Project for children collecting garbage in Sylhet
Organization information
UK Bangladesh Education Trust
Location: Sylhet, Bangladesh
Summary
This pilot project will bring basic education to children working as waste collectors. Children will be taught literacy, numeracy and life skills by specialist community teachers 3 times a week in education centres close to their workplace. At the same time their families will be supported out of poverty enabling the children to enrol in school or vocational training instead of going to work.
Project locations
Bangladesh