Education for Blind Children of Bangladesh

Annual Picnic of BERDO -2023

On 03-02-2023, annual picnic was organized by BERDO at Nandon , Ausulia, an outskirts of Dhaka city. BERDO Executive Director Md. Saidul Huq, Chairperson Mr. Jahangir Alam, other officials like Deputy Directors, senior and mid–level officials and staff along with their family members were participated in this event. Total 80 participants attended the function that lasted whole day.

The program was started from BERDO head Office at 9.00 A.M and the double decker bus with picnic participants moved towards its destination. During this journey, quality breakfast foods were supplied and everybody started singing collectively including Blind Children / students of Residential Blind School. There was also provision of selling lottery tickets. At 11.00 A.M., the bus with picnic participants reached the Amusement Resort of HOPE foundation at Braipara of Asulia. All participants roamed and watched different attractive spots of the resort/park. Participants captured images of beautiful scenes. There were different playgrounds and stunning gardens with attractive walkways, artificial sprinkles, statues of birds and animals and a large field for sports event.There was also an open stage to organize cultural programs.

The sport event was started at 1.00 P.M. about 6 sports events were organized. Prizes were distributed to the first to third winners of all sports events. One deputy Director Ms. Maksuda Akter won the first prize in Pillow event. At 2.30 P.M., participants attended the Lunch at eye-catching and beautiful canteen of Hope Foundation. Different delicious foods were served among participants. The quality of foods were excellent and appetizing.

After the lunch, an impressive cultural program was held, most participants participated in this cultural program with huge enthusiasm that enthrall the audiences. Blind children of BERDO Blind School displayed outstanding Performance through rendering songs and other activities. Everybody enjoyed this cultural program with rapt attention that made all spellbound.

At last, a lottery was held; about 31 participants won the lottery and received the prizes. BERDO Executive Committee member Mr. Musharraf Hossain got the first prize. After the Lottery, light snacks were served and at 6.15 P.M., the double decker picnic bus started moving toward Mirpur.       

On 2th December, 2022 BERDO (BLINED EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION) celebrated ‘International Disability Day’ with much fanfare. Apart from a rally that paraded different streets of Mirpur with impressive banners and festoons, a discussion meeting was organized.   Mr. N.M. Zialul Alam , senior secretary , and Mr. Akhtaruzzaman , joint secretary ( Admin)of Post, Telecommunication and Information Ministry, were present as Chief guest and special guest respectively in this event. Other prominent persons Mr. Advocate Mossaraf Hossain Mazumber, Mr. Maksudul Alam, Ms. Shahina Begum, BERDO treasurer Ms. Hosna Ara Begum were present in this ceremony as ‘special guest’.

Md. Saidul Huq, Executive Director of BERDO, presided over the meeting. At the outset, he highlighted briefly about all BERDO activities and progress. He informed that BERDO had been running a “Residential school for blind Children” where about 60 blind children were studying. In addition, there is large Braille Library with huge collection of different books in braille version and most modern Braille press to produce braille books rapidly. It will address dearth of learning books in Bangladesh He added that BERDO had provided jobs to 280 Blind Students at different organizations and Banks through advocacy and they are performing satisfactorily. He informed that BERDO had a concrete Plan to establish a “Residential Hostel, to promote education for blind girls in Bangladesh. He said that he is grateful to Mr. Maksudl Alam, a Canadian Bangladeshi’ for providing a lift to BERDO.

Advocate Mossaraf Hossain, in his deliberation, advocated that that more access to opportunities must give to blind children / people so that they can probe /exhibit their potentiality.

Another participant Ms. Sheuli Akhtar put emphases on inclusion of modern inventions to different assistive devices to make them more beneficial to PWDs.

Mr. Makdusul Alam made his commitment to support BERDO in future. Ms. Sahina Alam promised to provide fund for establishing a girls hostel for BERDO.

Special guest and Joint secretary (admin) of same ministry Mr. Akhtaruzzaman, in his speech, put more emphasis on inclusion of modern inventions to assistive devices. He promised to support BERDO at his level best.

Chief guest Mr. N.M Ziaul Alam, in his speech, informed that there is good relation between ICT and blind people. He also added that blind children and people work sincerely and with much devotion in their job and try to deliver their best. He informed that government is designing Unilevel Design and it would be accessible to PWDs.

BERDO treasurer Ms. Hosna Ara, in her concluding speech, thanked all for their participation.    

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