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Hi. My name is Sarah and I'm the Marketing Manager for The Student Support Centre (UK). I'm passionate about being part of an organisation that helps children learn so when I was asked if I would take part in this 'once in a lifetime opportunity' for which I am very grateful to have, the answer was always going to be yes!
After hearing the fantastic news, I spent the first two weeks telling myself that I'd need to overcome certain obstacles that would stop me from taking part (like my fear of needles) but as the weeks flew by and I've got more and more involved in organising the trip, I'm constantly reminded just how privileged we all are and the small obstacles I faced at the beginning have since been long forgotten.
Another passion of mine is to photograph anything and everything in sight (not that I'm very good at it). So I'll be the one snapping away, ready to share the ins and outs and the highs and lows of the trip. World Vision (a highly professional and dedicated team) will guide us into some of the poorest areas in Bangladesh, all in aid of finding out first-hand just what difference The Student Support Centre has made to education out in Nalitabari, Bangladesh.
I really hope you all enjoy following our journey and don't forget that you can keep track before, during and after by visiting Darren's, Sarah's and Mark's blog, view RSS feeds, or follow us on facebook, twitter and Youtube!
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- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
- 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 2010
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