Brighter Dawns, a US-based nonprofit organisation, has run a number of initiatives to provide health education to the impoverished communities of Ward 12 of Khalishpur in Khulna district throughout this month.
A team from the organisation arrived in Dhaka on September 9.
In collaboration with local non-government organisations, it has so far installed 11 wells and 9 latrines in the ward as well as hosting a number of health seminars for women and children.
Their projects included the distribution of sanitation kits, which include items such as soaps and sanitary napkins.
Through seminars, they have emphasised the importance of the incorporation of basic hygiene practices, such as hand washing, into elementary schools curriculums in a creative way.
