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UK Bangladesh Education Trust Ramadan Appeal 2021

Your donations will help us reach, feed, clothe and teach the most vulnerable and excluded working children doing hazardous work and domestic labour in Bangladesh.

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Closed 21/05/2021

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Giving working children a foundation in education and support away from child labour, into school or vocational training with the potential for a safer future out of extreme poverty.

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Your donations will help us reach, feed, clothe and teach the most vulnerable and excluded working children doing hazardous work and domestic labour in Bangladesh.

Unfortunately, COVID-19 is driving more people in Bangladesh into extreme poverty and as a result pushing more children into the labour market, when they should be at school.

I have 8 siblings and I must work to support my big family. I work in a welding workshop. I really enjoy coming to the UKBET centre, now I can go to school alongside working. I dream of being an engineer and my teacher says I can do this! - Tuhin, aged 15

Your donations will break the cycle of child labour

You can help us to break the cycle by getting working children back into education as well as helping to address the root causes of child labour. Children have three education sessions each week at our learning centres which enable them to develop basic literacy and numeracy skills, aligned to the national curriculum.

Another important part of the curriculum for all of the working children we support, is life skills which include health, well-being, child rights, child marriage and we also support children to get their births registered.

Finally, our team also works with families of the children in our education programmes to help them be financially stable and independent. Through our 'Family Futures' programme we help families to create their own income through self-employment and also refer them to other agencies for financial support so that sending their children into hazardous working conditions doesn't need to be an inevitable childhood.

Here's a breakdown of what it costs to support the education of a child.

- Education materials for children: £10 for one year

- Salary of teacher: £100 for one month

- Venue hire for the classroom: £40 for one month

Our Ramadan targets

Wed love to also raise enough for the following support this Ramadan:

- 400 Eid family food packs (1 pack costs £5)

- 400 Eid clothes for working children (£5 per child)

- 100 Families supported through our Family Futures programme (£50 to £100 for income grants).

Pial's story is a great example of how you can make a positive impact.

Choose from the options below to donate or enter your own amount. 100% of funds raised from our donations from the Ramadan appeal will go directly to supporting child labourers and their families.

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Donation summary

Total
£2,604.52
+ £294.50 Gift Aid
Online
£2,604.52
Offline
£0.00
Direct
£2,604.52
Fundraisers
£0.00

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