Legal Aid Supports
Education Program
VOSD feels education is the main important factor for all development activities. So, education gets top priority in every case of development affairs and VOSD started these activities since its inception in 1987. VOSD educates the targeted people in different ways to raise their level of understanding before starting any project activities and to eradicate illiteracy. VOSD has been working to establish pre-primary education programs in Dhaka, Barisal, Jhalakathi, Barguna, Faridpur, Chandpur, Laxmipur, Munshiganj, Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Bhola, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Tangail and some other districts of Bangladesh. VOSD established 435 pre-primary education centers, which support 35,500 children (students) and 188 teachers. So far, 31,350 children have been made literate and school going. This education program has been supported by the DNFPE/Ministry of Education for adult education and BRAC. Participation in receiving pre-primary education increased day by day because of awareness raised for education. The percentage of the children (students): male 35% and female 65%. Programs have been taken to provide pre-primary education both for boys and girls, and also to ensure their 100% attendance at the education centers.
Education on Democracy and Citizen Rights Program-FEMA
VOSD follows democracy at all levels to plan, implement and monitor its all projects and also it has been spreading democratic values among its beneficiaries. VOSD had been educating the community people on democracy, human rights, women’s rights, child’s rights, fundamental rights, basic rights and citizen rights education with the support of FEMA, KF and other related agencies and also other donors. So far, 385,250 community people have been provided education and motivation. A total of 320 staffs were given a 3-5 day training on democracy, human rights, women’s rights, child’s rights, fundamental rights, basic rights and citizen’ rights education. These staffs are educate the group members and the community people through group meetings, arranging gatherings, workshops, seminars and other occasions, because, these activities have integrated and marched with the normal program of the organization and introduced with the curriculum of the group discussions and other discussions.
