PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGEDDEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION-PDF

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AIMS OF PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGED DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

To create social awareness about disability

Ensure that the disabled in our society have equal rights

Create a skilled work force within the disabled community

Promote active citizenship, community service and volunteerism tocreate young leaders

AWARENESS. EMPOWERMENT. CARE. ACTION

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT, Mizanur Rahman

Introducing everyone to PDFPhysically-challenged Development Foundation”(PDF) is a voluntary & charitable organizationdedicated to changing the lives of the disabled. Itpromotes active citizenship and strongly believes inyouth involvement and women’s’ empowerment.

PDF started its journey from Jahangir NagarUniversity in 2008. Today PDF has completed morethan hundred projects. PDF started 2011 by launchingPDF SUMMER CHALLENGE, which was the biggestbreakthrough. Today PDF is a family of thousands ofwell wishers working together for the greater benefitof our country.

In this journey to serve humanity, we welcome yourparticipation. Support the physically challenged,

support our work with whatever you can – your good wishes, your prayers, your time, yourmoney, your good advice and your networks. Our call is not only for those who are well off;it’s for every single person who still has accountability to his heart.

Because, we believe, in every age, there are people who strive for positive change andpeople who just witness the changes being made. Which do you choose to be – Change-maker or Silent spectator?

PDF is not just a traditionalorganization; it is the name of amovement; a moral movement; amovement to find out if, in theextreme hustle and bustle of

modern life, our hearts arestill alive

– Barrister Naser Alam, a proud patronof PDF

WILL YOU BE THE CHANGEMAKER OR SILENT SPECTATOR?Summary of PDF.After its founding in 2008 by Mizanur Rahman Kiron, PDF is a well known organization incommunity service that has often been applauded by Valerie Taylor- founder of CRP.

Since then, PDF has grown tremendously and is currently organized into 8 branches in thecountry covering many of the leading universities. Our network also includes students fromlots of Bengali and English medium schools. A total of nearly 3,000 volunteers have workedfor PDF in our journey so far.

The organization has fought for the rights of disabled people since its inception. We haveregularly held awareness and fundraising projects and have also succeeded in imposinghousing allowances and quotas for disabled students in Dhaka University and JahangirnagarUniversity.

A FEW PROJECTS AT A GLANCE

LEARN from the some of the bestpeople in community service

EXPERIENCE how impacting thelives of others can impacts yours

Take ACTION to bring aboutpositive change

Project Summer Challenge Project Stop Project Acceptance Project Healthy Heart

Project Sunrise Project Mita Project Placement Project Sleep Tight

AND MANY MORE…

WE BELIEVE IN A BETTER FUTUREThe dreams that keep us going.PDF as an organization does not give the guarantee that we will succeed in changing the livesof disabled people in this country. We cannot guarantee with surety whether our goal ofbuilding that perfect utopia will ever come true. But what we guarantee is that we shall mostdefinitely try.

We believe that the fate of Bangladesh tomorrow is being decided today by how her youth isbeing nurtured. Therefore we strongly encourage the participation of our youth in activitiesthat will benefit the nation and advocate youth-led community service. We are not naïveenough to believe that simply participating in our projects will make one a future leader. Butwhat we do believe is that it will certainly arouse responsibility in them and create insidethem a feeling that something needs to be done to improve our society and that they areentirely capable of bringing the change that they have always dreamed of.

Although we have come far since our founding in 2008, there are still many miles to go. PDFpromises to strive relentlessly towards that goal- for we have discovered through helpingothers that there is no greater glory than that in helping a person smile.

An Example among hundreds of others: Abdur Rahim is a blind student ofJahangirnagar University. In his initial years, he faced a lot of problems in hisacademic life and even missed out on some exams as the university had nofacilities for another writer to assist him. However, PDF intervened andprovided him with all facilities he needed in order to make his life better andmore dignified. The gratitude of people such as Abdur Rahim is our greatestachievement so far.

