Symbiosis International
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Symbiosis International is helping transform the lives of Bangladesh's poorest people through education, health and economic development. With over 160 million people, Bangladesh is not only the most densely populated nation in the world, but also one of the poorest and least developed. Symbiosis brings empowerment and lifts living standards for the most marginalised and impoverished people in Bangladesh - women, landless rural farmers and those who cannot read and write.
Our goal is sustainable change driven by transformation from within - the kind of change which is long lasting, holistic and does not create dependency.
Over the last two decades, Symbiosis has worked with tens of thousands of Bangladeshis to learn to read, write, save, and improve their lives by running small businesses. Also offering education on vocational skills, health, nutrition and human rights, and complemented by water, midwifery and eye care programs, Symbiosis seeks to give power back to those who were powerless.
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Dear Friends, thank you for your support, likes and shares throughout the year. From the team at Symbiosis, may you have a peace-filled Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
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Joy is seeing people work together to overcome poverty and change their lives for the better.
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We're excited to announce that Symbiosis has just received an official Registered Charity Tick from the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. As a registered charity, Symbiosis is committed to integrity, excellence and transparency in all that we do.
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Last call for optometrists who would like to be part of a new partnership with Optometry Giving Sight to help Symbiosis' SPECS project develop a new Vision Centre. So far we have $8,000 committed towards our goal of $15,000. Contact Jeff for more info: jeff@symbiosis-int.org
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As the group savings grow, members take turns to borrow money that is used to invest in items, such as seeds, sewing machines or animals, that will help them to supplement their income and repay their loan with interest!
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This Human Rights Day celebrate with the former child brides who are now aware of their basic rights and are determined their own girls don’t suffer the same fate.
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Mr Sawar, our charismatic crooner and Disabilities Support Officer, was asked to speak and sing at a major public event in Mymensingh to celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities last Saturday. With his own story of living with a disability from childhood polio, Mr Sawar is an powerful advocate and inspiration to many in our organisation and in the community. Well done, Mr Sawar!
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As trust develops, the women who are learning together now begin to save together. Despite their overwhelming poverty, they agree to bring a small amount (around 20 cents each week) to the common fund.
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Symbiosis is seeking a team of optometry practices to financially partner with Optometry Giving Sight to help our SPECS project establish a new vision centre. Please share this post with any optometrists you know. Contact Jeff for more info jeff@symbiosis-int.org
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Symbiosis is empowering the poorest members of a community to tackle poverty by firstly bringing them together to learn to read and write.
41,561 people say thanks!
In our latest newsletter, we meet Shakhawat (a freakish teen!) and Ranu (a road-side restaurateur) - two of the 41,561 people who have benefited from your generosity over the last year. We join them today in saying THANK YOU!!
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Here's the second picture in our 'Symbiosis style' series. In all that we do, Symbiosis seeks to preserve and enhance the dignity of the people we work with.
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