11 News Letter November 2015 English this Italian couple. ... Rishi people of the community are very...
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Vol. 2, No. 11 © 2015 by Rishilpi International Onlus November , 2015
Rishilpi Review News from Rishilpi International Onlus
Dino & Lella for welfare of Nagorghata Rishi community
Rishi people are detached from the mainstream society due to their caste and culture. They are ne-
glected and deprived from the education, health and any other citizen rights. Nagorghata Rishi com-
munity is one of the disadvantaged communities. Rishilpi started education intervention in the com-
munity through a Community Primary School (CPS)
in 2003. The CPS enables the opportunity of pri-
mary education for the children as well as sponsor-
ship support by ESP promotes higher education.
Dino & Lella an Italian couple adopted a daughter
named Sathi Das from the village. Every year they
visit the village and they were inspired to see the
Rishilpi’s development activities. They took the re-
sponsibility of CPS and the community for it’s devel-
opment. Nagorghata is now become a second home
of this Italian couple. Their dream is not only for
their adoptive daughter, but they are dreaming for every child of the community and for their educa-
tion. Rishi people of the community are very happy to have Dino Lella as their friends and well-
wishers. They are very grateful for their dedication and love for their community. Being a change
agent Dino Lella are committed to bring hope for this outcaste community.
Dino Lella visited the Nagorghata Community Priamry
School on 30th November 2015
RISHILPI REVIEW November 2015 Page 2 Success of SSHIC
Students
SSHIC has created a plat-
form for the hearing im-
paired children to promote
their rights. Students of
SSHIC are participated dif-
ferent completion organize
by Government institute.
SSHIC has recognition in
Satkhira district that chil-
dren of the school are com-
petent in cultural activities.
So, different institute offer
SSHIC to participate the
game and cultural events.
Students of the school have
marked their competence
in different events in draw-
ing, easy competition,
sports and cultural per-
formances. In November
2015, two students have
participated the sports
competition in the occasion
of NABANNO UTSHOB
(New Crops Festival) or-
ganized by District Children
affairs department and they
have won the first and
third prize in different two
events.
Organizer of the competi-
tion appreciated the per-
formance of two hearing
impaired children named
Tasmin Nahar and Sraboni
Akter and stimulate them
to continue their practice
as well as education.
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Exhibition on
Appropriate Paper base Technology (APT) Appropriate Paper base Technology (APT) promotes environment
friendly and comparatively cheap devices making by recycling pa-
per. The devices produced by Rishilpi mostly uses for rehabilita-
tion of children with disability . Rishilpi Health Program Organized
an exhibition of APT devices on 23rd November 2015 at Rishilpi
Conference Hall.
The honorable deputy commissioner of Satkhira district Md. Naz-
mul Ahasan was present as chief guest in the program. He appreci-
ated the rehabilitation approaches of Rishilpi and assured his
every cooperation from the part of Government. Founder Director
of Rishilpi Mr. Vincenzo Falcone conveyed his thanks and gratitude
to the chief guest for his kind presence and cooperation.
Honorable deputy commissioner visited the different items of APT devices
RISHILPI REVIEW November 2015 Page 3 News in Brief
Italian sponsors/
donors visited Rishilpi
Bangladesh
A five member’s team of
Italian sponsors/donors
has arrived to Rishilpi
Bangladesh on 14th No-
vember 2015 for a month
long visit. They are: Dino &
Lella, Carletto & Rosanna
and Valeira Poeta. During
the visit they have meet
with their adoptive chil-
dren and get together with
the students of Community
Primary School in different
villages. Ms. Valeria Poeta
worked for Health Program
for planning, designing,
providing orientation to
staffs and organized an ex-
hibition on paper made as-
sistive devices.
