Thanks to the bKash app, underprivileged children across Dhaka, including orphan Al Amin, are receiving daily iftar during Ramadan, while thousands of donors like Brishty Rahman can contribute easily from anywhere in the country.
Fourteen-year-old Al Amin, who grew up in the Kamalapur Railway Station area, earns his livelihood through small jobs. He fasts every day during Ramadan and attends the daily iftar event at Mojar School to break his fast.
Meanwhile, Brishty Rahman, a resident of Badda in Dhaka, grew up watching her mother arrange iftar for people in need. Although she cannot organize large-scale initiatives due to her busy urban lifestyle, she now provides iftar to five children every day by donating through the bKash app to Mojar School.
For Brishty, the digital platform offers a meaningful way to carry forward her mother’s values. bKash has made it easy for people like her to connect with initiatives for children like Al Amin.
Thousands of others across the country have also been able to participate effortlessly in different organizations’ iftar programmes through bKash, ensuring that more underprivileged children can break their fast during the holy month.
The connection of religious and social sentiment with arranging iftar for those who are fasting is a longstanding tradition. This year too, mosques, various institutions, social organisations, and even individuals have taken initiatives throughout Ramadan to arrange iftar for fasting people. The ‘Donation’ option on the bKash app has made participation in this noble initiative easy and instant.
Speaking about organising daily iftar, Arian Arif, Chief Executive Officer of Mojar School, said, “Our organisation runs various initiatives to stand beside underprivileged and streetchildren. But arranging iftar gives us a different kind of fulfilment. Watching people sit in long rows and break their fast together after an entire day is a special joy. We may have taken the initiative, but people from all over the country are joining us. Anyone who wishes to contribute to iftar can easily donate through the bKash app and be part of this effort.”
Where and How to Donate for Iftar:
Donations for the iftar of one or multiple individuals can be sent directly from the bKash app to organisations like Obhizatrik Foundation, Mojar School, Shakti Foundation, and Mastul Foundation.
Depending on the organisation, an individual can provide iftar for one person at Tk 40 or Tk 50. Users can also take responsibility for a family’s entire month of iftar by donating Tk 1000.
bKash customers can donate daily or donate larger amounts at once as per their convenience. These social organisations arrange daily iftar for underprivileged communities at various locations across Dhaka, in mosques, as well as at several places outside Dhaka.
To donate iftar through bKash app, customers need to click on the ‘Donation’ icon from the bKash app.
Then, the preferred organisation can be selected from the list, and the customers need to submit their name, email and donation amount. In the next step, the customer will get an acknowledgment note after completing the donation process with bKash PIN. In addition to the bKash app, customers can also donate through this weblink
https://www.bkash.com/en/products-services/donation.