In mid 2011, the Bangalhalia Agapara Buddhist Welfare Orphanage (BABWO) faced a food crisis in feeding the 120 children under their care due to limited aid from the local government and irregular support from donors. The BABWO Volunteer Charity Adviser, Bro Mong Mong Thun Marma approached Firefly Mission. Two FFM volunteers visited BABWO in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh in July 2011 and discovered that the food crisis was critical. On behalf of FFM, they made a donation to enable BABWO to continue to feed the 120 children for the next six months. Further visits were made by FFM volunteers in February 2012 and January 2013 and a number of projects have since been implemented in support of the minority Buddhist community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Education
- BABWO Dormitory Extension Construction Project
- Construction of Residential Junior High School
- Bangladesh Children Sponsorship Programme
- School Uniforms & Stationery
Community Welfare
- SSSBO Solar Lighting and Water Supply Project
- BSG Security Fencing Project, Urgent financial support for foods and blanket and jacket
- BTO Urgent financial support for foods, blanket and jacket
Project Updates & Recent News
Annual Stationery Distribution to 10 Orphanages
Annual Stationery Distribution at BABWO Orphanage – Bangladesh
Blankets distribution to 100 Bangladesh families – Jan 2022
BABWO-FFM Reunion 2021 over Zoom
Handwriting & drawing competition at BABWO
Relief Support to fire victims in Bangladesh – May 2021
Lotus Children Home (Bangladesh) Drainage Project Update – May 2021
Lotus Children Home – Dining Hall Project Update – Apr 2021
Distribution of Education & Stationery items (Chittagong Hill Tracts)
BABWO’s children study at home
Voices from the Heart
BABWO Founder President - By Ven U Khemachara Mahathero
Before did not meet with Firefly Mission, my orphanage children and I was in difficult condition. The condition of the Bangalhalia Agapara Buddhist Welfare Orphanage are changing since 2012 met the Firefly Mission in July 2011 though the Bro Mong Mong Thun Marma and receiving many kind of support from Firefly Mission such as 1st floor extended dormitory, children sponsorship program and in-kind donation; school uniform, blanket and jacket and education stationeries. It is happening by Bro Mong Mong Thun Marma for his gave built a bridge of relationship between BABWO and Firefly Mission unless still I have to live in difficult condition. I shall never forget it and blessing to all of you for your Metta.
Now I can live and looking after our orphanage children without any difficulties. Timely I can feed our children, with satisfactoriness our children are getting chance to study their education without any difficulties.
Through the BABWO the other three orphanages; Sanghamitta Saba Sangha Buddhist Orphanage, Buddha Shishu Ghar, and Buddhist Temple Orphanage are received support and donations from Firefly Mission. There are Residential Junior High School, Barbed wire fencing project and donation for foods, blankets, jacket and solar, water tank and generator. I am very happy for it. I sincerely gratitude and blessing to all of members of Firefly Mission including Swan fund, Donors, supporters and well-wishers of BABWO may happy, healthy, prosperous and live long.
Nibba Nassa Pachaya Hontu!
BABWO Children and Bro Mong
Our Children
We are very happy for can live and study at BABWO peacefully and lighting up our lives. Thank you all Firefly Mission donors and Sun Fund, Singapore.
Parent and guardian of our children
Yes, we are also very happy for can send our children to the BABWO unless we have to difficult and our children also cannot get chance to do access education and deprived from their education rights and difficult to find the way of their brightness life. We are gratitude to BABWO and their donors.
Voice of Bro Mong
Yes of course, I feel very happy for could do something for BABWO, Firefly Mission and others in this life. It is my wholesome works. I cannot donate much but I love to help others as can as possible till the dead and give build a bridge of relationship between BABWO and Firefly Mission as if they can do their wholesome/Dana works. I myself would like gratitude to Firefly Mission and Swan Fund from my heart for their valuable kindness support. I have been done charity works and doing too. All the achieved of my wholesome/Dana are dedicated to late my beloved Mother and Father and all. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu!
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