An extraordinary distribution today. Six hundred bedkits successfully distributed in Saidpur. Saidpur is a northwestern village in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh, approximately 330km north of the capital city of Dhaka. This being my first experience for Sleeping Children around the World, I have acquired a deeper understanding as to how many individuals and groups of people, such as the Rotary Club members, local officials, SCAW volunteers and the donors, that are needed to make a distribution successful.
Before the bedkits were distributed today, the children were able to see what a bedkit consists of which raised their level of excitement and anticipation. Six hundred children and families of incredible poverty will have the comfort of a bed kit in their homes this evening. It is hoped that these children and their families will have a good sleep for many years to come and thereby increase the chances of a positive and successful day in the fields or village where they work, or in schools where they learn.
During this distribution today, I was given the privileged of completing interviews with the moms of the children receiving bedkits. A local nun from a nearby school, Sister Celine Baroi, assisted me in the translation of the questions and answers. When asked, which item in the bedkit did the mom believe will have the greatest impact for their child and family, they unanimously answered the mosquito net. Each of the moms interviewed today wished to pass on a message to the donors, that they will pray to Allah to bless the donor and to say thank you.
Neil Chopp for Bangladesh Team 2015
