Street Children Can Make Deference

ESDO re-lunched Street Children Program with a new approach. It is
‘Safe Environmental Livelihood for the Street Children of Bangladesh,
under the “Save Street Children: Safe Food” program.

There are no accurate figures on the number of street children in Bangladesh, but it is estimated that only in the capital Dhaka, there are between seventy to seventy five thousand children living on the streets and over ninety thousand in the entire Bangladesh. As per different National and international organizations and institutions are being closed down, the numbers are on the increase.

Reasons why children are on the street:
Poverty: sometimes their families are struggling to feed them
Perception: the promise of greater economic opportunities
AIDS: orphaned children can end up on the streets 
Difficult home life: the street might appear a safer place where there is abuse at home

Popular images of street children portray them as vulnerable to abuse, at risk of poor health, exploited by older children or adults, and in some cases, at risk from vigilantes. Additionally, there is a tendency to view street children as criminals, victims, or as free spirits. Whatever the reality, when working to improve the lives of street children, it is essential to work together with them to understand the reasons why they are on the streets or why they are at risk of finding themselves there.

Every child has a right to grow up in a nurturing environment where they can realise their full potential. The street, with the risks it poses, is not such an environment.

We work with street children to identify their needs and interests. Designing programs with street children based on their own priorities is more likely to have long-term successes.

Highlights of our initiatives:

Dream comes true
In December 26 ‘06 the dream comes true. Street Children who are taking food once a day and don’t have clothing to protect from cold wind, have a warm jacket. It was really a touchy and emotional moment for ESDO team member who are present on. When we announce a gift for them and show them, they are start weeping and then dancing.

                    


Be nice & care. Be nice to others

          
Started sharing with each other                                             Safe food for all

How to write

            

Education: lesson Learning                                                      Gift of love

                                                        At ESDO office                                                              

Please help the street children!

Donations are the quickest and simplest way to give your support.

Our all initiatives for the “Nature and Life”

We work all targets to the poorest of the poor, the homeless children of Bangladesh.

Here are some of the good ways your money can do:

• 50 US $ or 40,-Euro
  may not buy a lot on it's own - but when added to our crisis fund for the street children can have a huge impact.
   

• 100 US $ or 80,- Euros
  may not  enough of your monthly Medicare, but it can be a big support for five ill children’s two months health care.
   

• 200 Us $ or 150,- Euros
  funds a "Back to School Pack" (haircut, clothing, footwear, schoolbag and materials), enabling a former street child to start a new life with dignity.
   

• 500 US $ or 400,- Euros
  is the cost of a month food for 15 children rescued from the streets and sewers, making a fresh start in our refuge for former street children.
   

• 1000 US $ 800,- Euros
  can provide a monthly support for a sustainable shelter and education of 15 street children.

Any donation you could give, large or small, will make a real difference to a child in need in Bangladesh capital Dhaka.