September is designated by Rotary as Literacy Month. As one of our Club's projects on Literacy, our Club's Rotaract Director, Ashfaque Salim organized projects with the Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Islamabad, Chittagong, RID 3282.
The first project was "Litracy for Change" project - under which essential school supplies (backpacks, notebooks with our Club Name imprinted, pencils, erasers, etc.) program for 70 students who cannot afford these supplies was implemented by the local partner - the Rotaract Club of Islamabad,, RID 3282. Literacy for Change is a community service project to support Rotary's area of focus - Basic Education and Literacy. The Educational materials were provided to underprivileged students at the Rotary Free School located in the Goalpara slum area at Naval Avenue in Chittagong. Basic education and literacy are essential for reducing poverty, improving health, encouraging community and economic development, and promoting peace. We appreciate those of our Club members who spontaneously donated to these efforts. It is our Members who bring Sunshine to those who need it.
Also, in collaboration with the Rotary & Rotaract Club of Islamabad (D3282) our Rotaract Director Ashfaque Salim and International Project Chair Syed Mahfuz donated and raised funds from Club members for 5 scholarships awarded to talented but underprivileged students. to enable them to continue their education. These scholarships were provided to students at the Rotary-run School in Chittagong. The project was named "The Wave - a sustainable Scholarship program" Members who donated for this project - the recipients thank you. They will probably never see or meet you but you have touched their lives.
Watch a video created by the resourceful Rotaractors on location.