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1.6.2021
Responsible business with respect to the local community is a basic principle and a key value for company Malfini, a.s., one of the biggest European textile producers and distributors. The company supports several underdeveloped regions related to its commercial activities. A great amount of its production originates also in Bangladesh, where the company in cooperation with NGO ADRA helps slum children to achieve education.
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Malfini a.s. helps slum children with education
Responsible business with respect to the local community is a basic principle and a key value for company Malfini, a.s., one of the biggest European textile producers and distributors. The company supports several underdeveloped regions related to its commercial activities. A great amount of its production originates also in Bangladesh, where the company in cooperation with NGO ADRA helps slum children to achieve education. The whole news
26.4.2021
In Arabic, "Raisa" means a director, chief, or president. But Raisa doesn´t want to be a president, she dreams about becoming a doctor so she could help poor children. She herself visits doctors' offices often because she suffers from conjunctivitis. Her eyes are sometimes filled with unwanted tears.
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A future president? No, I'd rather be a doctor!
In Arabic, "Raisa" means a director, chief, or president. But Raisa doesn´t want to be a president, she dreams about becoming a doctor so she could help poor children. She herself visits doctors' offices often because she suffers from conjunctivitis. Her eyes are sometimes filled with unwanted tears. The whole news
16.4.2021
What comes to mind when you hear the word Bangladesh? Extreme population density and poverty? Floods? Rohingya? Or maybe “Made in Bangladesh” on the label of your favourite T-shirt, jeans or shirt? Yes, it’s all Bangladesh, a country of extremely hardworking people. But what you may not have known is that Bangladesh is also a country that puts a lot of emphasis on education and equality for women.
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Bangladesh, South Asia’s gender-equality champion?
What comes to mind when you hear the word Bangladesh? Extreme population density and poverty? Floods? Rohingya? Or maybe “Made in Bangladesh” on the label of your favourite T-shirt, jeans or shirt? Yes, it’s all Bangladesh, a country of extremely hardworking people. But what you may not have known is that Bangladesh is also a country that puts a lot of emphasis on education and equality for women. The whole news
5.5.2020
We need to collect 250 000 CZK to help the 100 children and their families in the Chalantika center. They lack food, clothes and hygiene products the most.
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SOS Chalantika: Fire and COVID-19
We need to collect 250 000 CZK to help the 100 children and their families in the Chalantika center. They lack food, clothes and hygiene products the most. The whole news
9.10.2018
From time to time someone knocks on the door of the ADRA who has a good idea of helping others. We have the door open and we love to hear everyone who has a plan. One such good soul was Marek Jelinek. He came and said that he would be glad if his future advature could get another dimension. He said he saw some of our video about Bangladesh, and he would like to visit local schools and help the children we support there. And then it came, "I'm going to drive through Asia with my scooter." You should see our expressions. But we did not even know that Marek had gone on a scooter continent.
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Good-scooter on the way through Asia
From time to time someone knocks on the door of the ADRA who has a good idea of helping others. We have the door open and we love to hear everyone who has a plan. One such good soul was Marek Jelinek. He came and said that he would be glad if his future advature could get another dimension. He said he saw some of our video about Bangladesh, and he would like to visit local schools and help the children we support there. And then it came, "I'm going to drive through Asia with my scooter." You should see our expressions. But we did not even know that Marek had gone on a scooter continent. The whole news
3.1.2018
The new book "We, Children of the Slum" is a surprisingly optimistic insight into the lives of the underprivileged children and people living in Bangladesh. It contains their real stories and more than 150 unique and commented photographs taken by a man known as the “Photographer without a Talent”. He expressed his efforts to help Bangladeshi children in Chalantika slum educational centre with these words: "When you support one child, you will not change the world. But you will change his whole world."
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New Book: We, Children of the Slum
The new book "We, Children of the Slum" is a surprisingly optimistic insight into the lives of the underprivileged children and people living in Bangladesh. It contains their real stories and more than 150 unique and commented photographs taken by a man known as the “Photographer without a Talent”. He expressed his efforts to help Bangladeshi children in Chalantika slum educational centre with these words: "When you support one child, you will not change the world. But you will change his whole world." The whole news
23.8.2017
As food aid rolls out to more than 200,000 people in flood-hit Bangladesh, the United Nations said on Wednesday that long-term food supplies were at risk with so much farmland now ruined.
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Bangladesh risks devastating hunger after major floods
As food aid rolls out to more than 200,000 people in flood-hit Bangladesh, the United Nations said on Wednesday that long-term food supplies were at risk with so much farmland now ruined. The whole news
15.12.2016
We have just come back from our annual visit to Chalantika program. Take a moment to explore some of the best moments with students we have managed to capture!
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November snapshots from Chalantika
We have just come back from our annual visit to Chalantika program. Take a moment to explore some of the best moments with students we have managed to capture! The whole news
23.2.2016
The well-known hip-hop band Pio Squad from czech town Jihlava has returned to the stages with a unique intention on 2014 after several years. Working with the non-governmental humanitarian organization ADRA, members of the band decided to support the children at the educational center of Chalantika, which is located near one of the poorest slums in Bangladesh.
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Czech band Pio Squad supported the slum of Chalantika
The well-known hip-hop band Pio Squad from czech town Jihlava has returned to the stages with a unique intention on 2014 after several years. Working with the non-governmental humanitarian organization ADRA, members of the band decided to support the children at the educational center of Chalantika, which is located near one of the poorest slums in Bangladesh. The whole news
1.10.2015
Chalantika is an educational centre situated in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. It provides free pre-school preparation to children from the slum Chalantika prior to their admission to the first grade. The Centre supports the children even after they leave for the state school and motivates them to complete their education successfully . It also works with parents of the children , for example, it offers courses in literacy and sewing .
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The Chalantika Centre lives!
Chalantika is an educational centre situated in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. It provides free pre-school preparation to children from the slum Chalantika prior to their admission to the first grade. The Centre supports the children even after they leave for the state school and motivates them to complete their education successfully . It also works with parents of the children , for example, it offers courses in literacy and sewing . The whole news
