On Saturday 6th December, our Chairperson Mike Sherriff and LEEDO’s Executive Director Forhad Hossain will spend a night sleeping out at the Dhaka ferry terminal, joined by LEEDO staff and committee members. They’re hoping to raise £1,500 to support LEEDO’s work in 2026 and to shine a light on the children who live and work…
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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….
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,…
Concerns about street child safety during the social unrest in Bangladesh
Friends of Street Children Bangladesh are alarmed about the current situation in Bangladesh. There are currently curfews and the internet is closed. Communication with LEEDO in Dhaka is not possible. We know from the time of the COVID curfews that curfews make it especially difficult for children and families surviving on the streets to get…
Film screening of Mighty Afrin: in the time of floods – BOOK NOW
Film about street-connected children and climate change Watch the award-winning film Mighty Afrin: in the time of floods directed by Angelos Rallis. The film has featured at International Film Festivals including Dhaka, Vancouver and Ji.hlava Documentary. It is a blend of documentary and fiction starring one of the young people from LEEDO who took part…
Annual fundraising meal raises £1,100 for vital outreach and education projects on the streets of Dhaka
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…
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