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URBIS Team of DIG Visits Dhaka Activities

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On 23rd August 2009, Bryan Winston and Eric Adams arrived Dhaka to visit URBIS Capacity Building Support for NDBUS. During their stay, they visited and attened a number of activities going on as part of July - Decemeber Action Plan prepared by CUS-NDBUS. On 26th August Mr Bryan and Mr Eric met the NDBUS Members at CUS and shared urbis learning and experinces. They also attended the NDBUS EC meeting as special guest. The meeting was followed by Iftar where CUS General Secretery Dr Nurul Islam Nazem was also present. In the discussion, the visiting team of DIG who are presently stationed at India expressed their willingness to visit NDBUS frequently so that NDBUS can have more focused activities towards URBIS objective. NDBUS members welcomed their willingness and expected their greater support in fulfilling their goals. During their stay, the team also met the UPPRP at LGED, who have started the largest poverty reduction project in Korail, Dhaka.

NDBUS gets members trained in Skin and Beauty Care

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On August 5, 2009 the evaluation of 5 members of NDBUS in Beauty Care Training was done in presence of the Project Adviser and SOSTA, Salma A. Shafi, URBIS Capacity Building Support for NDBUS in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 5 members received a month long 'on the job training' on skin and beauty care for which NDBUS finds possibility of a large number employment in future. NDBUS is presently working on developing a work plan on way to utilize the resources in earning and creation of employment opportunity for potential females among their members.

NDBUS is going to open its 3rd day care centre at Pallabi

NDBUS is going to open its third Day Care Centre at Pallabi, Mirpur from the first week of August, 2009 to serve the need of working parents in Pallabi area who are primary committee members of NDBUS. Two other centres are run by NDBUS at Korail and Rayerbazar. These two centres are being financially supported by family members of Salma A. Shafi and some CUS members. Management NDBUS runs the day care centres with advisory support from URBIS Project Adviser Salma A. Shafi. Day care centres have been set up within the slum area, close to the children’s home and are taken care of by female teachers. Main meals of the children are provided by their parents while the program provides snacks (Banana, Bread, Milk, Seasonal Fruits etc.). They are taught with pre-school lessons on alphabets, counting, learning rhymes etc. following a daily routine. NDBUS Executive Committee member Ms Fatema Akhter has been looking after the centres as Coordinator, Day care centre. Number of Children Korail Day

Water logged Dhaka and urban sufferings

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The pictures say all the sufferings! Photo credit goes to Harald Sterly (University of Cologne) and Asadul Islam (CUS).