PSD Pearabag Primary School

3/A, Greenway, Baro, Pearabag, Moghbazar, Dhaka-1217

Started in 2005 | Grades 1-5 | 214 Students (91 Boys & 123 Girls) | 9 Teachers

Reason for Supporting: Primary school supporting Grade 1-5
Contact: Shibnath Sarker, CEO, Program for Sustainable Development | Mobile: 01711642622 | shibnath.sarker@agami.org

Pearabagh is in a densely populated slum area in Dhaka city. It has a total population of over 15,000, it has a population growth of about 3.5% annually. Most of the people are rickshaw pullers, fruit and veg sellers, day laborers, an/or garments workers by profession. The socio-economic condition of the targeted slum area is below poverty level. The daily average income is below $4.

Pearabagh school has come a long way with the help of Agami. Since 2001, Pearabagh has been established to help disadvantaged students from lower socioeconomic areas. The school has been flourishing under the care of the dedicated administration to support pre-primary to Grade 5. The school has also extended its support to its current students to further their education in the secondary level.

Results:

More than 95% of the students got promoted to the next level of classes. In 2017, a total of 30 students took the PEC exam. All the examinees passed successfully with flying colors. Six of the students got GPA-5 (A+), the highest grade possible while the rest of the students got an ‘A’ grade (GPA-4.00).

Before Agami:

Pearabag School was suffering because it could not support the expenses needed to run a school. The school was not able to retain its teachers because of its financial incapability. The dropout rate was close to 90% changing to only 10% after Agami involvement. 6 students dropped out because they migrated back to their village because their parents could not afford the living cost in Dhaka.

Funding: Agami has approved an amount of $8,000 for the fiscal year 2018 to support: Teachers’ salary, Students’ snacks, School house rent, Stationery, Exam cost