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Dreams of child laborers
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COVID-19 and the impact on my 150 families.
Dear Friends,
I’m sharing a video here with some of these brave and beautiful people who wanted to express their gratitude and their emotions with you because of the help I have been giving them for the last 5 – 6 months.
I want to keep you updated about During this crisis of the Coronavirus, the 150 families that I have been helping have suffered much during this time of great hardship.
‘Bless you for your kind help during this horrible crisis period. May Allah always keep you happy and healthy.’
‘We want to say that during this Corona time, Akash uncle helped us so much. Otherwise, we would probably have died.’
‘These include the families that I have helped by creating small businesses; the parents and families of the 20 working children whom I had recently admitted to school before the virus struck; the families of the hundreds of poor students to whom I have given scholarships; as well as the 30 elderly couples who are childless and living on their own for whom I have taken responsibility for the rest of their lives.’
‘During this Coronavirus time we could not earn anything and had no money to eat. Akash brother helped us. Allah blessed us with peace. We pray for Akash brother.’
All of these vulnerable souls have been having terrible problems during this critical Pandemic. By the grace of God, I have been trying to personally take care of all of them the last 5 – 6 months. I have committed myself to be responsible for them and I will look after all of them until the situation becomes more stable. Around 150 families are getting support from my side.
Please keep me in your prayers so that I may continue my mission to change the lives of the unprivileged and to continue my commitments to them as well as enable them to integrate into society which would improve the lives of all of us.
‘During the last four moths our situation has been really terrible we even had no rice to eat at our home; we had nothing to eat. We had no work! During that critical moment, Akash brother came beside us. He helps us economically and mentally. If he did not help us, possibly we would not die because of Coronavirus, but surely, we would have died from hunger at that time. Poverty is so devastating in our village that if we don’t work one day, we cannot even manage to buy food for that day. During this crisis our Akash brother helped us. My family and I are always so grateful to him. We always pray for him. Please all of you watching this pray for his long life.’
‘We all have been suffering a lot during this Coronavirus crisis. We have had no food at home. Once during the whole day we had nothing at all to eat. That moment Akash brother was standing beside us to help. Akash brother helps in whatever way he possibly can. It was only with his help that we survived. My husband works in a mill and he has had no work since the crisis began. During these terrible times, Akash brother has helped us.,
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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Love for Rudro!
I have some good news to share with you about Rudro’s family! Rudro’s family had endured such hardship when his father had a stroke that crippled him greatly and the family had become destitute.
I had been taking care of all of Rudro’s expenses for his education since he was in class 9.
Rudro is now studying in the 2nd year in a highly prestigious Notre Dame College (Notre Dame College is the best college in Dhaka as well as in Bangladesh) And I will continue helping his family till he gets a job and starts earning for them himself.
I am sharing a short video where Rudro wanted to express his gratitude.
“Our little help, little words, little recommendations could bring light in some dark places of this earth.”
For the last two years I have been studying at the prestigious Notre Dame College in Dhaka. In 2021 my education at Notre Dame will be completed. From class 9, Akash brother took care of all my expenses so that I could go to school.
_ Rudro
My father is sick; he is paralyzed and unable to earn anything. Without Akash brother’s help, my education would have stopped long ago. Four years ago Akash brother gifted us a cow with a calf.
_ Rudro
We have now received four calves from that cow. After raising those calves, we sold them and got a good amount of money. If Akash brother had not helped me by giving us this cow and the first calf, I have no idea what would have happened to my family, my education and my father’s treatment.
Like me, Akash brother helps many people from our village with small family businesses or scholarships for education. Akash brother built a school in our village where around 150 poor children receive nearly free education. I pray for Akash brother so he can help more people.
_ Rudro
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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Breaking the silence!
This month I have started gifting ‘Hygiene Bags’ among unprivileged teenage girls who are really in need but who can’t afford it.
We have distributed 200 hygiene bags to 200 girls just in the last 2 weeks. I have been doing this action for some time now and these 200 girls will receive this ‘Hygiene Bag’ every year until they have completed their education and they have started earning enough for themselves to afford buying their own hygiene products. I do this so that these 200 girls will find some relief during their monthly hardships and be able to concentrate on their studies and move towards a healthy future.
