According to WHO statistics, disabled people
account for approximately 10% of the
population of Bangladesh, and included among
them are a large number of children. It is
estimated that as many as three percent of
children below 5 years of age and 5 percent
of children below 10 years are affected by
disability.
Disability has may causes, the
most common of which in Bangladesh are lack
of maternal education, poor maternal
services and pregnancy monitoring,
One to One Activity: To teach
specific daily life-skill activities (e.g.
dressing, toileting, grooming, eating,
school work and play) to the severely
challenged children. Method: Applied .
Messages
We
all need a chance in life, a chance
to make it better and contribute for
a sustainable inhabitance. However,
no one is born with choice and many
of us are coming into this world
with challenges filed with
difficulties even to live our own
lives. For other who is privileged
and 'able': it is our duty to let
others live. Unfortunately, in a
world full of pace for development
and race for prosperity and growth,
many are unable to find efforts to
reach out and help these '
challenged children'.
'Tauri Foundation' - we need to
reach out to more of these
underprivileged young kids and we
needtoexpand and create awareness
among all to extend their support
make us understand all that these
challenged children have a chance
too. Only thing that is required is
our heartiest support and
considerate mindset to trench out to
them.
Dr. Kazi Shabbir Anwar
Chairperson Tauri Foundation
Tauri
Foundation is an organisation
dedicated to establish child right,
which was born out of the anguish
and determination of parents who
believe that their child despite a
disability has equal rights to lead
a fulfilling and meaningful life.
They also believe that all children
has equal rights to enjoy social
facilities and to contribute in the
socio- economic development of the
nation.
So, they organized few parents,
social workers and philanthropists
and established Tauri Foundation in
2003. They founded a special needs
school “ School for Gifted Children”
in 2004 , which is an example of labour of love .The school caters to
the education and life skill needs
of children with different degrees
of disability, envisages
mainstreaming children with
disability and parents are counseled
and trained in the art of taking
good care of them. Moreover Tauri
Foundation is involved in awareness
raising campaigns to educate a
society, which unfortunately appears
to be quite indifferent to the
plight and needs of these children.
Ms. Marufa Hossain
General Secretary Tauri
Foundation