Hilary Clauson is a 2013-14 AKFC International Development Management Fellow, placed with Aga Khan Foundation Bangladesh
I began my formal education with expulsion from preschool.
I redeemed myself by succeeding in primary school, phew. While primary school graduation is essentially a universal achievement in Canada, some Bangladeshi children face many barriers to reaching even this level of education.
Aga Khan Foundation Bangladesh (AKFB), among others, has found that a key influencer of early childhood development and school readiness is pre-primary education. AKFB is therefore working to increase the capacity of local organizations to deliver quality early childhood development programs. I admire AKFB for prioritizing local ownership by supporting organizations that are most familiar with – indeed often a part of – the communities in which they work.
As an AKFC International Youth Fellow, I visit preschools in rural Sylhet’s tea gardens (six hours north of my home in Dhaka) to learn how the program has impacted these communities.
More Aga Khan Foundation Canada – The Tea Gardens.
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