Project Description Region: South-East Asia Country: Bangladesh Location: Dhaka & Kulna Total Budget: $65,524 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Teaching mothers to teach 3-5 children in their homes in these urban slums addresses the literacy needs of uneducated women with no interaction outside of their hut; only a few have jobs. Their children do not attend school. UNESCO says that getting more children into schools has stagnated in the past several years. New models and approaches are need according to The Economist in 2010.This project develops and implements administrative tools using technology for curriculum development, student evaluation and record management through simple documentation and database systems. Rotary funding of these tools and methods will enable the Amarok Society to reach many more children in the poorest slums in Dhaka in a shorter period of time while ensuring quality and sustainability. Dhaka Midtown club member will monitor acquisition of digital tools, teaching methods and provide Rotary host responsibilities. Primary Host Partner District: 3281 Rotary Club of: Dhaka Midtown Primary Contact: MAHI AKM Mahiuddin Email: [invalid email on file] Primary International Partner District: 7070 Rotary Club of: Belleville Primary Contact: Elizabeth Grew Email: elizabeth.grew@sympatico.ca Project Status Dropped This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped. Project listed for the 2015-16 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Belleville (7070) 1-Jun-14 $8,000 $0 $8,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $35,683 - $35,683 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $21,841 $0 $21,841 Total $65,524 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 1-Jun-14 System Entry Creation of project page. 2-Sep-16 System Entry System Entry: Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.