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Welcome to Phulpur, Bangladesh

 

About Phulpur Area Development Program, Bangladesh

Most dwellings of the inhabitants living in poverty in this area are made of bamboo or mud walls with leaves or iron-sheets for the roof. Inside, most houses are partitioned so that adult children and parents can live separately. Most of the house, however, is used by everyone for eating, living and studying.

Whatever valuables they may have, including food, are stored in the same house, too. In front of the shanty, on open space, they cook using fire woods or dry leaves. During monsoon they build alternative earthen ovens for cooking.

  

   
Bangladesh
 
Progress In Phulpur
The Phulpur Area Development Program (ADP) was started in 1987 and currently serves approximately 3,800 children, along with their families and community.

Recent accomplishments include:
Education
  • Distributing over 6,200 exercise books to students, improving the quality of education.
  • Paying the tuition fees for more than 3,100 high school and college students, enabling them to continue their education.
Health
  • Deworming over 20,100 people, improving their health.
  • Providing medical check-ups for nearly 3,700 children, helping to ensure good health.
Food and Agriculture
  • Deworming 4,300 livestock, improving production and food security.
Water and Sanitation
  • Constructing pit toilets, benefiting over 1,200 people with improved sanitation.
Economic Development
  • Training people on accounts keeping, strengthening their skills to manage small businesses and generate an income.
Emergency Response
  • Training more than 500 people in disaster management, building capacity to take effective action during and after a disaster.

Bangladesh and its people

Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, is located in the northeastern portion of the Indian subcontinent on the Ganges River delta and is bordered by the Bay of Bengal, India, and Burma.

Agriculture employs 63 percent of the labor force. Crops grown include rice, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, jute, tea, oilseeds, spices, and fruit. Natural resources include arable land, coal, natural gas, and timber. Severe overpopulation has resulted in inadequate crop production.

In Bangladesh culture, parents often arrange for their daughter to marry when she is very young. She will then live with her husband’s family as she grows up. Typically, her husband is older, and she will never address him by name. Many people in Bangladesh do not know their exact birthday, only an estimate of the date.

Letter writing is not a common practice in Bangladesh. Your sponsored child is probably not used to writing letters, so he or she may require the assistance of a World Vision staff person. If you write a letter, ask your child about household chores or favorite games your child enjoys playing.

Challenges in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated and fastest growing countries yet one of the most disaster-prone areas of the world. The country suffers from frequent cyclones and floods that have slowed economic growth for the past three decades.

Currently, 45 percent of people throughout Bangladesh live below the poverty line and 41 percent live on less than $1 per day. Frequent flooding and cyclones, inadequate port facilities, and mismanaged government programs contribute to slow economic growth. The 5-inch rise in sea levels predicted due to global warming has the potential to displace millions of people and place half of the country underwater by 2030.

Through sponsorship, World Vision is partnering with families and communities to help meet immediate needs and promote lasting changes that will strengthen communities and move families toward self-reliance.