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| About ASSB ? |
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| Aloha Social Services Bangladesh
(ASSB) is a politically independant non-profit organization,
located in the North Eastern area of Bangladesh. In February
1999, the organization was founded by the five sisters and two
brothers of the Bengali family of Meherun Nessa Chhabi and Minara
Moyeen who dedicated their lives to support the deprived. |
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| Mrs Meherun Nessa Chhabi
and Ms Minara Moyeen in the demonstration garten of the Helth
Center |
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| ASSB contributes to a profound
development which focusses on the people. Better living conditions
for women and support and education of the children are crucial
as they represent the future of the country. |
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| Women with their children
waiting patiently for treatment at the doctor's |
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| Women support women |
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| It's the ASSB's intention
to find ways of improving and facilitating the life of women
and girls in this region of Bangladesh. The ASSB's slogan "Women
support women" means, of course, that the major part of
the ASSB's work force consists of women as well as the leadership
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| Fighting discrimination: encouraging
women and girls |
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In Bangladesh, nearly every
sphere of life is dominated by men. Women and girls are discriminated
in all fields, added by inadequate medicare, no access to education,
traditional prejudices, and widespread poverty.
Therefore, health care, education, womens rights, and rural
development, agriculture and nutrition are working fields of
the ASSB.
The ASSB works in 30 villages at the region of Naogaon, which
is struck hard by poverty and at the slums of the district's
capital city Dinajpur, which consists of about 190.000 inhabitants.
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| First success stories after
5 years of ASSB's work |
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| Nutrition and health of women
and children have improved. Birth-rate has condierably declined.
A lot of girls go to school, regularly. Violent treatment of
women is no longer tolerated in society. Stoning of women does
no longer happen in ASSB villages. Women are more self-confident
and earn their own incomes. |
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