Tea garden workers are one of the cluster groups of people who are severely deprived of basic rights (Das and Jakirul, 2014). The tea workers are generally isolated from mainstream society for their historical and ethnic background.
Sports for Hope and Independence Bangladesh believe that sport is the most versatile medium of inclusion and bringing the community together. A sports week of multi-sports competitions held in Sreemangal, Moulvi Bazar. Chowdhury Shahabuddin Ahmed Inter-village football competitions are held in Under 10, Under 14, and adult levels among the tea garden communities and other mainstream communities.
Disability sports and Girls and women sports competitions were also held to break the barriers of negative attitudes towards disability and stereotypes of girls’ participation in sporting activities.
Our sincere gratitude to Mr. Chowdhury Shahabuddin Ahmed, Mst. Maqusuda Chowdhury , Zavi and Noor Rahman for their financial support to make this happen.
