The Church of Bangladesh (COB) has been imparting education in a safe environment with discipline, love and care to children from all communities who are unable to get admission into government or private schools. The Church seeks to provide education for all for the fulfillment of life and for ensuring quality education in an environment of education so that disciples learn and grow with joy and love and improve their social and economic conditions.
Online classes are currently running in city schools and all activities are conducted online. The 1st interim examination has been taken in the schools of the city. Preparations for the 2nd interim examinations are currently underway.
Also precautions are being taken in school and practices such as washing hands frequently during the pandemic, wearing of masks, maintaining physical distances and not entering unnecessary rooms are being encouraged. Teachers are also coming up with various suggestions not to go out.
Even in the village schools, children are being visited from house to house and are given advice on how to concentrate on studies as much as possible. The students are facing severe losses due to the corona situation.
The Church of Bangladesh currently operates 44 schools. The total number of students is 7974 and there are 317 teachers and colleagues.
The closure period announced by the government due to the effect of Corona is until June 13, 2021.
Prayer
The education system is most vulnerable to the global corona epidemic. Most of the church-run schools in Bangladesh are in rural areas. The students come from extremely poor families. They are unable to pay school fees for their children as they do not have jobs during the Corona pandemic. As a result, teachers are not getting their salaries. There is currently no money to pay teachers in the church education fund.
So teachers are therefore facing difficult conditions. From the Department of Education, we are appealing to our friends and church partners; if you have a source of support or contribution, please consider supporting us. Please also continue to pray for us.
We pray to Almighty God to save us from this Corona pandemic and to save the lives of the whole creation, especially the children.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Monita Mankhin
Education Co-ordinator, Synod
Church of Bangladesh.
The Church of Bangladesh has introduced UMOJA to integrate the church and its community responding to the need of the people more effectively. It is expected that UMOJA would help the congregation to be aware about their resources and understand that God has given a lot to meet their needs. The concept is to encourage all to work and contribute together to the needs of people and to various issues of the church and society. Church of Bangladesh has been trying to be self-supported and it is expected that UMOJA may strengthen that process.