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by Maria Cristina Pavarini

World Vision Bangladesh, a child-friendly international development organization, has launched its three-year pilot project “Children are Reading” aimed at enhancing the quality of education for the children of garment workers in the Tongi Municipality area of Gazipur, a key hub of the Bangladesh textile industry.

This project is funded by PADMA Textiles, a multinational company specialized in production services for the fashion industry, Diesel, and the OTB Foundation, and marks a significant milestone in improving educational opportunities for the children of garment workers.

The “Children are Reading” is a flagship project of the Diesel For Responsible Living sustainability strategy, specifically within its Promote Integrity pillar and is focused on seeking out partners who share the Diesel values and with whom the company can collaborate to improve livelihoods and establish safe and fair working conditions across the supply chain.

“We are very proud to support the ‘Children are Reading’ project,” commented Renzo Rosso, chairman, OTB Group, and founder, Diesel.

“Partnering with our suppliers and pioneering NGOs like OTB Foundation and World Vision to improve opportunities for everyone, at every stage in our value chain, is central to our ‘For Responsible Living’ strategy. This project is a very tangible and inspiring example of the power of investing in education,” he added.

“This project targets children who are very close to OTB Foundation, with the goal to guarantee them access to the basic right to emerge from poverty: education”, commented Arianna Alessi, vice presidentm OTB Foundation.

“I am very happy to see the launch of this three-year program in a country where our Foundation hasn’t operated yet. It is the result of the great commitment of several people both within our Group and with the local government who made it possible to start the project and whom I would like to thank here,” she continued.

“It is a great pleasure to give back to the community we are a part of,” said Amanuallah Chagla, director, PADMA Textiles Limited.

“We at PADMA are proud to team up with Diesel and OTB Foundation in funding this endeavor. Quality education is the basic right of every individual, and hence we have identified this as a key sector that we want to keep working in. I hope this project will go a long way in sustainably contributing in educating the children of our workers in the RMG sector and inspire others to take such initiatives,” he added.

“As the National Director of World Vision Bangladesh, I am immensely proud to unveil the ‘Children are Reading’ project. This initiative is not just an investment in education; it’s an investment in the future of Bangladesh. Together, we are building a foundation for a brighter, more equitable future for Bangladesh,” commented Suresh Bartlett, National Director, World Vision Bangladesh.

The “Children are Reading” project focuses on encouraging children to enhance their reading and musical skills. It started in September 2023 and will conclude in September 2026. It involves one hundred primary school children whose parents work at PADMA Textiles.

Key highlights of the project include specialized sessions conducted near the participants’ homes after regular school hours; the adoption of World Vision’s successful learning-through-play model to facilitate effective learning; sessions focused on improve phonemic awareness, letter recognition, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and comprehension.

Source

https://www.the-spin-off.com/news/stories/The-Trends-How-World-Vision-Bangladesh-Diesel-OTB-Foundation-and-PADMA-support-kids-education-in-Bangladesh-18106