Children Adopting Mothers

 

About Bangladesh

As a country, Bangladesh is most often ignored or overlooked by media, but is very interesting in its own right. In addition to exploring this and other websites, we would be happy to help Canadian teachers to get their students to learn about: 

  • its transformation from East Bengal to East Pakistan; 

  • how the Bangla Language Movement sparked the Liberation War; 

  • George Harrison’s role in bringing Bangladesh to the world’s attention;

  • what life is like there now for children or youth their age, for families - the challenges and struggles and the success stories. 

And, Bangladesh is full of interesting facts. For instance, did you know that Bangladesh has the highest population density in the world? If every person in the world moved to the US, it would still be less densely populated than Bangladesh. With a landmass 1/6th the size of Ontario, and with many areas regularly flooded (it’s the world's biggest delta), the population of 150 million makes for crowded living.

 

Dear Teachers & Students:

Amarok Society invites you to learn something new about Bangladesh by involving your class, school and the school community in our 'Children Adopting Mothers' projects. Your involvement will help to change lives of acutely poor families by helping us to be able to teach mothers to become neighbourhood teachers who in turn provide education to thousands of children. In addition to ideas you or your students may develop, we have developed a package suitable for elementary schools, with one event for each of the three seasons of the school year:

  • Autumn: hold a 'Moms and Apple Pie' event where participating families can be asked to provide apple pies or other baked goods for sale. 

  • Winter: have a drama evening. We have written a short, humourous, but meaningful play, “When Wendy/ Wendell Woke Up in the Third World” that can be staged by upper-grade elementary students. 

  • Spring: sell Mothers Day cards. We have unique cards featuring some of our mothers and their babies. 

Watch this short video of Grace Munro (a student herself) telling other Canadian students why they should get involved with our Mothers of Intention schools. 

For teachers wanting to find out more about life in Bangladesh for the very poor women in the slums, we have a highly engaging book of true short stories (100% profits go to Amarok Society).  You can order it at: http://www.amaroksociety.org/products/south-asian-adventures-active-poor    This book is also appropriate for students in grades 6 and up.