ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) has organised a festival to celebrate the resilience of communities of Bangladesh and the country’s glorious heritage, culture, and traditions.
The festival titled ‘Festival of Resilience: People, Planet and Possibilities’ will take place on Thursday and Friday at the Dhaka’s ‘NCC’ (Naveed’s Comedy Club) in Gulshan 2, said a press release.
Centering on the strength of Bangladesh’s people to strive and rise against all odds, the festival aims to encourage celebration and participation among communities in recognition of their stories of resilience.
For decades, people of Bangladesh have faced countless challenges, such as, climate and human-induced disasters, inequalities, economic instability, refugee crisis and pandemic. But every time, the mass bounced back with the power of resilience and survived with a renewed vigor. Very recent example would be the last two years, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the collective effort of the people of this country helped communities to stay hopeful and agile, despite all the uncertainties and despair, it said.
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Farah Kabir, Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh said the organisation is organising such a festival because people's innate quality and resilience are worth to be celebrated, said the release.
“The knack for survival through endurance and surpassing beyond obstacles is what makes us, as a nation, unique and commendable.”
“Through this two-days long event, we are going to promote the diversity of the country’s culture, an attempt to learn the grassroots’ resilience mechanisms, explore opportunities for potential partnerships and highlight the work of ActionAid Bangladesh for building resilience to increase awareness,” She added.
There will be exciting games, live story-telling sessions and different stalls as well, where different handicraft, boutique and food items can be purchased. On-site registration will be available on both days of the festival. Exhibition (Photo, Arts, crafts, audiovisuals, etc.) and stalls of Aaurhi Trust, Barir Jeenish-Happy Home, Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Response will remain open from 03:00 to 06:00 PM on Thursday, and 03:00 to 08:00 PM on Friday.