Welcome!

Dhaka, home to some 11 million people, is the center of political, cultural and economic life in Bangladesh, enjoying the highest literacy rate amongst other Bangladeshi cities and a diverse economy. While the urban infrastructure is the most developed in the country, Dhaka suffers from severe challenges such as pollution, congestion, supply shortages, poverty and crime.

Living in this situation on a day-to-day basis, it’s easy to turn a blind eye to the problems and issues; it’s like tuning out that pitiful-yet-annoying chant of the little flower-girl knocking on the car window, or that homeless old man lying on the street. In a city of deadlines and appointments, it’s easy to lose that humane consciousness. That’s where H.O.P.E comes in.

Objectives:

* To ensure that the efforts of IUB students already involved in community service are reognised, encouraged and promoted by authorities and students of IUB.
* To create opportunities for students to volunteer at various community service based organisations, especially those established by IUB students
* To create awareness about community service amongst university students
* To organize charity events to raise funds for important causes
* To create social awareness and focus on social issues through writings and presentations

Meet the team

The HOPE movement currently consists of faculty members, students and alumni of the Independent University Bangladesh (IUB). Some of the members are already actively involved in community service programs; others are professional media practitioners, working for newspapers, television news channels, and ad agencies, as well as teaching communication at IUB. Ours is a mixed group bound together by a vision to make a difference amongst those who really need our help.

Activities

The HOPE movement is closely affiliated with IUB’s Media Forum, an extra-curricular activities organization under the Department of Media & Communication at IUB, which, in the past, has organized a round-table conference on gender issues, as well as raised funds for charity through a bake sale. Starting with a fresh zeal through the HOPE movement, the members plan on organizing fund-raising events such as cultural programs, photo exhibitions, food sales, etc, to raise charity for community service organizations with which the IUB alumni are affiliated. In the near future, members of HOPE will also be actively volunteering for these organizations.