Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme
| Formation | 1972[1] |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Plot # 2&3 , Mirpur-2, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali, English |
| Website | www |
Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme (Bengali: আন্ডারপ্রিভিলেজড চিলড্রেনস এডুকেশনাল প্রোগ্রাম) is a Bangladeshi non-profit organization based in Dhaka that works with children.[2] It works to bring more children and youth, who have dropped out of school, back to General and Technical Education, as well as engage families and communities to provide support to their children's education, training and employment. UCEP Bangladesh aims to build partnership with the government, employers, organizations and other stakeholders to foster the institutionalization and sustainability process of the efforts and promote the "Leave No One Behind" campaign by focusing on Social Inclusion[3].
History
[edit]Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme traces its origin to a relief effort of Lindsay Allan Cheyne[4], a New Zealander, who came after the 1970 Bhola cyclone.[5][6] It had 60 students in the beginning.[7] With funding from the Government of Denmark Cheyne was able to develop a three-year program for the education of children from low-income groups in South Western Bangladesh.[5] The program established a technical school in Dhaka in 1983 later expanded in Chittagong and Khulna.[5] The Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme registered nationally in 1990.[5] It owns a technical school in Mirpur.[8]
By 2010, 37 thousand children are enrolled in schools of the Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme.[5] From 1979 to 2010, 171,016 children benefitted from the Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme.[5] By 2012, enrollment had increased to 45 thousand children.[7] It receives funding from Save the Children (Denmark-Sweden), Danish International Development Agency, Department for International Development, and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.[5] In 2016, 99 percent of the students of Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme received GPA-5 in SSC national exams, the highest possible grade.[9]
In 2022, it launched a joint program with Standard Chartered Bangladesh for skilling training for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[10] It also has a partnership with Social Islami Bank to provide training to underprivileged children.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.ucepbd.org/who-we-are/
- ^ "Technical education for girls". The Daily Star. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Who we are – Best Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh". www.ucepbd.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "Founder – Best Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh". www.ucepbd.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Founder – UCEP Bangladesh". www.ucepbd.org. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ a b "A new thought for zakat". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Learning About Car Engines". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Commendable SSC exam results". The Daily Star. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "StanChart, UCEP Bangladesh team up for job reintegration of northern communities". The Daily Star. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ Uddin, AKM Zamir (2020-11-16). "Social Islami Bank now offers digital experience". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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