Do you want to help create a world where young people, whatever their background, have opportunities to fulfil their potential? Friends of Street Children Bangladesh is a small charity working with a partner organisation called LEEDO based in Dhaka. Hundreds of children survive in poverty, facing exploitation and abuse, on the streets of Dhaka. LEEDO…
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Friends of Street Children Bangladesh is a registered UK charity.
We can claim Gift Aid on most donations from UK tax payers- please see the Gift Aid declaration form on the donations page for details. Friends of Street Children Bangladesh will be transferring funds to our charity partner in Bangladesh. All our partnering charities are registered with the Bangladeshi Government and all funds transferred will be with the relevant permission.
Read our latest newsletter
The June 2025 newsletter is here! Catch up on the latest updates from our projects at Kamlapur Railway Station in Dhaka, Rayer Bazaar School, and highlights from our two film screening fundraisers.
Join us at our Summer Fundraising Lunch
The Friends of Street Children Bangladesh are holding their annual Summer Fundraising meal in St. Albans. Join us on in mid July – further details given below: Friends of Street Children Bangladesh Summer Fundraising meal Date: Sunday July 13th 2025, 1-3 pm Venue: Tavah (Central, Western & South Asian cuisine) Address: 187 Hatfield Rd, St…
Online talk with the Directors of Where the Kids Have No Name
To mark the International Day for Street Children last month, we hosted a special online screening of the powerful documentary Where the Kids Have No Name. Following the screening, Director Jamillah van der Hulst and Director of Photography Conrad Alleblas from Jaja Films joined us for an insightful discussion about the making of the film….
International Day for Street Children | Online film screening: Where the Kids Have No Name
International Day for Street Children Online film screening: Where the Kids Have No Name Date: Saturday 12th April 2025 Time: 10.30am (UK time)/ 3.30pm (BD time) Booking link: https://buytickets.at/friendsofstreetchildrenbangladesh1/1638255 On International Day for Street Children Friends of Street Children Bangladesh will be arranging a special online screening of the film, Where the Kids Have No…
Film: Green Foot Soldiers (Homeless Children and Plastic World)
This powerful documentary is about survival, resilience, and global awakening, highlighting the incredible life challenges and remarkable environmental contributions of street-connected children in Bangladesh, known locally as “Tokai” (waste collectors). Following their daily lives, Green Foot Soldiers reveals the hazardous lives these children face from an early age, their incredible resilience, and their critical role…
Read our latest newsletter online
The latest newsletter from Friends of Street Children Bangladesh includes updates from the education and training projects by LEEDO, childrens’ case studies, fundraising challenges by our trustees and more… read by scrolling the PDF below, or by clicking on the download link below.
Book for our Annual Christmas lunch and seasonal appeal for funds
Friends of Street Children Bangladesh Registered charity number 1171061 Annual Christmas lunch and seasonal appeal for funds This year our Christmas lunch will be held at Omnom restaurant Islington Square, 116N Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1QP on Sunday 8th December from 1pm. Please join us to meet our trustees and find out more about…
Newham Festival of Stories sends messages of solidarity to the street children
Parents and children came together at the Newham Festival of Stories to send messages of “Love,” “Unity,” and “Be Kind” onto a large scroll, which will be shared with street children of Bangladesh. The art and craft workshop was led by illustrator Saif Osmani and school teacher Natasha Sharmin, both trustees of UK charity Friends…
LEEDO and our book features at the 15th London Bangla Book Fair
Date and time: 9th & 10th November 2024, 12 – 8pm Location: Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel, London E1 1BJ Expect beautiful book stalls, traditional Bangladeshi food & drink, live poetry performances from award winning London-based Bangladeshi poets and traditional Bengali dancing, to lift our spirits & celebrate in style. The Book Fair is platforming…
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