Bangladesh is 20% covered with floodwater's. With the land being covered by water, the schools close for some time throughout the year. Many schools are destroyed by flooding each year. A man name Mohammed Rezwan decided to take the schools to the children since the children could not go to school. He is engineering solar powered floating schools. The floating schools are mobile hubs with internet access for hundreds of communities. Rezwan is trying to help the people in this area adapt to their ever changing climate. This email I received from Exchange Every Day made me think about how I take advantage of the fact that education is so easy to come by in my community and in Bangladesh some children may not know when they will get to attend school.
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Teresa,
ReplyDeleteHow interesting! I'll bet that really affects their learning if they can't always have school. What a neat idea to do floating schools. We are very lucky, aren't we? Thanks for sharing this story. Rezwan can inspire us by helping us to realize that we can all help in some way.
Teresa,
ReplyDeleteThis is such an inspiring story! What an innovative idea to create floating schools in order to adapt to their climate. It's also great to hear that they have internet access, which can provide them with endless resources. I would love to hear more about how these floating schools are created. Great post!
Teresa,
ReplyDeleteI can appreciat your post. I think that we as Americans in general, take things like education for granted. We are here in the land of the free where weather is not truely an issue and we are still not doing all that we can to combate some of the issues with education; especially that of early childhood education.
Teresa
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post. I consider Mohammad as a hero; he is very genius to come up with such an amazing idea. I believe his love for children and education is the main reason that pushed him to think in this way. He is very passionate and seems that he dedicated his life to assist children to get their chances of good education. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story which is truly inspired me to do all my best to help children in their learning.
What an amazing story! Mohammed has changed schooling for the children in Bangladesh. He saw a need to improve children's lives and created these floating schools as a result. We all know that the only way out of poverty is through education and Mohammed has increased the chances for these children to receive an education and someday live independently. Thank you for sharing this amazing story with us.
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