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Education is key to effective developmentAs I leave the wonderful country of Bangladesh my thoughts are really with the children here. Mitu is 13 years old and has a ruffled voice due to the constant air pollution. When I asked her about her dreams for the future, she said: "I have no future".3rd December 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Mark's Blog
This is not 'good-bye'Last week I blogged a lot about all of the amazing greetings we received from the Education Project and all the communities that we visited along the way. Now that the trip has come to an end, it’s dawned on me that I’ve not mentioned goodbyes!22nd November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
Panihata village on red alertWe've been in safe hands all week with the World Vision Bangladesh team cooking for us, driving us about and genuinely doing a fantastic job of taking care of us all.14th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand...This is my final Blog and before I've even written it, I'm already feeling emotional (you do realise I'm NEVER going to live some of these comments down!).13th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
Nutrition and education go hand in handToday's been another hectic day visiting different parts of Nalitabari. So far we've visited a private tuition centre for a few hours this morning, I've waved and clapped my hands from the sidelines of a football pitch belonging to a well-recognised secondary school and now I'm in the community village of Gachgora, visiting one of World Vision's many nutrition sessions.13th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
Why not take a moment today!A villager sitting by the river, taking time out to reflect on life and today's events in Panihata village.13th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Mark's Blog
Private tuition in BangladeshThis morning we visited a coaching session in Nalitabari. The coaching programme is just another part of the Education Project and proof that this project is a success! So far the project has funded 23 centres, offering private tuition to 228 boys and 232 girls attending from 7am to 9am, 6 days a week.12th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
Bangladesh 2 England 1The emotional roller coaster continues. First stop a BRAC centre, which is where selected children from the poorest families in the village attend. Out of the 20 or so kids there were two lucky enough to be part of World Vision’s child sponsorship scheme. They get there at 7am and put a couple of extra hours in BEFORE they go to school. They concentrate on the core subjects of English, maths and12th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
I said 'fork handles' not 'four candles'Aah the art of communication. Difficult enough back at home in England but you try it at 11pm in a crazily busy market/shopping district of Nalitabari, with a crowd of at least 50 locals following you everywhere you go!12th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
Meet my new roommateThis is Liz the gecko, my new roommate in Bangladesh. I say new but we've been happily (not really that happy) living in each other's company for nearly 4 days now (only because I've given up convincing Liz to leave). Liz has a friend who I like to call 'partner in crime', who likes to hide behind the toilet flush.11th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
It's a proud day for The Student Support CentreNo words can express how I'm feeling. We've just left Panihata village and I think I can safely say that I've had the best afternoon so far on this trip. Actually, scrap that, this has been the best afternoon so far in my life. I've been looking forward to visiting our Elephant Deterrent Project all week. I even woke up a couple of times last night in all the excitement.11th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
Pack up your trunk and don't you come around here no more, no more.What a day! Fearing the worst, our first visit was to a school for children at work. These are 'children' that attend school from 8am to 10am and then go to their job. We heard from children as young as 9 years of age who work as mechanics, blacksmiths, tailors and one 11 year old girl (who looked nearer 7 years old to me!) who was a servant.11th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
Mercy mission to BangladeshYOUNGSTERS in Bangladesh are to receive support during a week-long visit by volunteers helping a charity improve education in impoverished schools.11th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to General Blog
Panihata village fights backArticulate, organised, punctual and prepared are just a few words that came to mind when Sushil, Project Officer for World Vision, handed me their simulation plan for today’s event.11th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
Buzzed up by educationI'm literally buzzing with joy tonight after meeting all the children, teachers, community leaders and Headteachers who are all part of the Education Project in both the primary and secondary schools that we visited in Nalitabari today.10th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
Didn't we have a lovely day the day we went to Bangla (desh)Today was a good day! We knew we were to visit a remote Catholic primary school and a Muslim girls’ high school but what we weren't expecting was just how remote! At both schools we were enthusiastically welcomed with singing and dancing and beautiful floral gifts (I know, did I really just say that?!)10th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
The Student Support Centre sponsors educationYesterday ended with a short trip into the local community to visit the homes of two very different families faced with the same daily challenges in Nalitabari.10th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
What's all the fuss over education in Bangladesh?Today is our first proper, full-on day for filming the Education project. Having just had breakfast at World Vision's local office in Nalitabari, we're now back on the road and ready to visit and experience our first local primary school.10th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
Check your labels!Wow, we are finally here in Bangla! After travelling all Sunday night and most of Monday! As we travelled though the impoverished capital city (called Dhaka) we were approached by many children who were obviously in great need of help.10th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Mark's Blog
