school for underprivileged children seven years ago.
8 December 2018
A school for the poor
As the sun sets on the horizon in Elahipur village of Khulna's Rupsha upazila, most children begin heading home from the playgrounds; except eight-year-old Sukur. The child eagerly leaves his homes and makes his way to Anushilon Mojar School.
26 May 2018
Materialisation of a dream
It is not every day we get to hear a story like this. Bijoy Rahul Paul, whose father is a bicycle mechanic and mother works in a tea garden, was born into a life of hardship and had to drop out of secondary school due to poverty.
29 September 2015