To inspire all for taking initiative towards making the planet greener World Environment Day was observed on 5 June, 2009 in Bangladesh. World environment Day was declared by the United Nation General Assembly in 1972. This year the theme of the World Environment Day was “Your planet needs you! Unite to combat climate change”. The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) and Directorate of Environment jointly organized a week long program including Rally, Open Discussion, broadcast special TV and Radio Program, Colorful Procession, Painting Competition and Essay Writing Competition for children. As part of this programs 2 day long Environment Fair was organized at the Osmani Memorial Hall on 5-6 June, 2009. The programs of the day started with a colorful rally in the morning from the main gate of the National Museum that ended near the National Press Club. Honorable State Minister for Environment and Forest Advocate Mustafizur Rahman led the rally. Students of different educational institutions, Girls Guide, Boys Scout and Rovers Scout, representatives of non-governmental organizations and people of various professions took part in the rally.

Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the main function of the day as the Chief Guest at the Osmani Memorial Hall in the morning. She also inaugurated a two-day "Paribesh Mela" (Environment Fair) on the hall premises. As the Chief Guest of this program Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that her government has already formed a Trust Fund to face the challenges and going to take mega plan to drag the river across country. Speaking on the occasion, Advocate Mustafizur Rahman termed climate change as a big problem for the world now and called upon all to work together to combat the problem.  more...

CAMPE holds 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM)
(Monday 11 May 2009)

The 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of CAMPE was held on 11 May 2009 at the RDEC Building, LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Chairperson, CAMPE Council. About 160 Members including Affiliate and Council Members implementing education programs in Bangladesh were present in the meeting. The Annual Report 2008 and Audit Report of CAMPE for the year 2008 was presented and approved in the meeting.

Office Bearers for the year 2009-11 were also elected in the meeting. Mr. Kazi Rafiqul Alam, President, Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) was elected as the Chairperson of CAMPE. Ms. Shamse Ara Hasan, Head, Education Program, Gono Shahajjo Sangstha (GSS) and Dr. Manzoor Ahmed, Senior Advisor, BRAC University - Institute of Education and Development (BU-IED) were elected as the two Vice-Chairpersons for the next term. Mr. Azizul Haq will continue as the Treasurer of CAMPE for another term. Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, the outgoing Chairperson of CAMPE and Founder Chairperson & CEO of BRAC, was unanimously elected as the lifetime Advisor of CAMPE for his great contribution in the development of basic education in our country. Ms. Rasheda K. Choudhury, Former Advisor of Caretaker Government & Former Director of CAMPE rejoined CAMPE as its Executive Director.  more...

Education Fair held
(24-25 April 2009)

To mark the ongoing Global Action Week 2009 that began on April 20, The Campaign for Popular Education also organized a two day Education Fair in association with Plan Bangladesh, UNICEF, Save the Children, and UNESCO at Residential Model College in Dhaka on 24 and 25April 2009. The fair was aimed towards raising public interest on literacy and education materials produced by various organizations from both non formal and formal sector. Newly elected parliamentarian & Chairperson of Education Standing Committee Mr. Rashed Khan Menon, inaugurated the Education Fair. Representatives from the host organizations also spoke at the inaugural session.  more...

Seminar on Life Long Learning: Bangladesh Perspective
(Thursday 23 April, 2009)

As part of observation of the Global Action Week 2009, a Seminar was organized by CAMPE titled "Life Long Learning: Bangladesh Perspective" on 23rd April 2009 at the WVA Auditorium, Dhaka. The Seminar was chaired by Mr. Abdur Rafique, National Program Officer, UNESCO, Dhaka. Mr. Rezaul Quader, Director General of Bangladesh Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE) graced the seminar as the Chief Guest, while Mr. Kiichi Oyasa, Program Specialist, UNESCO, Dhaka was present as Special Guest. Mr. Ehsanur Rahman, Executive Director, Dhaka Ahsania Mission presented the Keynote Paper in the Seminar and Dr. Delwar Hossain Sheikh, Professor, IER, Dhaka University commented on the paper. Mr. Tapon Kumar Das, Program Manager, CAMPE welcomed the participants and explained the objectives of the Seminar. An open discussion was held during the Seminar and many of the participants took part and gave their comments on lifelong learning initiatives in Bangladesh. They also thanked CAMPE for accelerating the process. 150 participants including Educationists, Researchers, Education Manager of different NGOs, Civil society Groups, Woman Activists and Journalists attended the seminar. A cultural event was presented by ethnic minority group at the end of the seminar.  more...

