A Home, Clean Water, and Dignity for Lubna Begum’s Family in Laxmipur
Mission Statement
This campaign aims to raise USD 3,000 to build a safe, durable home, install clean water and sanitation facilities, and support urgent health and educational needs for Lubna Begum’s family. With your help, we will ensure they live with safety, dignity, and hope for the future.
The Human Case
Lubna Begum is a widowed mother living in Banchanagar, Ward No. 2, Laxmipur Sadar Upazila. She is the sole caregiver to her three daughters. Their home is fragile and unsafe, with no guarantee of protection from harsh weather. Lubna makes her living doing irregular domestic work; her income is unstable and insufficient even for food, let alone school fees or medical treatment.
Her daughters’ schooling is repeatedly interrupted because Lubna cannot afford supplies or the occasional fee. Meanwhile, Lubna herself suffers from chronic back pain and other untreated health issues, making it harder for her to work.
“I worry every night about their education, their health, and whether we will stay dry when the rain comes,” Lubna says.
Context & Urgency
Rural Bangladesh, especially in coastal and border districts like Laxmipur, remains one of the areas most affected by poverty, infrastructural neglect, and gender inequities. Female-headed households are especially vulnerable—often excluded from social safety nets, with less access to secure income, health services, and formal aid.
Lubna’s situation is urgent. Unstable shelter exposes the family to seasonal dangers, lack of sanitation puts them at immediate health risk, and without a reliable source of income, each day is a struggle for survival.
Fundraising Goal & Cost Breakdown
Total Goal: USD 3,000
| Item | Estimated Cost (USD) | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Durable Home (brick walls, tin roof) | $1,800 | Local materials, labor for walls & roof |
| Sanitation Facility (toilet / latrine + pit) | $250 | Basic but hygienic toilet structure |
| Deep-Tube Well for safe drinking water | $150 | Installation of well & hand pump |
| Medical treatment for Lubna’s chronic conditions | $200 | Clinic visits, medicine, diagnostics |
| Education support for daughters | $200 | Supplies, modest fees to reduce absences |
| Unskilled & Skilled Labor | $200 | Local laborers for house, well & sanitation work |
| Monitoring, Administration & Reporting (≈10%) | $200 | Oversight, documentation, donor updates
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Donation Tiers
$10 – Provides notebooks and pens for Lubna’s youngest daughter for one term
$20 – Supplies basic groceries for the family for one week
$25 – Helps buy paint or roofing sheets
$40 – Covers school uniforms for two daughters
$50 – Pays for supplies for one school term for a daughter
$75 – Provides medicine for Lubna’s back pain and health issues for one month
$100 – Pays for skilled labor for part of the house structure
$150 – Covers bricks and sand for building foundation walls
$200 – Provides one month of nutritional food support plus books for the children
$250 – Covers the sanitation facility (toilet + pit)
$300 – Pays for wood and tin sheets for durable roofing
$400 – Provides basic furniture (two beds and a table) for the new home
$500 – Funds the digging and installation of a deep-tube well
$750 – Covers doors, windows, and flooring for the home
$1,000 – Substantial contribution toward completing the full house construction
$2.000 – Construction on the home with rooms and a tin-shed roof without paint can be completed.
$3,000 – The complete construction of the home, with a deep-tube well, with an in-home toilet, and a 50 sq/ft home.
Transparency & Accountability
Funds Use: Every donation will go directly toward essential needs—construction materials, skilled and unskilled labor, sanitation facilities, clean water access, health treatment, and educational support for Lubna Begum’s family.
Oversight: The project will be monitored by local community representatives and Animation Liberate for Organize (ALO). We will ensure all work is properly implemented and verified.
Monitoring & Reporting:
Bi-Annual Reports: Twice yearly, we will provide donors with written progress reports, accompanied by photographs and video interviews with Lubna and her family.
Completion Reporting: Immediately after the construction of the house and installation of water and sanitation facilities, we will document the process through photos and an in-depth video interview with Lubna. This will be uploaded and shared with donors as a final impact story.
Budget Control: Administrative and monitoring costs are capped at no more than 10%, ensuring that the vast majority of contributions directly benefit the family.
Call to Action
Lubna’s need is immediate. A safe home, access to water, sanitation, health care, and education aren’t luxuries—they are basic rights. Delay means continued insecurity, illness, and falling further behind.
By contributing now, you not only provide immediate relief—you restore dignity, protect lives, and offer hope. Let’s stand together for Lubna and her daughters.