DHAKA and CALCUTTA:
DHAKA and CALCUTTA
Bengali (language and culture)
Muslim
NGOs social services
Bengali
Hindu
Gov’t social services
ORGANIZATIONS:
ORGANIZATIONS Distressed Children International
Missionaries of Charity
(Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa)
Future Hope Orphanage/School
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
Grameen Bank
(Nobel Peace Prize 2006, Mohammad Yunus)
Other DCI partner organizations: Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, Asahi Fund Association, Grameen Eye Bank hospital, SpaadanB, Families for Children
YALE REACH OUT BENGAL GROUP:
YALE REACH OUT BENGAL GROUP Campus fundraiser for Distressed Children International
Child Sponsorship Program
Collect sports equipment for children at Future Hope
Other opportunities to volunteer for DCI
Optional
ACTIVITIES:
ACTIVITIES Play with children, afterschool tutoring - English, guide with university applications at Future Hope orphanage/school
Tour organization/NGO headquarters, Dhaka/Calcutta University, Madrasa/School, Grameen Eye Bank Hospital; Discuss issues of development
Paint, help build school, play with children at DCI project site/school in rural village
Dhaka youth culture
Documentary/Photography as fundraiser for organizations
RECREATION:
RECREATION Sightseeing/Activities:
Temples,Mosques,Tagore’s birthplace, Sahid Minar, Independence monuments/museum, Park, Botanical gardens, MP birla planetarium, Wildlife Zoo, Rural Village: Swimming, Fishing, Cooking, Tea/Rice Farm, Parliament, Amusement Park
Local bazzars
Nightlife (Clubs, Live Music)
TRIP LOGISTICS:
TRIP LOGISTICS Dates: 18 days, from mid August
Cost: $250 + Airfare
(DCI is trying to provide free room, board, and local transportation in Dhaka)
*Airfare:$1200 from U.S.
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CONTACT
Brian.Wayda@yale.edu
Sabrina.Khan@yale.edu THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST