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Researcher: Mr. A K M Maksud, Grambangla Unnyon
Committee, Dhaka
The Boat People (Beday) are a poor, nomadic group in
Bangladesh. The main profession of this community consists
of traditional healing, snake charming, selling of talisman,
small business, magic show, etc. At present, due to
the development of modern health services, demand for
their services has decreased and they have become poor
and vulnerable. Besides, due to their nomadic profession,
Beday children are totally deprived of education. It
is one of the main reasons why the Beday community fails
to come out of their traditional occupation and why
they are completely isolated from the mainstream. In
this participatory action research project the researcher,
Mr. AKM Maksud, will try to understand the challenges
the Beday community faces to day. The researcher will
also provide skill training to build their capacity
to earn extra income and integrate themselves with the
mainstream. The project also envisages the establishment
of a floating mobile school for non-formal education
of Beday children. The project locations are Lauhajong
thana of Munshiganj District and Aminbazar area of Savar
thana, Dhaka.
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