A ‘Hygiene Bag’ is not just a gift bag, it represents happiness for a sister. It facilitates the journey towards a healthy future for a girl but mostly, it gives relief from the physical and mental suffering at that time of the month.
Every bag consists of 15 packets of sanitary pads for one year, 6 inner garments, two towels, 24 bars of soap for washing and bathing as well as an informative letter from me.
Almost 80% of the women in Bangladesh do not use sanitary napkins mainly due to their high cost or simply due to their lack of awareness which leaves them susceptible to a myriad of health problems.
I personally visited and talked to the girls. Most of them mentioned that they cannot afford these products or their families simply don’t buy them for their girls. In many cases, they cannot even tell the family of their need because they are already in severe poverty.
Many thanks to my volunteer friends who were in the field these last two weeks beside me. They helped with the buying and transporting of the products to different parts of Bangladesh as well as distributing and giving counsel to the girls.
Please keep me in your prayers so I can always do my small part to serve the people in need till my last days.
You can also be a part of making some of them smile; you can also tell them they are loved; you can also give them some hope for a day or for a lifetime. If you want to contribute, please email me at akashphoto@gmail.com
Love and Light!
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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Distributing blankets among unprivileged!
Dear friends,
During this winter, by breaking through the fog, I was able to bring some sunshine into the lives of nearly 600 souls.
By the grace of God, and all your support, I have been distributing hundreds of blankets among old helpless couples, old single mothers and fathers and winter clothing for unprivileged working women and children. The distribution continues this month as well
All this happening because of all your kind support and love for my work.
In order to express my appreciation to all for your generosity, I would like to share these priceless happy faces with all of you.
Being unwanted, unloved and uncared by the people we love is a greatest illness and I believe with an affectionate smile and an overwhelming hug we can ease the illness for a while.
Love and light.
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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Gifting winter jackets among street children and unprivileged students from all over Bangladesh.
Dear friends,
Since last month I have been gifting hundreds of winter jackets among street children and unprivileged students from all over Bangladesh.
The distribution of blankets for old helpless couples, old single mothers and fathers and winter clothing for unprivileged working women continues this month also.
I believe our little love can easily put a smile on so many faces and our little care can end sufferings of so many disadvantaged people.
Sharing some happy faces with you all…
It doesn’t cost much to help people, all it takes is love and care, and a strong desire to share that love with everyone.
Let us all spread our love to everyone, especially those who have no one to stand by them…
Thank you my friends for always supporting me and my work. I am always grateful from my heart.
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
Photography Workshop: http://www.gmbakashworkshop.com/
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Distributing winter clothes to 500 unprivileged working women.
Dear Friends,
I have been distributing winter clothes to unprivileged working women so that they can safely go to work in the mornings without harm to their health. Over 500 poor day labourers are being given clothes that they could otherwise not afford.
In order to express my appreciation to all for your generosity, I am presenting few happy faces. I would like to share the happiness and comfort with all of you that you have created and I want to pass on to you the gratitude for your love and care for these unprivileged women.
I cannot thank my friends enough. Still, we have a long way to go and we all want to continue such a journey in the future. We will leave footprints of love and kindness wherever we will step. Loads of love and blessings to you all.
Love and Light!
GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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Distributed 500 more blankets among the most deserving and unprivileged people..
Dear friends,
By the grace of God, yesterday again I have distributed 500 more blankets among the most deserving and unprivileged people and completed the distribution of winter products for this year.
During this winter, by breaking through the fog, I finally able to bring some sunshine into the lives of nearly 1000+ souls.
Throughout the winter, I have distributed hundreds of blankets among old couples, old single mothers and fathers and winter Shawls for working women and winter jackets for children.
As you all know distributing of winter clothing is a very difficult process and time consuming as well. But I have tried my best to gift those blankets door to door to every deserving person with my own hands.
If this whole month of my hard work comes to help even a single person to reduce their winter sufferings for a moment, then there’s value in the work I do.
To bring these blossoming smiles on so many faces has only became possible because of You all my friends, who are constantly supporting my journey every day.
And I believe, the prayers of these grateful people will surely reach your doorstep.Sending my love and gratitude. _GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
Photography Workshop: http://www.gmbakashworkshop.com/
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New Year, New Class, New Books, New Dreams… 2022
New Year, New Class, New Books, New Dreams… 2022
Dear Friends,
All my 30 students have been promoted to their new classes and they have received their new books. With excitement and happiness they all were shining like stars. It’s a great pleasure for me to share these radiant faces with my friends. Without you, nothing was possible. All these children send their love and gratitude to all of you.
As you all know, in 2020 I took the responsibility for their complete education for my entire life. For that, I am regularly visiting their homes and family to assess their situations. The years are passing for them in the blink of an eye!
I started with 10 children and now it’s 30 children.
Hopefully, in comeing years I will be able to admit and shift more child laborers from their workplace to school.
For more than 15 years, I have been working on the child labor situation in Bangladesh. From the beginning of my photography career, I wanted to change the situation and raise awareness of this issue. However, I was not at all happy seeing these changes happening so very slowly in our society! Therefore, I decided to change peoples’ lives directly and I started with those people who I had photographed and those with whom I was already working.
I started giving training and helped set up businesses for people in need; especially the parents of child laborers. With these businesses I arranged for each of the families, they could earn more money and send their children to school instead of factories. So far, I have given 150 different businesses to 150 families as a gift.
To get working children to school, I had to go door to door many times requesting that their parents send them to school. Finally, I have been able to convince some of the parents about the importance of education.
I motivated them to send their children to school. It was not at all easy. For that, I had to take full financial responsibility for these kids with expenses such as their admission fees, tuition fees, daily food, books, clothes and also to financially compensate their parents for the entire amount of money they would have earned each month if they had worked instead of going to school. I will also have to bear all the children’s expenses to ensure that they will continue to go to school!
Like these 30 children, more than four million children are struggling in our country. Maybe it is difficult, but it is not impossible to give hope to these 4 million children. If only every capable person would give a hand for one child, miracles would happen which could transform our society into a better-educated population who could better contribute to the development of our country, a benefit for all of us.
You can take part in my mission and support my work through Patreon.
https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
One person can do a lot, but with all of you together we could do so much more.
Sending my respect and prayers.
Love and light!
GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
Photography Workshop: http://www.gmbakashworkshop.com/
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Food for street children and homeless people.
My friends,
I hope that you’re all doing well. Today in Dhaka, again I managed the very difficult challenge of gathering an unprecedented number of street children, homeless people and provided them with a good healthy lunch at a local restaurant.
There are some people who are not as lucky as we are to eat a healthy meal in a while.
I try to feed those unprivileged poor people every Friday in different places of Bangladesh. Sharing some of the happy faces with you taken today.
This year 2022, in only one and a half months until today, 1,024,406 people died from hunger in the World and it’s continuing every minute.
My friends, my request to you, if you ever see someone hungry, please try to feed them.
As we all know, “The best of all charities is to feed a hungry person.”
Thank you my friends for always supporting my work and me. I am grateful from my heart.
Please keep me in your prayers so that I can continue my journey to put a smile on a face in need.
Sending my love and best wishes for you all.
Have a very Happy Friday!
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
Photography Workshop: http://www.gmbakashworkshop.com/
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I started with 10 children and now it’s 30 children.
New Year, New Class, New Books, New Dreams… 2022
Dear Friends,
All my 30 students have been promoted to their new classes and they have received their new books. With excitement and happiness they all were shining like stars. It’s a great pleasure for me to share these radiant faces with my friends. Without you, nothing was possible. All these children send their love and gratitude to all of you.
As you all know, in 2020 I took the responsibility for their complete education for my entire life. For that, I am regularly visiting their homes and family to assess their situations. The years are passing for them in the blink of an eye!
I started with 10 children and now it’s 30 children.
Hopefully, in comeing years I will be able to admit and shift more child laborers from their workplace to school.
For more than 15 years, I have been working on the child labor situation in Bangladesh. From the beginning of my photography career, I wanted to change the situation and raise awareness of this issue. However, I was not at all happy seeing these changes happening so very slowly in our society! Therefore, I decided to change peoples’ lives directly and I started with those people who I had photographed and those with whom I was already working.
I started giving training and helped set up businesses for people in need; especially the parents of child laborers. With these businesses I arranged for each of the families, they could earn more money and send their children to school instead of factories. So far, I have given 300 different businesses to 300 families as a gift.
