Four years ago, a youth group from Alokito Shishu Foundation set up a school for children on the banks of Ichamati River in Sirajdikhan Upazila of Munshiganj. The school is funded by ordinary people. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The Alokito Shishu school used to operate with 50 students, most of whom were from the river gypsy community, and two teachers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman OviLike other educational institutions across the country, the Alokito Shishu school was also shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Mahmud Zaman OviTwo young teachers from Alokito Shishu school are seen conducting classes on a boat. Since the school is closed, the teachers themselves visit the students in their boats and conduct classes there. Photo: Mahmud Zaman OviTwo young teachers from Alokito Shishu school conduct hour-long classes in groups of 3-4 children every day. Photo: Mahmud Zaman OviFarzana is one of the two teachers at Alokito Shishu school in Munshiganj. She has been teaching students almost every day amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi Hasan Mia is a third-grader at Alokito Shishu school in Munshiganj. Schoolteacher Farzana visits him almost every day for his class as the school is closed now due to the pandemic. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi Sumaiya, a nursery student at Alokito Shishu school, has just started to learn the alphabet. Although the school remains closed, the teachers continue to visit her boat to take classes. Photo: Mahmud Zaman OviNipa Akhtar, a third-grader at Alokito Shishu school, is travelling by boat to attend her teacher Farzana’s class. The students of the school are continuing with their classes amid the pandemic. Photo: Mahmud Zaman OviParvez, another teacher at Alokito Shishu school in Munshiganj, is seen teaching his first-grade student Ovi Mia. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi Schoolteacher Parvez is seen teaching Ria Muni Akhtar, a fourth-grade student at Alokito Shishu school in Munshiganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi