How is the Steemit Blockchain Helping Underprivileged Children Access Education? Steemit funded charity school in Bangladesh, which was founded on 20 April, 2016 by Mohammed Abdul Aziz @Azizbd. The school (School For SDG4) has been blogging on Steemit since June, 2017 to crowdfund for 60 underprivileged children, its students, in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The goal is to help these slum children access free education.

1. ADSactly Initiatives - Underprivileged Children
Access Education
• We are here to talk about a Steemit funded charity school
in Bangladesh, which was founded on 20 April, 2016 by
Mohammed Abdul Aziz @Azizbd. The school (School For
SDG4) has been blogging on Steemit
since June, 2017 to crowdfund
for 60 underprivileged children,
its students, in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The goal is to help
these slum children access free
education.

2. How is the Steemit Blockchain Helping
Underprivileged Children Access Education?
The post will allow @SchoolForSDG4 to receive 50 % of the SBD rewards up to
100 SBD. Every single upvote will be used towards helping educate students in
need.
@SchoolForSDG4 has been blogging about the school's educational activities
on Steemit to crowdfund for the charity school. We keep our supporters and
those interested in learning about the project up to date through regular posts.
In the time that we have been here a community has formed on Steemit. Of
individuals that care about the students and hope the school continues to grow.

3. How is the Steemit Blockchain Helping
Underprivileged Children Access Education?
• Not only are the upvotes and resteems helping to raise funds, but luckily each month,
the school has received support from some caring Steemians who send direct donations
for the children.
• Last month, the school received 86.630 SBD from an ADSactly fundraising post. This
makes a huge impact on the school’s fundraising efforts. It allows the school to continue
looking forward in terms of planning programs. What the project can offer to its students
constantly evolves.
• Of course, every child in the world deserves quality education. Quality education for
early learners can positively impact students for their entire lives. When people think
about their own children, naturally they want to make sure they receive the best
education possible. Those that are helping to fund this charity school also want the best
for children who don’t otherwise have access to education, and, in that sense, the
children of the world are all our children. The education of children in need makes for a
positive change for the future: for those students, for their families, for the community,
and for the world around us. Education is invaluable. In this post, we are excited to share
our educational activities at @SchoolForSDG4and give you an idea of what we do!

4. 13 March, 2018
Rina and Srity are from two different slums, but they are good friends at school. With the help of the
Steemit Community and ADSactly, the school has been providing free education to both these
deserving children in Sylhet for last two years.
Read our first post about the school on Steemit
The school was founded two years ago (in April 2016). The first class was on April 20.

5. Last year, we donated new school bags to them from a Steemit
crowdfunding campaign. Having the tools needed for success is
important!

6. We donated new school bags with Help of
Steemit

7. A new school bag means a lot for the children. It shows them that we
care and want them to be prepared to learn. In the video below, you can
see the kids in the classroom on 20 March, 2018. The school received a
microscope from the USA sent by @tecnosgirl last year. It is a real
example of how the Steemit blockchain is helping make positive
changes. We are grateful!

8. How The kids Are Learning At School For
SDG4
• Many of the boys work as child laborers. When you don’t live in a place like
this, it’s hard to understand what that means, but the reality is that when
they are working to provide for their families (to cover their basic needs)
they are then unable to attend school. Even if a family realizes the
importance of education as a long-term solution to poverty, basic needs
must come first (like food, clothing, and shelter).
• Last month Junayed left school to work. He was a hardworking student
and was continuing his lessons by even coming to school at night. But,
because of circumstances, he was moved away from school area and took
on a full time job. This was really hard for us to see happen, but we
understand that sometimes these basic needs force families to make
difficult decisions. Goodbye Junayed.

9. Unfortunately, his story is not unique. This is a common problem that many children like him
face. We are working hard to break the cycle of poverty and keep students in the classroom to
learn and change their futures. The above picture was taken by Mohammed Abdul
Aziz @Azizbd.
Al-Amin works with his father in a tea stall. When we go to the tea stall, he greets us in English
and ask me different things. His strengths are in the subjects of math and English.

10. • He washes cups, glasses and serves customers. In the below video,
you will see him studying at @SchoolForSDG4.