Jolly Kowser was anambitious woman wholost her vision in 2004.When her world wentdark, PDF arose as her

light of hope

“I am really grateful to PDF for mypresent job at BGMEA. Here I amworking as a Senior Executive. To workproperly, a disabled person only needssupport and a friendly environment. Idream of a society where disabledpeople can enjoy their rights in allsectors. Thanks PDF for their supportto help us live with dignity.”

Advisorybody

CentralExecutives

BranchExecutives

Volunteers

BranchExecutives

Volunteers

BranchExecutives

Volunteers

RajshahiSavar

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Dhaka

“Before I joined community service, Ithought it was only a responsibility-now I see how fun it can be! Here Ihave discovered myself throughhelping others. I wholeheartedly thankmy family at PDF for creating aplatform to serve the nation.”

Shariq Bin Nasim is adedicated volunteer ofPDF and President ofPDF Gulshan Branch.He considers PDF to

be his family

A FAMILY OF DREAMERS

The OrganizationalStructure

Branches in Dhaka

THE 8 BRANCHES OF PDF:

1. Jahangirnagar

University

2. Dhaka University

3. North South University

4. Bangladesh University

of Professionals

5. Gulshan

6. Uttara

7. Chittagong University

8. Rajshahi University

The organization has fought for the rights of disabled people since its inception. Wehave regularly held awareness and fundraising projects and have also succeeded inimposing housing allowances and quotas for disabled students in Dhaka University andJahangirnagar University.

SUMMER CHALLENGELet’s compete to end the problems in our society

Last year’s Summer Challenge was a huge success. 15 teams competed for theglory of having served the people best over a period of 45 days. But SummerChallenge is more than just a competition. It is a remarkable journey that willchange your perspective to life forever.

This year, we bring back to you PDF’s main event. Summer Challenge is back- itsbigger, its better. So be with us in our journey of smiles and tears:

Summer Challenge 2012

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A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENTSummer Challenge 2012For the next 45 days from the workshop, 15 teams with 10 people each will compete to bringpositive change to our society. Last year over 1000 physically-challenged or underprivilegedpeople benefited from Summer Challenge.

Summer Challenge is PDF’s one of the main events and biggest social service events amongthe youth of the country. The project also raises awareness among society and encouragesyoung people to take up voluntary service to the nation. We believe what Bangladesh will betomorrow is being decided by her youth today. Summer Challenge will no doubt help increating leadership among the youth.

PLAN to realize the dreamof a better Bangladesh

IMPLEMENT your plans to be thechange we seek

Earn honor, RESPECT, recognitionand above all- satisfaction

PROJECT LIGHTHOUSEA light of hope when the world goes dark

The world of the blind issaid to be dark.

Yet we dare to differ inopinion.

While we cannotpromise to succeed…

We promise to strive tobe their light in the dark

Photo Credit of Jonboy from- Deviantart

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENTProject LighthouseAccording to a recent survey, around 2000 disabled Students are currently studying in variouslevels – from primary to Universities – around the Dhaka city. The amount rises to a muchhigher level, if students with other disabilities are included in this list.

As far as we have seen the main problem for the Physically-Challenged students is to beartheir minimum cost for their educational purposes. Unable to fulfill that need, their life endsup in frustration and ultimately their educational career ends in the halfway.

The ultimate vision of PDF is to create a group of talented and well educated generationamong this class of Physically-Challenged students. So our plan is to provide full technical andlogistical support for them. Services such as Braille Printing, Language teaching, IT course andother Cultural Courses will be taught to them at a free of cost.

To provide free printing service to 15 Visually Impaired Students monthly Computer training service: 15 students per three months is getting certificate

courses Language Club: 15 students will get the chance to enroll in a 6 month long language

course (Is not start yet)

Whatever barriers will be there in front of us, still we will remain hopeful. Because we know,there are people out there who will be ready to help us – with the best thing they can.

The initiative is applaudedby Sister Valerie Taylor ofCRP

Many blind students are gettingbenefits from the project

One of our trainee (Usha) and trainer(Lucky) of Computer Course

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We are the ones we have been waiting forWE ARE THE CHANGE THAT WE SEEK

Contact Us:Mobile: +880 1718 072965

E-mail: info@pdfbd.orgwww.pdfbd.org

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