Wednesday, December 16, 2009

List of Participating Organizations and Activities

1. Rickshaw pullers at a rickshaw garage at Akhalia, Neharipara in Sylhet helped in distributing free medicines to more than a 100 of their colleagues

2. Labaid Group donated anti-helminthic drugs and vitamins

3. Adcomm sold flags to other corporates and donating the amount raised to Jaago Foundation

4. Institute of Business Administration, DU set up a library at an orphanage

5. Akij Group sponsored a trip to Wonderland for students of Mission Polli School



6. iShowbiz (a concern of the Maimun Mustafa Group (MMG), held a car rally with 150 cars in association with Bangladesh Racerz Club. The rally will be from Banani to Uttara. Two stops were made where celebrities from different fields will speak out against drug abuse

7. Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals donated 1000 mebendazole tablets for free distribution

8. United International University distributed study material to the cleaners of the university as a prelude to starting an adult literacy program

9. Bangladesh Medical College arranged an anti-helminthic drug distribution among slum dwellers

10. CommunityAction arranged a free blood pressure/weight check up for the people who go on morning walks at Dhanmondi Lake, coupled with an awareness campaign for the disabled targeting this segment

11. 1° Initiative spent the day with children affected with cancer at Shishu Hospital, as well as distributed balloons amongst all the admitted child patients

12. Agami (USA) sponsored 150 children from Alok Shishu Shikkhaloy for a field trip to Liberation War Museum (1° Initiative acted as their local coordinators)

13. "BOI ONNESHON team's (of Sunnydale )first library set up was done at SUROVI SCHOOL, Dhaka where we donated about 150 books on the 14th of Dec, on SHAHEED BUDHHIJIBI DIBOSH"

14. CA-Lakkhipur did a survey of two villages affected by river bed erosion with the plan of giving the children primary schooling

15. CA-Sirajgonj distributed about 700 pieces of warm clothes

16. CA-Sylhet distributed anti-helminthic drugs as well as vitamins and ORS to around 250 people; they also did an anti-littering campaign

17. MNA, Barristers and Advocates worked for The December Initiative which aimed to harness the power of CSR to keep Dhaka clean

18. Finding Bangladesh team took children from Oggro School on a field trip to Smrity Shoudho in Savar

19. Oggro School's underprivileged children (aged between 4-5 years) distributed pictures they've drawn about Bangladesh among the visitors at Smrity Shoudho to raise awareness that they can be creative too

20. Jaago Foundation cleaned the neighbourhood around their school

21. Sandhani BMC Unit did a blood donation drive

22. Sandhani SOMC Unit donated free ORS for distribution

23. AIESEC in BRAC University worked with the underprivileged children they teach and cleaning their neighbourhood at Mohakhali

24. AIESEC in IUB carried out a coastal clean up drive in Cox's Bazar

25. Mastermind Community Service Club spent time with cancer affected children at ASHIC and with aged freedom fighters at an Old Home

26. Maple Leaf Community Service Club distributed winter clothes

27. Shandeepon's 3 to 7 year old slum children will be making gifts for their parents in order to promote family values

28. The AIM Charity Foundation distributed blankets amongst the homeless on the night of the 14th

29. Tori (an initiative of Jahangirnagar University students) arranged a street drama and quiz with the slum children they teach


30. Physically-Challenged Development Foundation spent the day with blind students at TSC, DU

31. Apon School distributed study material to their school's street children

32. South Asian Youth Society provided free medical treatment to child workers on Dec 15, 3-7 pm at Arambag, Motijheel

33. Shishu Bikash Kendro arranged an art competition for slum children

34. Procheshta Foundation did a program with the slum children of "Meghnapar Dhibor Biddaniketon" and distributed warm clothes

35. Bangladesh Medical Students' Society (BMSS) arranged a free drug distribution and assisted in a blood donation drive with Niketan Welfare Society

36. Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center BBLT Batch 3 spent a day with slum children in Korail, Dhaka involving them in various creative activities

37. Rotaract Clubs in Sylhet did medicine distribution, free blood grouping and blood pressure measurement amongst 250 underprivileged people

38. Fantasia had a get together with slum children at Rayerbazar

39. University of Toronto's (St George campus) Bangladeshi Students' Association collected for long term Aila relief and also for a girl who's been gangraped in Faridpur (Canada)

40. Ryerson University's Bangladeshi Students' Association also volunteered (Canada)

41. Reed College's Bangladeshis collected warm clothes for the winter hit people in Bangladesh (USA)

42. In Germany, some Bangladeshis will host a mela to raise money for charities here

43. Trondheim, Norway's Bangladesh Cultural Organization, collected funds for a charity in Bangladesh (Norway)

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