“I don’t think about my past anymore. I thank DCI for turning things around. I never thought I could get a chance like this here in this village.” -Zakia Begum, DCI Tutor Zakia Begum was born into a farmer family in remote Bangladesh. She is the youngest of three siblings. According to the … [Read more...]

Five year old Sharifa Khanam lived with her mother and four siblings at the village of Gabrol in Nilphamari district. She is the youngest of their family. Her father died before her birth, and Sharifa grew up with her mother and siblings in extreme poverty. She doesn’t know how her mother and elder … [Read more...]

Mithila Akter, a 5 year old girl from Bangladesh, was living with her maternal grandmother in the street. She once lived happily with her parents. Her father was a driver and her mother worked in garments. One day her father died in a bus accident. Mithila’s mother felt helpless. After six months … [Read more...]

“I did not get an opportunity to live with my mother. Whenever I was ill, I longed for her so much, but there was nothing we could do. After completing my education I will get a job so that I can rescue my mother from garments work and stay close with her.” —Ibrahim Hossain In this world it is … [Read more...]

Rashida Begum, 20, came to Dhaka with her family 11 years ago. She took work as a maid servant in Dhaka through the help of one of her neighbors. Rashida’s marriage was arranged for her 3 years ago. During a DCI field survey, social workers from our Health for Underprivileged Program identified … [Read more...]

“I want to build my future so that I can remove all of my family crises. I will also work against poverty” –Mizanur Rahman Mizanur Rahman (age 11) comes from a extremly poor family of four children (two boys and two girls) in Feni district, Bangladesh. Mizanur was only six years old when he … [Read more...]

“ My father told me that education is a long time process for earning money, but you can earn money during childhood. So he involved me in fishing.” –Shipon Hossain Shipon Hossain is a first generation learner in his family. Now he is a student in grade two. But it was not easy to involve him … [Read more...]

“I want to be a doctor and provide health services to the poor, because my mother died without any treatment.” –Mohi Uddin Mohi Uddin cannot remember his father, because he never saw him. When his mother Nepuli was pregnant his father left them. Having no alternative, his mother returned to … [Read more...]

At DCI, we feel that once a child has been chosen for our Sun Child Sponsorship Program we have a moral obligation to do everything we can to promote and safeguard the child’s welfare. The Patuakhali District, one of DCI’s Sun Child Sponsorship project locations, was devastated by Cyclone Sidr in … [Read more...]

On October 11, 2008, Mahibul Akhon, brother of Sun Child Saiful Akohn, was playing with some other boys. They started to push a van nearby and suddenly it rolled backward onto Mahibul’s left foot. He lost consciousness. He was brought to the health complex 12 km away, where the local doctor … [Read more...]

Kodvanu, aged 75 years, is a resident of Shaula village in Patuakhali district, Bangladesh. Kodvanu has been suffering from cataract problems for several years. There is no health care facility in the village or nearby, and she has no ability to go to the district town for treatment. “I have no … [Read more...]

Honufa Begum, a young girl living in DCI’s Sun Child Sponsorship project area in Potuakhali, was suffering from osteomyelitis. A local caretaker recommended that her leg be amputated. But since DCI’s commitment is to provide healthcare for all children within its sponsorship area, we brought Hanufa … [Read more...]