by ASF | May 15, 2023 | Latest News & Events
“I am thankful to ASF because my relatives did not think of me as much as ASF had”, said Sumi. ASF hopes that Sumi becomes self-reliant and lives with her head held up high in society.
On November 2014 Sumi was attacked with acid blinding both her eyes and damaging her face and hands. She received treatment from Dhaka Medical Colleagues & Hospital (DMCH) and then ASF. Later she was sent to Chennai, India by ASF for better eye treatment.
Sumi is blind and has a child. ASF is going to give her an auto rickshaw as per her request. Her uncle will drive the auto-rickshaw and pay part of his income to Sumi daily. This way Sumi will be able to bear her daily expenses and the cost of her child’s education.
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by ASF | May 15, 2023 | Latest News & Events
Jesmin’s father worked in a launch boat and her mother died when she was very young. After her mother’s passing, she started living with her older sister. Around age 13 she was removed from school and married to her 20-year-old boyfriend who worked as a dice mechanic. They lived in Konapara, Dhaka, and had 3 children together.
One day Jesmin’s husband borrowed a large sum of money from a powerful person. He could not repay the money and went missing one day never to return leaving Jesmin and the children to fend for themselves. Jesmin started to work as a maid in different households to feed her kids and repay the money her husband borrowed. Her son started work in a shop that paid only 100 Tk a day. Time passed and after almost two years, Jesmin cleared the loan.
Suddenly in 2016, her husband came back. He physically abused her and the children, and even broke their house. Jesmin’s brother-in-law stepped forward and told him to stop otherwise he would call the cops. After a few days, her husband apologized and they lived like family again.
But one day her husband suddenly started packing his things. He bid the kids goodbye and left the house. Before Jesmin could even process what had happened, he came back, sent the kids out of the house, beat Jesmin and brought a bottle of acid and splashed it on her, and left the house locking the door behind him.
The acid burnt her eyes, face, neck, back, chest, hands, and feet. Jesmin screamed in pain. There was not a single drop of water in the tap as a result of load-shedding. Neighbors came forward with all their drinking water but alas it was not enough to relieve the pain.
Jesmin was brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. She stayed there for a month. After being discharged from DMCH she went home and later came to ASF. ASF has been by her side ever since.
She has had 4 operations since but still feels a strong burning sensation in her chest and can’t lay on her side due to pain and discomfort.
Jesmin’s brother filed a case against the perpetrator but did not receive justice. She currently lives with her brother, a cook, and his family.
On January 2023 ASF came forward and arranged a reconstructive surgery for Jesmin at Shaheed Sohorawardy Medical College & Hospital. Her surgery is complete and is now recovering. Her well-wisher ASF will always be by her side.
by ASF | Mar 23, 2023 | Latest News & Events
In coordination with Acid Survivors Foundation, on 15th March 2023, Light House organized a school campaign as a part of activities of the project titled “Strengthening Acid Survivors Network (ASN) to eliminate acid and other forms of gender-based violence” at Shekhahar Di-Mukhi High School in Bogura which is funded by Australian Government.
The campaign was attended by more than 100 students of the school along with the headmaster and the representatives of ASF and Light House. The discussion of the campaign involved creating awareness of acid and other forms of gender-based violence like dowry, blackmailing, child marriage, and punishment for acid attacks, where the participation was praiseworthy.
by ASF | Mar 19, 2023 | Latest News & Events
An inception program of the project titled-“Strengthening Acid survivors Network (ASN) to eliminate acid and other forms of gender-based violence”- was organized on 14 March at the conference room of Light House in Bogura. Organized by Light House, the project is funded by Australian Government and supported by Acid Survivors Foundation.
The program had prominent guests including the Additional District Magistrate Ms Afsana Yasmin, Mr. Harun-Or-Rashid-Executive Director of Light House, Dr. Shahnaz Parvin-Deputy Civil Surgeon, Md Abdul Motin-PP and Md Ashekur Rahman Sujon-Special PP of Judges Court Bogura, Mr. Hazrat Ali- District Education Officer, Mr. Abu Saleh Md Nuh- District Social Services Officer, Md Abdus salam Babu- Vice-president of Bogura Press Club. The staff reporters of Prothom Alo, Daily Ittefaq also attended along the representatives of Light House, BRAC, TMSS , acid survivors of Bogura and other respected persons.
ASF’s representatives including Tahmina Islam (Coordinator- Program), Md Saiful Islam (Coordinator- Finance), Dr. Tabassum Chowdhury-Medical Officer, and Sabrin Mahamuda-Legal Officer joined the event.
by ASF | Mar 13, 2023 | Latest News & Events
AISD Students visit ASF
It is always appreciated when students engage themselves in community services from an early age. It allows them to be empathetic and contributing to the society. Such few students from the American International School Dhaka (AISD) visited the Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) on March 12 at the ASF office in Dhaka. In support of the ASF initiative, they will be producing a documentary along with promoting a donation channel for the survivors and as well as ASF. The donation week will be hosted from March 12 to March 17. The students talked with the staffs and survivors at ASF for the purpose of their documentary. The activities, goals and core values of ASF were shared by the staff while the survivors shared their story and the support, they had from ASF.
During Post Pandemic, due to a shortage of funds, ASF had to limit their services and activities to a huge extent. For the proper revival of the functions, ASF requires donations from the kind donor community. AISD and its enthusiastic students extended their hands in support of ASF and its cause. With that motive, they will be hosting the donation week. The students expressed their zeal to help ASF and its survivor with maximum effort.
We appreciate this initiative by AISD and are very hopeful for the donation week.
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