Girls' home in Nilphamari

They travelled from village to village trying to convince the poor parents of girls and motivate them about the strength those girls possessed that needed to be tapped. Their determination to make their dream a reality is not only praiseworthy, but also a lesson for others to learn. Providing facilities to a group of poor unprivileged girls to become educated and self reliant at the same time will bring the much needed change in attitudes, today or tomorrow. In fact it is already showing the signs of a better future for the girls, as the report mentioned. Apparently incidents of early marriage and dowry have remarkably decreased in the villages after the awareness campaign by the founders of Chadmoni.

Not surprisingly, the girls in the home and their parents only have praises for this couple. So do the local civil society. Pizirul Alam and his wife have shown us that one only needs to have the will and sincerity to fulfil his/her dreams, especially dreams like this that benefit the society more than the individuals. They have also made us realise that it's time we got up and did our own little bit to change the society's attitude towards the female population. We join voices with Pizirul Alam in saying that an educated girl is an asset, not a liability.

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