AHWS partnered with Lekhapara in January 2021, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Lekhapara is a social organization dedicated towards promoting and supporting education to underprivileged and special needs children, as well as adolescents.

Lekhapara believes that disadvantaged children deserve to have an opportunity towards obtaining and education, and believes that every child is special.

In 2021, Dr. Shahida Akhter of AHWS partner, Lekhpara, founded a primary school in Koltapara village, located in near the northern city of Mymensingh in Northern Bangladesh. The primary school has served as an educational institution for poor and underprivileged students, who have thrived in studying basic academic curriculum. This includes English, Bengali, mathematics, social sciences, and sciences. The school also welcomes autistic and other special-needs children.

We salute Dr. Akther for her dedication, passion and hard work!