Tongi

Monira's Story

Monira's family is one of the very few lucky ones who own their own home, or rather, a room in Tongi, Gazipur. 6-year old Monira currently lives with her parents and a younger brother.

Jannatul's Story

Six-year-old Jannatul was admitted to the Tongi Branch of JAAGO Foundation School in 2011. Currently studying in Day Shift of Reception Class, Jannatul hopes to fulfill her potential one day.

Rozina's Story

Rozina’s family came to Dhaka from Gazipur after the Independence War of ’71. They have a small piece of land back at their village, but lack of a proper deed keeps her father from possessing them.

Tanim's Story

Tanim's family moved from Rangpur where they had nothing but a small piece of land to their name. With no secured source of income at home, they moved to Gazipur where his father now owns a small grocery shop.

Rakib's Story

5-year-old Rakib is the oldest in his family. His father Mr. Rashid is a rickshaw-puller by profession. His mother has to stay at home to look after his youngest sister.

Rakib is weak in studies, but he is also one of the most hard-working students of his class. He wants to be a policeman

Sharif's Story

Sharif-Uddin wants to become a policeman when he grows up . He knows that to fulfill his dream he has to work very hard. He joined JAAGO Foundation's Tongi Branch School in July 2011 in the Reception Class.

Sharif's family is originally from Narsingdi. They rent a small

Hamza's Story

Hamza's family came to Dhaka from a small village of Narshingdi more than a decade ago. Her family had a small property back at the village which was neither enough for Hamza's father to maintain his family nor could it be sold at a good price.

Shanta's Story

5-year old Shanta is the only child in her family. Her father works in a sweater factory and her mother stays at home to look after her. The room they rent costs 2,300/- BDT every month leaving almost nothing for this small family of three to manage.

Hardly able to even manage three meals a day, Shanta's family

Samia's Story

Samia Akhtar’s father passed away when she was young. Her mother remarried only 16 months after her husband’s death. She put Samia in the care of her grandparents and left.

Samia’s grandfather is a construction worker and earns only 7,000/- BDT every month. He is an old man and cannot work

Faysal's Story

Faysal Ahmed is a student of Reception Class in the Morning Shift of JAAGO Foundation's Tongi Branch School. This three year old boy lives with his parents and two sisters at the slum near the school.