Nusrat Jahan Rimi
(Karail Bowbazar, Dhaka)
Rimi comes from a large family of seven members. Her father, who used to collect electric bills, lost his job due to political changes, while her mother is unable to work because of a heart condition. Now, the entire family depends on the modest income they earn from renting out a few tin-shaded rooms they built beside their own home. But with all of Rimi's siblings also being students, the financial burden is overwhelming. As a result, Rimi’s parents haven’t been able to pay her school fees for the past three months, and they also couldn’t afford to send her to tuition classes, which she really needs. With the possibility of needing to borrow money to cover these expenses, Rimi’s family faces a difficult situation. If Rimi could get a sponsorship, she would no longer have to worry about her school fees and could get the tuition classes that would help her in her studies.