Projects and Services
Over the past two decades, Al-Tazid Foundation has delivered a wide range of humanitarian projects, positively impacting thousands of lives across Sylhet and other regions of Bangladesh.
Clean Water Project
We are keen to provide pure drinking water because this improves people’s chances of good health. Many households have only a pond as their source of water. People wash and bathe in the pond, and wash their clothes … read more
Free Eye Clinics
The first Eye Clinic event was held in 2011. It opened Al Tazid Foundation’s awareness to an important public health issue. 300 people turned up to that first one-day event, and received treatment. Since then more than 3000 people have benefited from this project. As funds allow Al Tazid Foundation organizes events in the many areas where the need is high … read more
Our Three Projects in Education
Education Support for Poor Students
Sadly, in cases where families are very poor, food and shelter has to come first and there is no money to pay for children to learn even to read or write … read more
Supporting Poor Schools
We support poorer schools in providing them with extra much-needed equipment. In the poorest schools, the floor is the only place to work, and there is little in the way of books and no other educational support equipment … read more
The Educational Achievement Award
Our annual educational achievement award is about promoting excellence in education. Each year we randomly select a number of schools from different areas in an Upazila (county) of Greater Sylhet … read more
Housing Project
Conditions of housing in some poor villages throughout Sylhet are shocking, Roofs leak water during the rainy season. Mud walls crumble. Nothing inside stays dry. Respiratory infections increase dramatically … read more
Sustainability Project
Examples of work undertaken: … read more
Rickshaw Project
Donating a rickshaw to a poor villager enables them to earn enough money in the dry season when the roads and paths are passable to support his family throughout the year … read more
Wheelchair Project
In Bangladesh, if you are disabled you are almost bound to be destitute. Disabled people in Bangladesh have to rely entirely on their own families for support: Families that are themselves poor. That often means the disabled are a total burden, getting no help at all … read more
Winter Clothes Project
This is one of Al Tazid Foundation’s most important projects, and it benefits thousands of people every year. The poorest not only struggle to obtain enough food, but elderly members of the family and the children rarely have sufficient clothing, especially during colder weather … read more
Monthly free Health Care Project
A monthly service is provided at the Ali Bari, Mirza Shohid Pur. A doctor attends the clinic from 11am to 6pm, providing appointments for up to 60 people. Each patient has a free health check, and where appropriate a diagnosis is given, and advice on treatment. Medication will be prescribed where appropriate … read more
Umbrellas Project
Umbrellas are a real treasure for everyone in Bangladesh, but particularly for the poor and needy who cannot normally afford the shelter they give. That’s shelter from constant heavy rain in the rainy season … read more
T-Shirts Project
Giving out T Shirts has a double advantage. To the wearer that are a smart piece of clothing that they could never normally afford. Ill-fitting hand-me-downs are the alternative. For Al Tazid Foundation they are a way of promoting its charity work … read more