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OBAT Canada is a volunteer-based registered charity that embraces a holistic approach in supporting impoverished communities and individuals to break free of the poverty cycle. We support initiatives at home in Canada and in South Asia, where we are committed to providing aid, healthcare, education and economic empowerment to displaced and disadvantaged communities, including Rohingya refugees.
Can you imagine going to bed worrying how you will feed your children in the morning or hearing the cries of your young ones because they are so hungry?
Education has the power to change the present to shape the future of children and adults alike.
They were forced to leave their homes amid violence. Now the tens of thousands of families and orphans live in squalid camps with an uncertain future.
Lack of clean water causes disease and adds an additional layer of burden and complexity for those trying hard to fight their way out of endemic poverty.
Health interventions relieve pain, give comfort, provide autonomy – and most importantly – save lives.
We fight hunger at home by supporting food banks and initiatives that feed the homeless.
Our ED Atif Godil shares some thoughts about volunteering in the displaced population camps for the very first time... and how his valuable work directly contributed to saving the lives of mothers and their babies! 👶💕
"It was the first time in a refugee camp for either of us and it really didn’t take too long for Mehwish and I to become depressed with the conditions we were witnessing...They gave us so much love for nothing more than sitting with them and learning about them."🙏
READ ON: Saving the Lives of Mothers and Their Babies obatcanada.org/saving-the-lives-of-mothers-and-their-babies
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On this Giving Tuesday, please support our Maternal Care and Safe Childbirth Program: obatcanada.org/what-we-do/health
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Our eyesight restoration program continues in the displaced population camps! 👁️
We recently transported 64 of the 92 people who had their eyesight restored to the hospital for a post-surgery follow-up appointment; sent another 36 for surgery; and have an additional 16 on the waiting list who will have their surgeries scheduled shortly.
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Sabrin is a paternal orphan and lives in a displaced population camp with her sister, who was abandoned by her husband, as well as a brother, the only earner of the family.
Sabrin is a dedicated student at the OBAT High School and is determined to create a brighter future for herself!
For just $30/month, you can help fulfill the dreams of Sabrin and other orphans like her:
obatcanada.org/what-we-do/orphan-family-sponsorship
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▶️COVID-19 in the Rohingya refugee camps, as of Nov 11:
✳️ Total of 348 confirmed cases.
✳️ 274 cases have recovered, while 10 people have sadly died.
✳️ 15,616 tests conducted; 64 cases in isolation and 62 in quarantine.
▶️The rate in the Rohingya refugee camps is increasing, but appears to be significantly lower than among the host community in the CXB district, which has seen 5000 confirmed cases and 72 deaths unfortunately.
🆘There are many challenges and difficulties, but OBAT has been helping the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh unfazed since the onset of the 2017 crisis and, with your support, we will continue our efforts. 🙏
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Saurin, from displaced population camp #5 in Saidpur, had lost her sight, along with her ability to work, to provide for herself and her family.
OBAT Canada recently arranged to have her eyesight surgically restored and now she can see again.
WATCH her express her heartfelt gratitude in this short video clip.
For more info on the eyesight restoration program ️👁️👁️ ️https://obatcanada.org/what-we-do/health