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RCS Students obtained
scholarship in talent
pool category
Students of Rishilpi Center
School (RCS) has been
awarded scholarship in
talent pool category. Life
Line Edcuation Project of
Bikolpo Bekar
Karmasanstan (BIBEK) has
organized the scholarship
distribution ceremony on
14th November 2015 at
Advocate Abdur Rahman
College. Total of 14
students from Rishilpi
received the scholarship
money BDT.300 for each
with a certificate from
BIBEK
Success story : 01
Abu Musa can walk independently
Abu Musa is a child with cerebral palsy. He has been suffering
some physical inability from his early child hood. His father Mofi-
jul Rahman is a small traders
and mother Lota Khatun is
housewife. He was under
treatment of Physiotherapy
department. Physiotherapist
assessed him and found some
problems such as no crawling
ability, not able to stand and
walk independently.
As follow the treatment plan
he received treatment from
Kalaroa CBR for 6 years and
gradually improved. He is now
able to walk independently
and able to do his ADL
(Activities Daily Living) prop-
erly. This is very wonderful
moment for his family mem-
ber to find their child is walking independently. Musa is studying in
special education now. His parents have a dream to inclusive him
in mainstream education.
Success story : 02
Parboti built a golden family
Parboti Mondol got marry and leading a happy conjugal life with her
husband. She was a sponsored girl
(Id.No.3691) of Edcuation Support
Program (ESP). She was adopted in
2001 and has completed
graduation (Bachelor Degree) with
the help Rishilpi. Her father is a
farmer and mother is a housewife.
They live in Assannagor village.
The family was not able to bear the
edcuation cost of Parboti. Several,
they tried to give her marriage, but
she refused and want to contiunue
the education. ESP provided her
every support for her edcuation.
She was a member of Amar Sonar
Paribar (ASP), group-53. She
entered into a conjugal life and
built golden family. Now she is
living with her husband.Her
hasband is educated person and working in a Digital Computer
Center in Satkhira. She is very gratful to Rishilpi and also grateful to
her sponsor
RISHILPI REVIEW November 2015 Page 4 Community Filter : source of Safe driniking
water
Rishilpi Water Treatment
Project has set up four
Community Filter (CF) in
different three village with
the kind collaboration of
ROSSANO . The villages are:
Horikhola, Satani and Indira.
Another Community Filter
has been set up at
Horinkhola CPS with the
support of Mrs. LUISA
ANTONELLI. Purpose of the project is to
water purification using
affordable technology and
create sustaible & clean
water source in the
community. Key objective of
the acitivites is to prevent
water borne diseases and
reduce health hazzard
caused by iron and arsenic.
People of three villages and
Students of Horinkhola CPS
are now very much happy to
find the good water source
in their village. They are
very grateful to the donors
as well as thankful to
Rishilpi. Technical Specialist
Mr. Paolo Mantellini moni-
tors the filter and ensures
that regular water test per-
form effectively.
Display performed by Rishilpi Center School Satkhira District Administration has organized
an inauguration program of ''Walton District Administration Cup
Football Tournament-2015'' on 14th November 2015 at Satkhira
Stadium. As of Government requirement RCS has participated the
display focusing our national heritage that has been
highly appreciated by the Government Authority and present audi-
ence. Total of 160 students attended the display. Honorable
divisional Commissioner of Khulna Division Mr. Abdus
Samad was present in the program as chief guest. He has watched
the display of RCS and expressed his pleasant feelings for attractive
display and relevant theme. At the end, he inaugurated the football
tournament
Community awareness on safe drinking water
Rishilpi Water Treatment Plant (WTP) project organized an aware-
ness session at Basundhara Community Primary School on 23rd No-
vember 2015. Purpose
of the meeting is to
make the community
people aware about the
harmful effect of Iron
and Arsenic. Mr. S. M.
Mahmudur Rahman,
Chemist of WTP con-
ducted the awareness
program. Total of 50
parents along with CPS
students were present
on the session. He intro-
duced the different technology of water purification and how to en-
sure maintenance of the devices like deep Tube well, AIRP and Com-
munity Filters.
Display in the Satkhira Stadium by RCS students