To get working children to school, I had to go door to door many times requesting that their parents send them to school. Finally, I have been able to convince some of the parents about the importance of education.
I motivated them to send their children to school. It was not at all easy. For that, I had to take full financial responsibility for these kids with expenses such as their admission fees, tuition fees, daily food, books, clothes and also to financially compensate their parents for the entire amount of money they would have earned each month if they had worked instead of going to school. I will also have to bear all the children’s expenses to ensure that they will continue to go to school!
Like these 30 children, more than four million children are struggling in our country. Maybe it is difficult, but it is not impossible to give hope to these 4 million children. If only every capable person would give a hand for one child, miracles would happen which could transform our society into a better-educated population who could better contribute to the development of our country, a benefit for all of us.
You can take part in my mission and support my work through Patreon.
https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
One person can do a lot, but with all of you together we could do so much more.
Sending my respect and prayers.
Love and light!
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
Photography Workshop: http://www.gmbakashworkshop.com/
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Love for Eva Rani.
Dear friends,
You may all remember Eva Rani. The story of this courageous lady touched all your heart and inspired thousands of people.
Last year by gifting Eva Rani, a cow with a calf as an income source, I wanted to give her some hope, so she can remain just as unbroken as she is and can gives life a good fight with her two little daughters.
I also built a shed for them which to keep the cows and in total it cost almost 2000 USD.
She used to get 4 liters of milk from the cow, and by selling the milk she used to earn 300 takas per day. Keeping some milk for her daughters, she was able to earn 9,000 takas per month.
The good news is, the cow gave a new calf again and the previous calf has grown a lot. She is planning to sell the first calf soon and by selling it she can earn around 80 thousand to 1 lakh taka. With that money, she is thinking of repairing her broken hut.
And now by selling the cow’s milk (around 4-5 litters per day) she is continuing her family expenses. As I took all the responsibilities of her daughter’s education and admitted them to a nearby KG School last year. Eva Rani does not have to bear for her children’s education.
Now this family has a happy smile on their face, and they have started living a beautiful healthy life. Please keep them in your prayers.
Our little effort can change the life of a family…
My friends, your positive support pure love, and strong faith in me help me to move forward every single day.
Please keep me in your prayers so that I may continue my mission to change the lives of helpless people as much as I can. To me, even one difference is counted.
Sending my kindest Gratitude, Love and Light to everyone.
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
Photography Workshop: http://www.gmbakashworkshop.com/
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Love for Arifa.
Dear friends,
You may all remember Arifa as I posted a story about her last week.
Arifa is a brilliant student and a beautiful positive soul, whose father is mentally ill and mother is forced to remarry due to scarcity in the family.
Arifa has grown up with her grandmother since she was three years old seeing and surviving hundreds of hardships as a result she forgot how to smile!!
I thank God that Arifa came to my notice last month.
You will be happy to know, by the grace of God,
I admitted her to the school last month and able to take her full financial responsibilities for her lifestyle and schooling. I am going to support her family and her expenses such as her admission fees, tuition fees, daily food, books, notes, clothes and everything she needs to grow up as a happy child. I will bear all the expenses to ensure that she can continue to go to school and get a beautiful and healthy life.
I want to make sure she never forgets to ‘smile’ again…
Thank you so much my friends for always appreciating my journey. Nothing would have been this easier for me without your support and inspiration. My heartfelt gratitude.
Please keep me in your prayers so that I may continue my mission to change the lives of people in need. To me, even one single difference is counted.
Happy Friday.
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
Photography Workshop: http://www.gmbakashworkshop.com/
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Asma a little angel, whose only dream was to go to school.
Dear friends,
You may all remember, Asma a little working girl, her video and story went viral as soon as I posted it on my page last month.
Asma a little angel, whose only dream was to go to school. But this little fairy’s dream was being crushed every day because of the extreme cruelty of poverty ever since she started learning.
You will be happy to know, by the grace of God, I admitted her to the school last week, and yesterday was Asmar’s first day at school.
Asma’s mother and I took her to her first day of school and I can’t explain her expressions of happiness in words…
Just know that, her happiness made me cry…
These precious experiences make my life worthy and inspire me to continue my work farther everyday.
