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A family in Dhaka's slums — Bangladesh
Dhaka's slums house 1.4 million children working on the streets. Flood-prone regions cut off schools every year. READ addresses both — with Drop-in Centres and a School on a Boat.
Bangladesh
Protect Bangladesh's Children

Shelter a child.
Float a classroom.

READ reaches Bangladesh's hardest-to-reach children — street children in Dhaka's slums and flood-cut communities in Kishoreganj — with adapted education that meets children exactly where they are.

From Dhaka's streets to Kishoreganj's waters: education is
changing stories.

Why Bangladesh Education?

BECAUSE EDUCATION IN BANGLADESHREACHES DHAKA STREET CHILDREN

Drop-in CentresSchool on a BoatGirls Education & Security

READ's Drop-in Centres (DiCs) in Dhaka shelter and educate street children — children at risk of exploitation, violence, and a lifetime of poverty. 98% of DiC graduates enter work, study, or both after completing the programme.

OPEN A DROP-IN CENTRE

Bangladesh runs two education crises. Dhaka's slums house 1.4 million children working on streets, exposed to exploitation. Flood-prone regions isolate children from schools every year. READ addresses both — different problems, adapted solutions.

Shelter a child. Float a classroom. Change a story.

READ FOUNDATION · BANGLADESH

SEE THE IMPACT IN ACTION

From boats that reach flood-cut villages to drop-in centres that find children no system counted — every frame below is a child whose future READ refused to write off.

Street Children · READ Foundation Bangladesh

HOW IT WORKS

01

SHELTER

READ's Drop-in Centres give street children in Dhaka a safe place to sleep, eat, and learn — removing the immediate dangers of life on the street while opening the door to formal education.

02

FLOAT

In Kishoreganj's flood-prone chars, READ's School on a Boat brings classrooms directly to children — 10 land and 2 floating classrooms that function regardless of flood season.

03

EQUIP

READ's climate education programme equips students with the knowledge to anticipate and respond to climate disasters — turning children into community protectors and preparing Bangladesh's next generation for the challenges ahead.