Sports for Hope and Independence Bangladesh is continuously working to develop coaches and community youth leaders to create a coaching culture in Bangladesh. A series of fortnightly virtual sessions were held as part of the continuous professional development of coaches and youth leaders in collaboration with a UK-based organization, Sports for Joy. Paul McWilliams (founder of Sport for Joy) highly decorated physical educator has conducted the sessions.
Day Spent at Dhanmondi Buddhi Protibondhi School
SHI members and volunteer spent a day at Dhanmondi Buddhi Protibondhi School with amazingly talented students ( Autism Spectrum Disorder). Our student volunteer Farheen Binte Ibrahim assisted students in painting practice. A small token of appreciation presented to encourage all the students and wrap up the session with some songs.
Global Day of Play! Global Day of Play celebrated by SHI
Happy 2022 Global Day of Play! Global Day of Play celebrated by Sports for Hope and Independence (SHI)
Play is one of the most important parts of life, SHI believe play can change lives. Everyone should get the opportunity to play regardless of age, gender, or culture. Celebrated Global Day of Play at Sreemangal and Fakirhat.
Free Medical held in Sreemangal
A “Free Medical Health Camp” has been organized by Sports for Hope and Independence Bangladesh for the local people of the surrounding area of Vimshi, Bhunabir, Gondhorbopur, Colonel Tea garden, Echa Moti Tea garden of Sreemangal Upazilla on the 24th of August 2022. 167 patients have been provided free medical treatment by DR. Jhuton Chandra Banik অর্থোপেডিক্স, ট্রমা এন্ড স্পাইন সার্জন, Dhaka Medical College Hospital in this day-long health camp. Our sincere gratitude to Dr. Banik for his commitment to underserved society
Office of the Register General withdrew the mandatory clause of parents’ birth certificate.
In July, the Office of the Register General (Birth and Death Registration) in Bangladesh withdrew the mandatory clause of parents’ birth certificate to get the birth certificate of children on the 27th of July 2022. This followed an application by Barrister Tapas Kanti Baul on behalf of a rights organisation (Sports for Hope and Independence).
Sports for Hope and Independence (SHI) become member of Homeless World CUP
Sports for Hope and Independence Bangladesh is now officially partner of the Homeless World Cup. From now on #shiBangladesh will prepare Bangladesh homeless football team to participate in Homeless World Cup.
HC issues rule over giving birth certificate to all street children.
The High Court has issued a rule upon the concerned bodies of the government to explain as to why the respondents should not be directed to take necessary steps as per the existing law and rules to issue birth certificate to all street children of the country. It also wanted to know from the respondents to explain as to why their inaction in not giving birth certificate to all street children of the country.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the order on Thursday after hearing a writ petition filed by a rights organisation named ‘Sports for Hope and Independence (SHI)’. Women and Children Affairs Secretary, Home Secretary and Office of the Registrar General of the birth and death registration authorities have been asked to comply with the rule within four weeks.
The High Court also directed the respondents to submit a report before the court within three months describing the necessary steps they have taken to issue birth certificate to all the street children of Bangladesh under the existing law and rules.
Sharmin Farhana, President of the SHI filed the writ petition on June 12 this year as a public interest litigation.
Barrister Tapas Kanti Baul appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the writ petitioner, while Deputy Attorney General Bepul Bagmar represented the state.
SHI filed an application on April 25 this year to the birth and death registration authorities for issuing their birth certificate. But the authorities didn’t make any answer to the application. Then the organisation filed the writ petition,” added the lawyer.
Citing a 2014 statistics of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) the lawyer said more than 1.1 million street children in the country who have no birth registration certificates.
Courtesy: The Financial Express (https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/hc-issues-rule-over-giving-birth-certificate-to-all-street-children-1656584952)
SHI filed Writ petition seeking birth certificates for street children.
All people have a right to birth registration. It is a fundamental right, recognized by article 24, paragraph 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Unfortunately, Street children are not getting the opportunity to have birth certificates in Bangladesh. Sports for Hope and Independence Bangladesh filed A writ petition on Sunday, pleading for High Court’s direction to give birth registration certificates to the street children.
Sports wheelchair received from International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
The International Committee of Red Cross (the “ICRC”) donated 15 Sports wheelchairs (motivation) to Sports for Hope and Independence (SHI) as an expression of solidarity and support for SHI. SHI also runs different disability sports training such as wheelchair Rugby, para-athletics, para-swimming Para table tennis, etc. with daily chairs. SHI also participated in the National Wheelchair Basketball championship 2019 funded by ICRC.
Our sincere gratitude to the ICRC for their generous support to speed up our disability sports program.
Girls get selected for grassroots talent development program by BKSP
Three of our girl trainees from Satkhira District (Anjana Munda, Shusta Bala Munda (Football), and Hosne ara Pervin (Taekwondo) got selected for the Grassroots talent development program by BKSP. Congratulations girls and Coach Masum Billah. Keep up the good work.