CommunityAction Information

CommunityAction is a registered charity organization focusing on social development through the collective effort of students. Our slogan is, "Even a smile is charity". Through our social service work, we instill within our actions the two core values of CommunityAction: 1. We are moral human beings of this universe 2. We are good citizens of Bangladesh In the past year we have organized different types of activities, some of which include: • 'Shebar maddhome bijoyer prokash' campaign which has seen the participation of 42 national/international organizations in celebrating Victory Day through volunteering for the underprivileged • Building about 67 tube wells in the northern and southern regions of Bangladesh to help alleviate the water crisis • An annual Winter Clothes Collection project, which raised over 16, 000 pieces of warm clothing last year and was distributed to the underprivileged in various areas of Bangladesh • Raising around BDT 14 lacs for the long term rehabilitation of Cyclone Aila victims and the distribution of relief materials • Action: Piyaju-Beguni, where our Actioneers share Iftaar with street children in Ramadan • Working with visually impaired students to attend to their learning needs • 'Boi Onneshon' project that has built 8 libraries to date • Organizing day-long training workshops to teach responsible citizenship to underprivileged children • Arranging fire safety training for 11 schools (in light of the Nimtoli Fire Tragedy)