06 June 2008

Crescer e Poder Ser - The Dhaka Project







O exemplo sóbrio, sereno, de Maria do Céu Conceição, capaz de envolver tudo e todos, mover obstáculos e espalhar compaixão, compreenção, sabedoria.

Há oportunidade de participar, com o apadrinhamento de alguém que realmente precisa. Sim sei, isto passa-se tudo do outro lado do mundo, não é no meu "quintal" e por cá, estaremos perto de estar tão necessitados, mas iniciativas destas, que atingem o ser humano em qualquer ponto do nosso planeta, são um exemplo daquilo que poderemos fazer por cá.

Por outro lado, notar que as boas práticas e os bons exemplos são seguidos, faz-nos acreditar que, a semente do exemplo de Muhammad Yunus e o Grameen Bank que criou, se estão já a espalhar. O Dhaka Project segue-lhe agora o exemplo, tímido ainda por falta de disponibilidade mas, a acreditar que esta é a via, este é o caminho, esta é uma das soluções.

Daqui, a minha homenagem, apreço e carinho por este projecto e pela sua mentora, essa Portuguesa do Mundo.

«Every child deserves the opportunity to build a full and rewarding life. At The Dhaka Project, we maximize human potential. We try to bring hope to the children of Dhaka by providing sustainable skills and dignity needed to better their lives. We envision lifetime transformation.
The site has been designed to provide you with a quick insight into our work, the people and lives involved and our progress against our ambitions. We hope you find it informative and helpful. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us.Swiftly reacting to shelter, clothing, food and medical needs. Educating to open doors and opportunities Helping families to be self-sufficient Using local economy and providing support longevity
Would you like to help?

31 US dollars feeds a child for one month
150 US dollars is the a full year of education
223 US dollars provides one room for a family, including electricity and gas costs for a whole year
Future Goals
1. Raise enough money [$1 million US] to buy a plot of land and build a school in Dhaka for 1000 children for primary / secondary / pre-university education + vocational skills training.
2. Continue to provide food, shelter, clothing, education and medical care to the children under the care of The Dhaka Project.
3. Find ways and means to generate revenue so that The Dhaka Project can, over time, become financially self-sufficient eg retail shop selling used donated clothes, catering of lunch meals to office workers, sell dresses/handbags/ladies purse made by sewing school ...
4. Inculcate in the children at a young age a caring concern for the environment through programmes like neighbourhood clean-up day, installing water wells for the community, setting up public lavatories for the community, shower facilites, tree-planting, solar panels, clean up the lakes.
5. Open a Medical Centre for the slums.»

2 comments:

ViPer said...
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ViPer said...

Muito bem notado!
Também há informações actualizadas quase diariamente no Blogue em Inglês e no Blogue em Português ou numa versão Portuguesa do Website, ambos menos actualizados.
Obrigado.