Bangladesh - Tdh yesterday…

Tdh yesterday…
During the 1970s, Tdh handled the international adoption of orphaned and abandoned children. Later on, international adoption was made illegal in this country with a Muslim majority.

The Tdh delegation in Bangladesh dates from 1975, following devastating floods and famine in the North. Two medical and nutrition centers were established in Kurigram and Chilmari to help thousands of families. Beginning in 1984, school and occupational training programs were developed for orphaned children in North Bengal, and handed over to our partner Chhinnamukul in 2001. Tdh and Chhinnamukul also work together in the district of Kurigram to promote mother-and-child health.

The program to re-integrate children living on the streets started in Dhaka in 1978. Since 2001, schooling, occupational training and the reception center have been managed entirely by our partner, Aparajeyo. This program was copied in Chittagong, where a welcome center and three schools were opened in 2001 and handed over to our partner in 2007.