Click here to see the Photo Gallery of different events of the Global Action Week (GAW) 2009. 

National Sharing of EFA Global Monitoring Report 2009 titled "Overcoming inequality: why governance matters" was held on 22 April, 2009 as part of the observation of Global Action Week (GAW) 2009. Mr. Nurul Islam Nahid, Hon’ble Minister, Ministries of Education and Primary & Mass Education, Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh graced the Sharing Session as the Chief Guest. Dr. Malama Meleisea, Director & Representative, UNESCO Bangladesh was present as Special Guest. Mr. M. Habibur Rahman, Member, Education Watch Working Group & Director, Education, Save the Children USA Presented the Major Findings of the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2009. Mr. Mohammad Muntasim Tanvir, South Asia Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator, ASPBAE & Ms. Quazi Afroz Jahan Ara, Professor, IER, Dhaka University were the two Designated Discussants of the Report. The Sharing Session was presided over by Dr. Kazi Saleh Ahmed, Member, Education Watch Advisory Board & Former Vice-Chancellor, Jahangirnagar University. More than 100 representatives from Government Agencies, National & International NGOs, Development Partners and Civil Society Groups participated in the National Sharing Session. The program started with a welcome address by Mr. Md. Azizul Haq, Director-in-Charge, CAMPE and Member Secretary, Education Watch.  more...

Thousands participate in Big Read.

Despite the scorching heat of summer, thousands of people from all walks of life, both men and women, young and old participated in the BIG READ and expressed their demand to the government for ensuing access to education for all children, including those living in hard to reach areas like Char, Haor, Baor and Chittagong Hill Tracts, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities.  more...

Click here to see the Photo Gallery of different events of the Global Action Week (GAW) 2009. 

The Global Action Week 2009 started off with a press conference held at the National Press Club in Dhaka today, the 20th of April. Journalists from different .TV channels, national dailies and radio stations were present at the meeting which was chaired by Mr. Azizul Haq, Director in charge, CAMPE Bangladesh.

Tasneem Athar, Deputy Director, CAMPE briefed the media on the GAW theme and the various events planned at the national level and invited them to cover the events. The local level events were shared by Rajasree Gain. K. M. Enamul Haque, Program Manager, CAMPE informed the press about the current status of literacy in Bangladesh quoting the Global Monitoring Report and stressed on the importance of literacy among people of all ages. The press conference on the whole ended in a fruitful note. It was a success considering the fact that the event generated a lot of interest among the media.  more...

CAMPE organized and conducted a Training / Orientation on "ECCD Program Management" during 08-13 April 2009 at the CAMPE Training Centre, Dhaka. 24 representatives (12 female and 12 male) from 14 NGOs participated in the course. Dissemination of ECCD concept and developing skilled professionals were the main objectives of the course. The major contents of above course were - Rights of early aged children, Areas of Early Childhood Development, Characteristics and Behavior of Child, Parenting for child development and Steps of implementing ECCD program. The sessions were facilitated by Mr. Nuruzzaman, Project Director, ELCDP, Bangladesh Shishu Academy, Dr. Jena Hamadani, from ICDDR-B, Mr. Shahin Islam from Save the Children- USA, Mr. Shah Alam from Nayantara Communication, Mr. Probak Karim form Plan Bangladesh, Dr. Asirul Haque Phd., Nutrition Specialist, Mr. Mosharraf Hossain, Ms. Tanuja Sharma and Ms. Prokriti Nokrek from CAMPE.  more...

Education Watch Group & Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) presented and handed over a set of recommendations regarding the quality education for all and to strengthen education initiatives to Mr. Nurul Islam Nahid, Hon'ble Minister for Education, Primary and Mass Education and Mr. Motahar Hossain, Hon'ble State Minister for Primary and Mass Education at a Welcome Dinner. The Welcome dinner was arranged in honor of Hon'ble Minister and State Minister on Saturday, 16 February 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at Hotel Lake Shore, Dhaka.

