Orphanage and Schools Benevolent Project
This project is designed to cover the current daily running costs of the orphanage and 5 schools we support. As our Orphanage and Schools Self-sufficiency Project gains momentum, the requirements for this Benevolent Fund will reduce.
The orphanage cares holistically for the educational, emotional and basic material needs of the children. The boys attend the local school and college which helps give them a place in their local community. The orphanage has been running since 2008 thanks to the faithful support of donors.
We currently support 5 schools in city and rural areas with over 450 students attending. 6 other schools have been started which are now self-sufficient. All schools are open to everyone from all ethnic and religious backgrounds. The schools follows the National Curriculum and achieve results well above the national averages. They are always staffed by qualified national teachers.
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Multi-purpose Educational Buildings Project
The Caleb Foundation aims to provide a multi-purpose building for each community it serves. These buildings can serve as schools for the community, adult literacy and vocational training centres. The major barrier to communities affording education facilities is the set-up costs of the land, buildings and furniture. In the majority of cases, if the facilities are made available, they will be able to cover the ongoing maintenance of the facility and teachers salaries. However in remote areas and slum districts the people will be unable to afford the ongoing costs so the Caleb Foundation proposes to continue funding these on-going costs and put in place self-sufficiency projects that best suit each individual community.
In many cases the schools will fill a gap in government education capability and provide opportunities for the children of the community to break the poverty cycle. This is a locally instigated and locally run project suited to local needs and we can carry some of the burden with our donations.
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Orphanage and Schools Self-sufficiency Project
The orphanage cares holistically for the educational, emotional and basic material needs of the children. The boys attend the local school and college which helps give them a place in their local community. The orphanage has been running since 2008 thanks to the faithful support of donors.
We currently support 5 schools in city and rural areas with over 450 students attending. 6 other schools have been started which are now self-sufficient. All schools are open to everyone from all ethnic and religious backgrounds. The schools follows the National Curriculum and achieve results well above the national averages. They are always staffed by qualified national teachers.
This project is designed to provide facilities and income streams over time to enable all the schools and the orphanage to become self-sufficient
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Savar School Property Purchase Project
Our second largest school is in Savar on the outskirts of greater Dhaka. It has over 100 students from K to 10. It has been going for over 10 years. The property is currently rented at favorable rates however it does leave the school exposed to having to relocate the school to more expensive premises if the rental ceases.
In February 2022, the owner approached us with an offer to buy the property at a significantly discounted price and also offered us a three year interest free period to pay.
We continued to pay the teachers’ salaries right through the 18 month Covid schools closure period (many other schools weren’t able to) so the owner is keen to see the school remain in the area and potentially open Year 11 and 12 (College) classes.
The purchase of this property will enable the school to become self-sufficient.
The purchase price is $70,000 and to date we have received $15,236.