Primary education in NalitabariThis morning we visited 'Masqura Primary School'. We were greeted with more smiling faces and another touching welcome from the children who sang a Bangla song to us. It's lovely how they all put so much effort into greeting their guests. I believe that first impressions count and greeting people with a smile is always important.10th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
First encounters with the education teamWe are now half way through our 'road trip' towards our final destination in Nalitabari. This morning, after checking out at the hotel, we were greeted by Pintu, the strategic manager for the Education Project. Pintu will be showing us around and introducing us to different people during the week.9th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
That's the politest way in which I've ever been robbed!Ok I'm exaggerating but it was interesting! We passed through the last real town (on attached video clip) before continuing our 6 hour journey to the rural north. Suddenly on a one track road we came across a roadblock where we were persuaded by a dozen men dressed in Spanish football tops (only in Bangladesh eh?) that in order to continue our journey it would be better to pay a small 'toll'. No f9th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
I don't want to blow smoke up your pipe but ......!I can't help it since my lungs feel as though they're so full of smog that every time I speak a little dust cloud appears. Having arrived in Dhaka yesterday we were all a little on guard on the walk from the airport to the waiting car. But do you know what, it wasn't anything like I expected. All I saw were very hungry, desperate human beings, many who come to the airport every day (men, women, ch8th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
The Student Support Centre arrives in Dhaka!I'm pleased finally to blog that we've all safely arrived in Dhaka to visit The Student Support Centre's Nalitabari Education Project.8th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
Home-based tuition provider sends bloggers to BangladeshNext week two members of staff from The Student Support Centre, UK’s largest home tuition provider, will head off on a week’s visit to Nalitabari in northern Bangladesh. During the week, they will visit a number of projects which have benefited from donations from the company. They will also use the visit as an opportunity to see where further donations are needed.5th November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to General Blog
The Student Support Centre’s mystery delivery unfoldsYes! The mystery mid-week delivery has finally arrived! The Student Support Centre, largest provider of home-based tuition programmes in the UK, has today received a delivery of 125 frisbees!3rd November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
You can lead an elephant to water but a pencil must be lead!So, why an elephant and not a horse? Well, elephants have been on our minds for some months here at The Student Support Centre ever since a wild herd stampeded one of the villages in Nalitabari, devastating the area. No less than 30 homes (mud huts) were all but destroyed leaving those effected families homeless....in the middle of the monsoon season!2nd November 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
A far cry from home-tuitionI’ve just left the Bangladeshi Embassy in London. A very different environment from my usual setting back at the The Student Support Centre's headquarters, UK's largest provider of home-based tuition programmes. This was my very first taste of Bangladesh in less then 30 minutes.29th October 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
This trip is starting to give me the needle!Another week and another two injections, not to mention a so-called 'flavoured' oral medicine for cholera or was it Hepatitis A. No. Wait, B or was it the Japanese Encylathingymajig...although I'm sure the nurse said something about rabies. I think you get the point and reading Sarah's blog I'm sure, after thirteen injections each, she's also starting to feel like a pincushion.22nd October 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
Funding tuition in BangladeshThis week has been eventful as ever as I visited my GP for the very last set of jabs (13 in total). I also received some strange fizzy drink that is meant to make your stomach immune to any wild animal that lands on your plate! It’s probably wise to just stick to my week’s supply of cereal bars, but it’s far more likely that I’ll be sticking to the rules from our Bangladesh...22nd October 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
Visiting a World Vision development projectVisiting a World Vision development project is always an incredible privilege and a personal challenge. I know that I will see and experience first hand a team of dedicated World Vision National Staff that are fighting injustice and extreme child poverty on many fronts!18th October 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Mark's Blog
A fools guide to making your wife cry!We've had our World Vision 'Trip Awareness Day' (soon to be renamed, 'Let's Scare The Pants Off Them Day!!') this week. The day started with an interview (interrogation) from an independent assessor.15th October 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Darren's Blog
Counting down the days until BangladeshMy colleague at The Student Support Centre, asked yesterday: "How many weeks until the start of our World Vision trip?"15th October 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Sarah's Blog
The Student Support Centre is committed to making a differenceI feel really privileged to be a part of the unique work World Vision is doing globally.14th October 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to Mark's Blog
The Student Support Centre takes an educational trip to NalitabariIn November, two team members from The Student Support Centre will exchange their normal working week at the office and leave well equipped with a mosquito net, diary, pen and camera ready to embark on the trip of a lifetime with World Vision.15th September 2010Last Updated By: The Student Support Centre Go to General Blog

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