On the 1st of November, I again travelled to Panchagarh, the northernmost and very disadvantaged place in Bangladesh, where many people were eagerly waiting me. Youths of Hari-Bhasa union federation were waiting me to begin their community media workshop and guys at Tetulia were excitedly waiting to take me to an amazing (though very tiresome) tour to the Indo-Bangla tea garden, Banglabandha trade point and show me the Nepalese mountains from there.
However, most importantly, there were two kids who were waiting me not excitingly, but rather desperately. Sodiful and Ratna knew that they were going to get help to save their mother, but they didn’t know exactly when the help was coming. Our plan was to handover the money already before one week, but due to delay in bank-transfer and my hectic schedule in another district, we made it possible only on the 2nd of November.
Mr Hasinur told me that instead of going to Phuljan’s home, we were going to a Federation office where a kind of formal programme was organized to handover the money. I personally didn’t like the idea that much, but still I didn’t interfere with the plan they had already made. Hasinur also told me on the way that Phuljan’s case had already been exposed in the local area and people from the Union Federation, schools and NGOs were also about to attend the programme.
All people were waiting us when we reached the place. We asked Phuljan about her recent health condition and talked with the kids too. The federation chairman Saidur Rahman delivered a short speech and conveyed his and his community’s thanks to the money contributors. After that, I handed over the money to Phuljan (total 16186.00Tk). They had also prepared an acknowledgement letter and handed over that to me. We also discussed about the next step they have to take and formed a group that’s going to help Phuljan for her treatment so that the kids don’t need to take stress. The group consists of a retired and renowned local teacher named Saiful Islam, a community health worker Hafizul Islam and a lady volunteer working for the union federation.
Finally we took some photographs and I talked with other participants as well. Before we left, Phuljan cried and asked me to convey her huge thanks to those who have helped her and her family. I assured that I would definitely do that. We told the kids to study properly and not to leave school. But just before we were leaving, to my utter surprise, Sodiful came to shake hands with me and hugged me. This incident nearly made me cry.
However, most importantly, there were two kids who were waiting me not excitingly, but rather desperately. Sodiful and Ratna knew that they were going to get help to save their mother, but they didn’t know exactly when the help was coming. Our plan was to handover the money already before one week, but due to delay in bank-transfer and my hectic schedule in another district, we made it possible only on the 2nd of November.
Mr Hasinur told me that instead of going to Phuljan’s home, we were going to a Federation office where a kind of formal programme was organized to handover the money. I personally didn’t like the idea that much, but still I didn’t interfere with the plan they had already made. Hasinur also told me on the way that Phuljan’s case had already been exposed in the local area and people from the Union Federation, schools and NGOs were also about to attend the programme.
All people were waiting us when we reached the place. We asked Phuljan about her recent health condition and talked with the kids too. The federation chairman Saidur Rahman delivered a short speech and conveyed his and his community’s thanks to the money contributors. After that, I handed over the money to Phuljan (total 16186.00Tk). They had also prepared an acknowledgement letter and handed over that to me. We also discussed about the next step they have to take and formed a group that’s going to help Phuljan for her treatment so that the kids don’t need to take stress. The group consists of a retired and renowned local teacher named Saiful Islam, a community health worker Hafizul Islam and a lady volunteer working for the union federation.
Finally we took some photographs and I talked with other participants as well. Before we left, Phuljan cried and asked me to convey her huge thanks to those who have helped her and her family. I assured that I would definitely do that. We told the kids to study properly and not to leave school. But just before we were leaving, to my utter surprise, Sodiful came to shake hands with me and hugged me. This incident nearly made me cry.
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Proud of u mate!! U r doing a great job. These types of social works gives the real satisfaction.
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