On July 18, 2017, through a joyful ceremony, mothers and their children dedicate the school to the name of Rotary Club of Belleville. Mothers decorated their schoolroom with their own drawing, colorful balloons, flowers and children’s drawing and named the school as Rotary Club of Belleville Women’s School. Congratulations to the Rotary Club of Belleville working with Barbara Melara of the Amarok Society, on this Mother of Intention Project in Khulna, Bangladesh. For more info on the Amarok Society, be sure to visit http://amaroksociety.org/wordpress/ .
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Background of the slum community: The name of the community is Kader Sardar Para. Amarok Society opened a Mothers School named Vancouver Quadra Women`s School in 2014. There are about 225 families & 1200 people living in this slum. Occupations of the people live in this slum are mostly day labor, housemaid, rickshaw-puller and operate street shops. 25 mothers study in this School and all mothers teach 125 children.
Dedication Ceremony of the School: On July 18, 2017, through a joyful ceremonial, mothers and their children dedicate the school to the name of Rotary Club of Belleville. Mothers decorated their schoolroom with their own drawing, colorful balloons, flowers and children’s drawing and named the school as Rotary Club of Belleville Women’s School. Mothers with the children they teach, nearby Amarok teachers & Coordinator, Country Director and some community women participated in the dedication ceremony and children participated in a cultural event. Some mothers introduced themselves in front of camera and thanked to the Belleville Rotary Club. Mother student Kohinoor said, “I am a student of Rotary Club of Belleville Women's School. I am glad and proud to be a student of this school that I teach my children and 3 other community children.”
Here is an excerpt of a recent letter from Barbara Melara of the Amarok Society to the Rotary Club of Belleville: