PROBASY
What is PROBASY?
PROBASY is the abbreviation of PROJONMO BANGLADESH SYDNEY. PROBASY is a charity organisation helping raise funds for acid victims in Bangladesh.
OUR Objective: To Satisfy the All Mighty Allah/God.
OUR Aim: To financially help in the rehabilitation of acid victims in Bangladesh.
Movement: A famous daily newspaper in Bangladesh named “Prothom–Alo” has created an organization called “Prothom Alo Shahaoik Tohobil”. They have been raising money for the rehabilitation of acid victims in Bangladesh. They have been helping and supporting acid victims, mentally, socially and financially. Projonmo Bangladesh Sydney “Probasy” has been working in Sydney as a supporting organization since June 2001. The young members of Probasy have been raising funds in all different occasions in Sydney. We collect funds by putting stalls on at different Bangladeshi fairs around Sydney and by organizing Qurbani each year where one third of the money for the meat is donated to our fund. With your help we will succeed one day and reduce the numbers of acid victims in Bangladesh and help cure those who are suffering.
Who's invovled?
PROBASY members are all girls from the age of 16 up. We are all working to make a difference in our mother land.
When and how it all began?
In June 2001, SSC graduates from Vikarun Nessa Nun High School in Bangladesh raised money for the acid victims in Bangladesh. A article was written by Prothom Alo and was on Prothom Alo's website. We came across this article and wondered we are much more fortunate than some girls in Bangladesh, and if they are able to do such a good deed for our country why can't we play a roll in making Bangladesh a better place. In Sydney there are many culture programs through out the year, so we decided to hold stalls at these various functions. Our first ever stall was on the 24 August 2001, at the Bongobondhu Parishad Australia's Bongobondhu Shok Dibosh where we raised AU$200 for the fund.
What have we done so far?
August 2001- Held a Jhal Moori stall at Bongobondhu Parishad Australia's Bongobondhu Shok Dibosh where we raised AU$200 for the fund.Click here
to view article.
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February 2003-
We held
another stall at Ekushey Academy's Boi Mela, this year raising up to AU$780.
By know we decided to have stalls at Boi Mela every year.
Qurbani 2003-
Qurbani
was a big one too. With more clients and better organization we raised AU$
December 2003-
The
time for donation again, and another one of our members went to Bangladesh.
This Time taking one lakh 18 hajar taka.
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article
February 2004-
Boi
Mela stall again this time raising AU$
Qurbani 2004-
We
raised AU$
August 2004-
Bangladesh was hit by devastating floods. PROBASY came up with the idea of
raising money for the flood effected in Bangladesh. We decided to sell Cadbury
Fundraiser Chocolates.
Around 30 Bengali teenagers helped to raise funds by selling Cadbury chocolate
boxes. We
successfully raised One lakh taka for the flood affected. This money was taken
to Nilfamari and distributed among 22 families.
FLOODS IN
BANGLADESH
November 2004-
Another
one of our members took the fund to Bangladesh this time. We donated One lakh
sixty hajar taka for the acid victims and one lakh taka for the flood
affected. The fund for the flood affect was used to buy eight cows, nine
bundles of tin with 1000 taka each, three sewing machines, one van, one wheel
chair and winter clothing for an orphanage were distributed among 22 families
in the village Jharshinghershor, Union Parishod- Purbosatnai, Upajila Dimla,
District Nilfamari. This was organised by reporters of Prothom Alo, TNO of
Dimla and ADC General of Nilfamari.
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article
Pictures of distribution in NILFAMARI
Prothom Alo
acknowledges our work for acid victims
Prothom Alo acknowledges our work for
flood victims
Prothom Alo acknowledges what we
have done so far