On Sunday 10th December our friends and supporters beared the British weather to meet for the Friends of Street Children Bangladesh annual fundraising meal, this time held at Monsoon restaurant located in Brick Lane’s Banglatown in the East End of London. Mudassir who helped create the Crowdfunder video for our book last year was in…
Fundraising meal raises £300 for outreach to children living at the Dhaka railway station
Thanks to everyone who supported our fundraising meal on Saturday 2nd July at the Havin Turkish restaurant in St. Albans in Hertfordshire in England. It was great to get together with supporters and catch up on the latest developments at the project. The meal raised £300 making a valuable contribution to our efforts to fundraise…
Local bookshop Shantir Boi stocks The Street is Not a Home
Rob and Iftikar who were supportive of our book project since last year have kindly stocked The Street is Not a Home. You can grab a copy of the book from Shantir Boi Bookshop located off of Brick Lane. Address: 49 Fashion St, London E1 6PX. Shantir Boi is a wonderful bookshop located in Brick…
Street child book sells at school fair in London’s East End
The rain couldn’t stop parents and children from finding out more and from buying a copy of The Street is Not a Home during the School Fair at Cayley Primary School. A huge Thank You to the Asst. Head Teacher Moneeza Syed for being so supportive. Friends of Street Children Bangladesh are looking forward to promoting the co-produced…
Our June newsletter is out now
Updates on the upcoming Street Child Cricket World Cup in India, our successful UK book launch and news on the ground with the Rayer Bazar and school for children with disabilities. Scroll below or click on the link below to download the June newsletter:
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…
Our annual meeting, summer lunch and fundraising appeal on Sunday 2nd July
Join us for lunch at 1pm on Sunday 2nd July 2023 at the Havin Restaurant, 13 High Street, St. Albans AL3 4ED and hear about our work during the past year and plans for the coming year. Order and pay for your lunch at the restaurant and please donate to Friends of Street Children Bangladesh on…
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…
