ProductUpdated on 6 February 2024

A community-driven and low-cost school system for children in rural areas

Farida YESMIN

Executive Director at DRRA - Disabled Rehabilitation and Research Association

Bangladesh

About

In 2012, DRRA, a large Bangladeshi NGO, launched VARANDA School to provide early intervention, early childhood education, and play-based preschool education for children with and without disabilities. The VARANDA School operates in a space provided by the community, with young people working as volunteers and parents in charge of teaching. Starting with 15 students in the Satkhira district in 2012, by 2023 the school was providing education to 1,030 students across eleven districts of Bangladesh.

Read more at: https://zeroproject.org/view/project/a50ce637-0132-4fec-9707-6921d828cb11