But it was not easy at all. I had to motivate her mother to get Asma admitted to the school. For that, I had to take care all her expenses such as her admission fees, tuition fees, daily food, books, notes, clothes and everything she needs to grow up as a happy child. Also, I had to financially compensate her parents for the entire amount of money she would have earned each month if she had worked instead of going to school. I will bear all her expenses, and I want to make sure she continues her school and gets the beautiful life as she was dreaming of. Please keep Asma in your prayers.
Now Asma is one of my 40 students whom I have been able to enroll into school from their working places.
Thank you so much my friends for always appreciating my journey. Nothing would have been this easier for me without your support and inspiration. My heartfelt gratitude.
Please keep me in your prayers so that I may continue my mission to change the lives of people in need. To me, even one single difference is counted.
Love and Light
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
Photography Workshop: http://www.gmbakashworkshop.com/
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Love for Sofur Uddin Chacha.
Dear friends,
You may all remember Sofur Uddin Chacha and Mamtaz Khala, a blessed couple.
Uncle Sofur Uddin, who may not be able to build the Taj Mahal for Mumtaz’s aunt, but at the end of the day, hopes to earn 300 taka per day to buy nuts and Jilabies for his loving wife. A love story that touched all your hearts. A love story that shows wealth and abundance cannot always buy happiness…
The day I heard his story from his mouth, I made up my mind to do something for him.
By the grace of God, after arranging some money I met Uncle Sofur Uddin again to fulfill his wishes, and asked him what he can do to earn 300 taka per day in order to live a prosperous life with his wife. He told me he wishes to get a cow and a calf as he has an abandoned room where he is able to raise them and he could sell the milk in the local market and earn 300 taka per day.
With Uncle Sofur Uddin I went to the local Cow market and he bought a cow and a calf of his choice for himself. I can’t explain to you how his eyes were frequently getting wet in happiness until we brought the cow home!! On the way home, my uncle kept saying ‘your aunt will be very happy seeing this cow and her calf!’ And yes, he was right. She was very happy that she started crying, holding me in her arms!
These joys, these experiences, such warmth of love helps me to continue my work everyday…
The Cow gives 4 liters of milk a day and by selling that milk he can earn about 300 taka per day. Keeping some milk for them, he can earn almost taka 9000 per month. Alhamdulillah, now with this money they can live a prosperous life as they wished for. In total it cost almost 1000 USD.
Thank you so much everyone for showing love and support for Sofur Uddin uncle and Mamtaz aunt. Please keep them in your prayers. Our little effort can change so many lives!!
My friends, your positive support, pure love, and strong faith in me, help me to move forward every single day. Know that, nothing would have been so easy without you all. My journey could never have gone so far without you. I am so grateful!
Please keep me in your prayers so that I may continue my mission to change the lives of helpless people in their need.
Sending my Love and prayers for everyone…
Love and Light
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gmbakash
Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
Photography Workshop: http://www.gmbakashworkshop.com/
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We all know during the month of Ramadan, these poor elderly people suffer the most due to lack of food. Many people fast, even without eating anything!
Dear friends.
Again, I bring you happy greetings from more than 200 elderly widowed Mothers and elderly single Fathers…
We all know during the month of Ramadan, these poor elderly people suffer the most due to lack of food. Many people fast, even without eating anything!
As I promised to continue the distribution of food packs for the poor fasting people this entire month of Ramadan.
By the grace of Allah, so far I have been able to deliver 300 food packs to 300 most vulnerable doorsteps so that they do not have to suffer this Ramadan anymore.
The food packages include ingredients for healthy Ramadan like, Rice, Lentils, Sugar, Milk, Eggs, Grains, Cooking Oil, Ruhafja juice, Salt, Onions, potatoes, Isabgol (Psyllium husk), Dates, Parched rice, Tissues, Soap, and new dresses.
Many of you came forward to help these elderly people in this holy month of Ramadan. Know that- I can’t thank you enough, but I really believe that Allah has surely arranged beautiful rewards for you all. Ameen.
Now I am going to distribute 300 food packs for Eid as well and also new dresses among unprivileged families and children.
I am always thankful and grateful to all my supporters who are constantly supporting and helping me in every way possible in my journey.
