BACKGROUND & vision of HELP Bangladesh

HELP-Bangladesh children home was established in 1990 by a group of Christian Leaders, Pastors, Businessmen & Missionaries. Their hearts were burning for the street children, orphaned and underprivileged children of Bangladesh. The goal of HELP Bangladesh is to help children through healthcare, education, leadership, program in Bangladesh, so that they may contribute leadership to their own communities when they grow up. This program is taking the children off the streets and placing them in a loving, caring home where they receive healthcare, education, food, clothing and shelter.

HELP began when David Halder and his wife Namita took 6 needy children in to their home in the city of Dhaka, The number of children increased to 25 within two months and it was expensive to rent bigger accommodation in the city . So, the HELP committee decided to move out from Dhaka to savar which is 30 kilometers northwest of Dhaka. We rented a four beded house with 2 additional rooms and where we accommodated up to 159 children until June, 1995. Mrs. Anita Chowdhury, a generous Christian lady from Bangladesh donated a big piece of land having 2.4 acres. Now we have 6 acres of our own. Friends from USA provided a large sum of money to build a dormitory building for 200 children. In the following year another family friends from USA, Australia & Kimon from Netherland were involved with this ministry and contributed financial resources over the years. I am very thankful to them and all others who are involved with this ministry for last twenty years.