Implementing partner: POPI

Countries: Bangladesh
Dates: 2009-
Donors: Isle of Man Overseas Aid Committee

The floating school will provide quality education for 250 children (aged 6-12) and 50 youths (aged 13-18) and will provide 150,000 members of the target population with health and social awareness to improve their health seeking behaviour and encourage them to practice their human rights and access government services.

This innovative floating school will travel from village to village during the monsoon season when villages are completely cut off from mainland services and conduct lessons for children who otherwise would not be able to attend school. In the evenings the boat will act as a resource centre for communities and will conduct heath and social awareness presentations and shows.