May health, happiness, and prosperity always be with you.
Good luck to you.
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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I was able to help Shorna get out of her debt.
Dear Friends,
As I promised, by the grace of Almighty God, yesterday by repaying a loan of 80 thousand taka of Shorna apa, I was able to help her get out of her debt.
As you all know, I already bought a cow and a calf for her. The Cow gives 4 liters of milk a day and by selling them, she can earn about 300 taka per day. Keeping milk for her family, she can earn almost Taka 9000 per month. Alhamdulillah, with this money they are living a prosperous life as they wished for. In total the cow and calf cost almost 1,000 USD.
I have also decided to bear the cost of her husband’s treatments. I will also share a short video of Shorna Apa with you all soon.
Thank you so much my friends for always appreciating my journey. Nothing would have been this easier for me without your support and inspirations. Sending my heartfelt gratitude.
Please keep me in your prayers so that I may continue my mission to change the lives of people in need. To me, even one single difference counts.
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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Distributed 10 more bicycles among 10 underprivileged students.
Dear friends,
By the grace of God, last week I was able to distribute 10 more bicycles among 10 underprivileged students.
Alhamdullilah, with these 10, a total of 50 bicycle distributions has been completed till now.
And I am planning to gift 10 more bicycles next month again.
One of the students, Rina said, “Brother, many girls from our village, who did not get a bicycle from you, are already married. Due to the distance of the school, they could not continue their education.
This bike not only helped us to continue our schooling but also saving us from child marriage.”
Like Rina, I have gifted one bicycle for each girl from each family, so they do not need to walk 10-12 kilometers every day which takes hours for them. They become exhausted and cannot pay attention to their education, and they tend to just drop out all together from school.
Thank you all my friends for your kind support and humanity! Without all your love and support I probably couldn’t go this far every day.
Please keep me in your prayers so that I can continue my journey to alleviate the sufferings of the people at least for one day.
P.S. If you want to help even one girl with a cycle, please send me a direct message.
Love and light
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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I am feeding hungry poor people every Friday in different places of Bangladesh. Sharing some of the happy faces with you.
My friends,
I hope that you’re all doing well. This week in Dhaka, again I managed the very difficult challenge of gathering an unprecedented number of street children, homeless people and provided them with a good healthy lunch at a local restaurant.
This year 2021, until today 8,200,620 People died from hunger in the World and its counting…
Each day, 25,000 people, including more than 10,000 children, die from hunger.
As we all know, “The best of all charities is to feed a hungry person.”
By the grace of God, I am feeding hungry poor people every Friday in different places of Bangladesh. Sharing some of the happy faces with you.
Thank you my friends for always supporting me and my work in every situation. I am always grateful.
Please keep me in your prayers.
Sending my love and best wishes for you all.
Love and Light!
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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Auto rickshaw for Masuda and her husband.
Dear friends,
You may all remember the story of a husband’s selfless and pure love for his blind wife – Maduda. Masuda is a blind woman, but she considers herself the most blessed women in the world because of her husband’s unconditional love and care for her.
Literally Masuda might have been the happiest woman in the world if they only had enough money for supporting their family.
Since Masuda is blind, her husband cannot go to work everyday leaving her alone. And he does every household chore for Masuda that she was supposed to do for him. Because he can’t go to work every day, he can’t earn enough for his family. And as a result, the family was desperately suffering from scarcity.
As Masuda said, if they had a rickshaw of their own, her husband could have drive it in their area and could have help her time to time.
By the grace of God, last Friday I was able to buy an auto rickshaw for Masuda and her husband which cost One lakh and thirty thousand taka and I also build a small shed for the protection of the Rikhsaw. Around it cost total of 1 lakh 50 thousands taka (around 1500 USD). Now he can earn 700-800 taka every day by driving this Rickhsaw.
Thank you so much everyone for showing your concern and empathy towards this family. I believe this Rickshaw will greatly benefits their family and their economic condition.
Masuda and her husband were really overwhelmed and sent their heartfelt prayers and gratitude for all of you. Please keep them in your prayers.
Sending my love and gratitude to you all who are constantly supporting my work and journey. My journey would never have been so smooth without you all.
Love and light
_GMB Akash
GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
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Website: http://www.gmb-akash.com/home
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