11. @SchoolForSDG4 not only provides
students with a free education (breaking
down the barriers that prevent students
from accessing an education) but we also
arrange healthy fruits every week (for the
past two years) and a hot meal each
month (for the past two months). Healthy
food provides important nourishment that
allows students to focus on their studies
and takes some of the pressure off families
to provide. We are trying to tackle the
problems that students face from all
angles.

12. It is our hope to continue the monthly hot lunch program. To do so, we bought
plates and water glasses with help of our Steemit crowdfunding. This means that we
don’t have to constantly purchase disposable plates and glasses, and even though it
was a big upfront cost, it will save us money long term allowing us to use the funds
for other programs and to keep the school running.

13. March 26th was Independence Day in Bangladesh. @SchoolForSDG4
arranged a fun sports program and served lunch at the school. This
again was made possible thanks to Steemians who helped through
upvotes and through direct donations.
• You can read more about the monthly hot meal arrangement
programfrom @lindahas who writes a crowdfunding post every
Friday to support the children. She made 34 posts in total for
crowdfunding and donated 100% of the fund she receives. The
program was live on facebook. We definitely welcome these kinds
of posts from anyone that is willing to write them and share them
with their followers!

14. @SchoolForSDG4 also supports Al-Amin's family
finacially so he doesn't need to go work and
continue education.

15. Independence Day At School For SDG4
• On March 26th, when students participated in different sports we offered a
prize to the winners! annual sports event. The sports event was live of
facebook. We think it’s important to take pictures, videos, and make
regular updates because everyone that is voting and donating can then see
the positive impact that they are making – this isn’t just some place far
away with students that people will never know – we are bringing the
world together, making it a little bit smaller, and inviting you to be a part of
it!
• The weekly fruits program supports the children and allows them to focus
on their studies. We know that parents struggle to feed their children three
meals a day, so something like extra fruit (a healthy snack) is rare.
Nutritious fruits help students developing brains, and is part of their overall
health.

16. Independence Day At School For SDG4

17. Independence Day At School For SDG4

18. Weekly Fruits Program for Underprivileged
Kids At SchoolForSDG4

19. • Each week, we need around 15 USD to be able to feed fruits to 60
students. We are thrilled to share that the school has a 1356.537 USD
cash surplus from the last few months. But it is hard to predict what
will happen in future as the price of Steem/SBD fluctuate, so it is so
important to us to keep up with our fundraising efforts and make sure
the school has a stable future.

20. • @SchoolForSDG4 withdraws funds from Steemit on the 14th day of each month with the market
price. It also powers up some of the funds to balance the crypto and cash backup for the school’s
operation. The school publishes overall monthly revenue and expense report for supports and
donors. The report explains how the funds are divided.
• As mentioned, we try to cover things from all angles. So, the mothers of the students are offered
free skill-based training at the @SchoolForSDG4campus under the
project @WomenEmpoweremnt. Women Empowerment was founded by Mohammed Abdul
Aziz @Aziz on 7 January, 2017. It is a social business initiative. If we can continue to help the
mothers empower themselves, we will ensure that students can remain in the classroom instead
of working. As a part of this program, @WomenEmpowerment bought a new sewing machine
from Steemit crowdfunding.

21. The mothers also attend monthly mother meeting at @SchoolForSDG4 to discuss
their childrens’ education. School also shares monthly evaluation of each student
and also rewards performances. I @Azizbd also discuss different social issues
with them, so they can keep their children safe. As you can see, there is a lot
going on here that impacts quality of life—we are working to make positive
changes each day.

22. 25 March, 2018
• "I have grown up watching problem all around me and I am here to
fight for education. But to fight, I can't do it alone and I need you
behind me." - @Azizbd

23. Please contact me @Azizbd for any information https://steemit.chat/direct/azizbd . School's Other Social
Source of Icons 1 , 2
Authored by Mohammed Abdul Aziz @Azizbd, Founder of @ScoolForSDG4and @WomenEmpowerment. Proofreading
by @jessicakluthe and @Lindahas, Supporters of @SchoolForSDG4
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