{"id":187209,"date":"2019-05-30T08:29:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T06:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/?p=187209"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:03:45","slug":"education-poverty-banglakids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/education-poverty-banglakids\/","title":{"rendered":"BanglaKIDS: Why Education Is the Most Powerful Weapon Against Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we were in Uganda, I wrote an article about why you should never <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/sweets-children-developing-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bring sweets to children in developing countries<\/a><\/strong>. Today, we&#8217;ve teamed up with a nonprofit to bring you an article about how you can truly help children (and not just children) in the developing world. The link between education and poverty is staggering \u2014 and understanding it is the first step towards making a real difference.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/education-poverty-banglakids\/#Literacy_Could_Lift_170_Million_People_Out_of_Extreme_Poverty\" >Literacy Could Lift 170 Million People Out of Extreme Poverty<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/education-poverty-banglakids\/#Every_Dollar_Invested_in_Education_Returns_Fivefold\" >Every Dollar Invested in Education Returns Fivefold<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/education-poverty-banglakids\/#More_About_the_BanglaKIDS_and_Calantika_Projects\" >More About the BanglaKIDS and \u010calantika Projects<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/education-poverty-banglakids\/#How_Does_Education_Reduce_Poverty\" >How Does Education Reduce Poverty?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Literacy_Could_Lift_170_Million_People_Out_of_Extreme_Poverty\"><\/span><strong>Literacy Could Lift 170 Million People Out of Extreme Poverty<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Support children&#8217;s education. Education is the key to pulling any country out of poverty. Why? According to statistics from the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report and the Education Commission&#8217;s Learning Generation Report, 170 million people could be lifted out of extreme poverty simply by leaving school with basic reading and writing skills.<\/p>\n<p>Research has shown that education leads to lower birth rates, reduces the risk of teenage pregnancy, and consequently lowers mortality rates among children and young mothers during childbirth.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Every_Dollar_Invested_in_Education_Returns_Fivefold\"><\/span><strong>Every Dollar Invested in Education Returns Fivefold<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-54965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BanglaKIDS_by_Weef_fb-2048x781.jpg\" alt=\"Invitation to the BanglaKIDS film screening\" width=\"870\" height=\"332\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, when children attend school, they&#8217;re far more likely to secure better jobs in the future. Each year of schooling reportedly increases future earnings by 10%, and every dollar invested in education yields 5 dollars in return in countries affected by extreme poverty.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the reasons we decided to support the nonprofit organisation <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.banglakids.cz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADRA<\/a><\/strong>, which helps children from disadvantaged families in Bangladesh access better education.<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh currently has a population of 166.4 million, and 25% of people over 15 are illiterate. Around 1.3 million children aged 5\u201314 work instead of attending school, just to help feed their families. Like us, the people at ADRA are well aware that education is one of the most effective tools for combating poverty \u2014 opening up new opportunities for young people. With an education, they can find better-paying jobs, develop their skills, and support their entire families. ADRA currently runs two long-term projects in Bangladesh: BanglaKids and \u010calantika.<\/p>\n<p>To support these projects, the charity film <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darujme.cz\/vyzva\/1200865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BanglaKIDS<\/a><\/strong> was created in collaboration with travel blogger Weef, showcasing children from across Bangladesh in various life situations. If you&#8217;d like to support ADRA&#8217;s efforts and learn more about children in Bangladesh, you can purchase a ticket to the film premiere or a link to stream it online through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darujme.cz\/vyzva\/1200865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">darujme<\/a><\/strong> platform.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-54964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/darujmecz-banglakids-2048x1003.png\" alt=\"BanglaKIDS film\" width=\"870\" height=\"426\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_About_the_BanglaKIDS_and_Calantika_Projects\"><\/span>More About the BanglaKIDS and \u010calantika Projects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>BanglaKids is a long-term development programme focused on providing targeted support for the education of children and young people in Bangladesh. Donors sponsor a specific child and receive updates on their life situation and school progress \u2014 they can even exchange letters. The programme has been running for 20 years, and donors \u2014 primarily from the Czech Republic and Slovakia \u2014 have helped more than 6,500 Bangladeshi children during that time. BanglaKids supports children across 28 schools throughout Bangladesh: 20 village schools, 7 boarding schools, and one urban school. Thanks to the programme, children can access primary, secondary, and even bachelor-level education.<\/p>\n<p>\u010calantika is an educational centre for children and their parents in Bangladesh&#8217;s capital, Dhaka. It&#8217;s located next to a slum where around 10,000 families live in tin shelters above a lake filled with rubbish. These families often can&#8217;t afford the materials and fees required for their children&#8217;s education, which means kids end up working instead of going to school \u2014 or girls are married off at a young age. \u010calantika currently supports 92 families. It provides children with quality education, school uniforms, nutritious daily meals, and medical care. Parents can attend courses on topics like parenting, hygiene, pregnancy, human rights, and more. Many of the mothers themselves never completed primary school, so literacy classes are available for them too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-54967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/weef-banglades-2048x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Weef in Bangladesh\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_Education_Reduce_Poverty\"><\/span>How Does Education Reduce Poverty?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The education poverty statistics speak for themselves: every additional year of schooling can increase an individual&#8217;s earnings by up to 10%, and educated women tend to have fewer children, invest more in their families&#8217; health, and break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. When communities gain access to quality education, the ripple effects are enormous \u2014 from improved public health to stronger local economies. Organisations like ADRA demonstrate that even small, targeted investments in education can transform entire communities. If you&#8217;d like to be part of that change, consider supporting one of their projects in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Literacy alone could lift 170 million people out of extreme poverty. Learn how the BanglaKIDS project supports children&#8217;s education in Bangladesh and why education is the most effective tool in the fight against poverty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_title":"Education & Poverty: How BanglaKIDS Fights Both","rank_math_description":"How does education reduce poverty? Discover the BanglaKIDS project supporting children in Bangladesh and learn why investing in education is key. 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