UK book launch at Hason Raja Centre, Whitechapel

The UK launch of the publication The Street is Not a Home took place at the Hason Raja Centre in Whitechapel, East London on Saturday 20 May. We heard from Pia MacRae Chief Executive Officer at Consortium For Street Children, Maium Talukdar the Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning at Tower Hamlets, Rubaiya…

UK book launch of The Street is Not a Home

Following a successful public fundraising campaign, Bok Bok Books and the Friends of Street Children Bangladesh would like to invite you to the UK book launch of The Street is Not a Home, a compilation of stories co-produced with the street children of Dhaka in Bangladesh. On the day we will hear from keynote speakers,…

Iftar meal raises £500 towards the Peace Home in Dhaka

The Trustees and supporters at Friends of Street Children Bangladesh met in Whitechapel in East London to have special meal that marks the end of a day of fasting for Ramadan. Our supporters raised a whopping £500 towards the Dhaka-based Peace Home where vital work is being carried out to feed, nurture, educate and shelter…

Lunchtime meal and film screening in Brick Lane’s Banglatown raises £350

Supporters of the street children battled the British weather to convene in Brick Lane’s Banglatown to have a meal in support of the educational projects in Dhaka. Following the meal a special screening of the Bangladeshi classic film ‘The Clay Bird’ took place (Director: Tareque Masud, 2002). The lunchtime meal raised £350. A huge thank…

Support our Crowdfunder for a new co-produced book with the street children

Friends of Street Children Bangladesh started in 2016 to help alleviate poverty and increase the life chances of street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This past year we have undertaken workshops with the children to create a co-produced book telling their stories of surviving on the streets. The bi-lingual book in English and Bengali, for children…

Fundraising campaign: CHRISTMAS POUND pledge for the street children

Friends of Street Children Bangladesh was formed by people in the UK who are familiar with the work of LEEDO with children in Dhaka. People from other countries visit LEEDO too and see how their work is making a real difference to the lives of children surviving in extremely difficult circumstances that should not have…

Street child football world cup tournaments begin

On Day 1 the Bangladeshi girls football team are due to play Mexico, Zimbabwe and Peru. On Day 2 the children are due to play against India and the USA. See the special Al Jazeera coverage below. Above: timetable of matches