Kolpona Akter
(Mohakhali Sattala Slum, Dhaka)
Kolpona's father is a bus driver. His meager earnings are far from adequate to support all of their expenses. So, her mother has to work as a maid as well. Even so, with the increasing costs of living, they are struggling to make ends meet. Amidst their financial crisis, it is getting difficult for them to support the educational costs of their two daughters. Kolpona is in grade 7 now. Her parents cannot afford to provide her with the help she needs to continue her studies. She needs extra books to help her with her studies. However, it is tough for them to pay Kolpona's school and tuition fees as it is, buying anything else is not possible for them. So, Kolpona has to manage without them. Even with all these obstacles, she works really hard to continue her studies. A sponsorship would help to ease her struggle to pursue her education and would lift some burden off of her parent's shoulders.