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…
Upcoming Art & Craft workshop in Plaistow Library, East London
Art & Craft workshop at Plaistow Library Date: Saturday 16th November 2024 Time: 10am – 1.15pm Place: Plaistow Library, North Street, London E13 9HL Hear the story of Fatima, a child living on the streets of Bangladesh. Through a live link to Dhaka, you’ll have the chance to connect with street-connected children, and Mike Sherriff,…
Our book at the Bangladesh Book Fair Literary and Cultural Festival
On the weekend of 14th-15th September, the Bangladesh Book Fair Literary and Cultural Festival took place where our book ‘The Street is not a Home’ was on sale. The event was held at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park, East London. The special event included book launches, literary discussions, book stalls, poetry and music,…
Street children’s rights amid Bangladesh unrest
Following a trustees meeting on Saturday 7th September, Friends of Street Children Bangladesh (FSCBD) held a special discussion in response to the upheaval during the summer of 2024, marked by widespread public unrest and a student-led shift in government in Bangladesh. FSCBD expressed deep concern during this period over the inability to establish contact with…
Bangladesh: Rights of Street-Connected Children (panel discussion)
Bangladesh: Rights of Street-Connected Children (panel discussion) Panel discussion on safeguarding children’s rights and the rights of other vulnerable minorities during this period of change in Bangladesh Saturday 7th September 2024 11.30am – 1pm (GMT) Hason Raja Centre, 117 Vallance Road, Whitechapel, London E1 5BW Hybrid event: an in-person and online event The recent protests…
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