The occasion was chaired by Kazi Fazlur Rahman, Chairperson, the Education Watch. At the very beginning of the occasion the guests were honored by presenting flower bouquet. Md. Azizul Haq, Director in Charge, CAMPE delivered Welcome Address at the outset of the program. Mr. Manzoor Ahmed, Senior Advisor, BRAC University-IED and Member of Education Watch Advisory Board presented the memorandum/recommendations to Hon'ble Minister on behalf of the Education Watch Group & CAMPE.  more...

• A Sharing Meeting with the Readers, Writers and Well-Wishers of Shakkharata Bulletin was held on 20 December 2008 at CAMPE.

• A Roundtable on "Female Education: Achievement, Discrimination and Role" was held on 18 December 2008 at Dhaka in cooperation with the Daily Prothom Alo.

• Three episodes of "Shikkhar Chalchitra" on EFA and MDG issues was developed and aired in Channel I in December 2008.

• A TV Talk Show named "Education as Human Rights" was produced and aired on 6 December 2008 in Channel I.

• Published and disseminated Shakkharata Bulletin, December 2008 issue (No. 178).

• An Exposure Visit was held from 16 to 22 November 2008 in India. 10 staff from CAMPE participated in the visit and learnt different things related to education and advocacy.

• A Workshop on "Role of Media in Achieving Quality Education for All" was held on 12 November 2008 in Chittagong in cooperation with CODEC.

• Review and Reflection Meeting on International Literacy Day 2008 was held on 30 October 2008.

• Published & distributed January 2008 issue of PARUA - Magazine for Neo-literates and January 2008 issue of KISHOREE KATHA - Magazine for Neo-literate adolescents.

• A Sharing Meeting on draft Continuing Education (CE) Framework was held at BU-IED on 28th December 2008.

• A Seminar on Literacy and Livelihood Education was held on 24 December 2008 at Sylhet in collaboration with FIVDB.

• A Training Course on Group Management based on CE Centre was designed, organized and facilitated with 26 participants from 5 NGOs during 22-24 December 2008 at CAMPE.

• A Meeting was organized and facilitated for sharing of the findings of the Assessment of CE Materials published by CAMPE on 23 December 2008 at CAMPE.

• Two Seminars on Peace and Value Education was held on 17 December 2008 at Khulna in cooperation with Ashray Foundation and on 24 December 2008 at Chittagong in collaboration with CODEC.

• A Sharing Meeting on Junior School Certificate (JSC) Program was held at LGED on 21 December 2008 where Ms. Rasheda K. Choudhury and Hossain Zillur Rahman, Hon'ble Advisers to the Government of Bangladesh were present as the Chief Guest and Special Guest respectively.

• A Training Course on Sustainable Project Development and Writing of Qualitative Project Proposal was organized from 14-18 December 2008 at CAMPE.

• A Visitation Program with 21 participants from NGOs, Bangladesh Open University (BOU) and Civil Society Groups was in Dinajpur from 11-14 December 2008.

• Organized and facilitated 2 Regional Level Seminars on "Climate Change and Our Thinking" on 3 December and 22 December 2008 in Rangpur and Rajshahi in collaboration with RDRS and ASHRAY respectively.

• Two Workshop on Assessment of Learner Need of Kishoree Katha were organized and facilitated in Chittagong and Comilla on 3 December and 15 December in cooperation with CODEC and BRAC respectively.

• Organized Sub-National Level Seminar of Education Watch 2007 Report on 25, 26, and 27 January at Rajbari, Magura and Natore respectively.

• Conducted a baseline survey at Meherpur District in January 2009.

• Organized orientation for Field Investigators on the Questionnaire of NGO Database 2009 on 22 January 2009. Data Collection was completed from the NGOs of Barisal, Chittagong and Dhaka Division during 23 January to 10 February 2009.

• Organized Advisory Committee Meeting of Database of NGO Directory on 19 January 2009.

• Organized Council Meeting of CAMPE on 22 December 2008.

• Conducted a baseline survey at Gaibandha District in December 2008.

• Community Watch Group was formed at Muktinagar Union Parishad of Saghata Upazilla in Gaibandha District in December 2008.

• The Education Watch Report 2006 titled "Financing Primary and Secondary Education in Bangladesh" was formally launched on 10 November 2008.

• Community Watch Group was formed at Meherpur District in November 2008.