Your support will be visible every step of the way. Twice a year, we will share detailed progress reports with photos and video interviews from Shopna and her family, so you can see how your contribution is transforming their lives. Once the home is completed, we will immediately document the milestone with pictures and a heartfelt interview, ensuring full transparency and a lasting record of your impact.
Mission Statement
This campaign aims to raise USD 2,923 to build a safe, durable home, install clean water and sanitation facilities, and support urgent health and educational needs for Shopna’s family in Bancha Nagar, Laxmipur Sadar Upazila. With your help, we will provide them with safety, dignity, and hope for a better future.
The Human Case
Shopna lives in Bancha Nagar, Ward No. 14, Laxmipur Sadar Upazila, with her ailing husband, their daughter, and son. Their current shelter has a leaking roof that fails during monsoons, offering scant protection from the elements. The family lacks access to clean water and proper sanitation, heightening health risks for all members. Shopna’s husband, a woodcutter, is hampered by a chronic illness that limits his workdays and income, leaving the family in precarious financial straits unable to afford basics like food, medicine, or school fees for the children.
The children’s education hangs in the balance due to mounting costs, while the family’s living conditions worsen their overall health vulnerabilities. “Every rainy season, I fear for our home and our children’s future—how can they learn or thrive without a safe place to rest?” Shopna shares.
Context & Urgency
Bancha Nagar, in the coastal Lakshmipur District, grapples with deep-rooted poverty, poor infrastructure, and limited access to clean water and sanitation. According to regional data, Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila reports 29.1% moderate poverty and 5.5% extreme poverty as of 2016, with district-wide figures at 32.5%. Nationally, poverty has climbed to 28% in 2025, up from 18.7% in 2022, pushing millions more into extreme hardship. In rural Chittagong Division areas like this, only about 45% of households had improved sanitation by 2014, and unemployment in nearby upazilas stands at 18.7%, trapping families in cycles of illness and low earnings.
The urgency is stark: without stable housing, clean water, and sanitation, Shopna’s family remains exposed to floods, disease, and deepening despair. Swift action is essential to safeguard their health and open pathways to stability.
Fundraising Goal & Cost Breakdown
| Total Goal: USD 2,923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item | Estimated Cost (USD) | Details |
| Durable Home (brick walls, tin roof) | $2,542 | Local materials, labor for walls & roof |
| Sanitation Facility (toilet/latrine + pit) | $254 | Basic but hygienic toilet structure |
| Deep-Tube Well for safe drinking water | $127 | Installation of well & hand pump |
| Monitoring, Administration & Reporting (≈10%) | $292 | Oversight, documentation, donor updates |
Donation Tiers
- $10 – Provides notebooks and pens for Shopna’s children for one term
- $20 – Supplies basic groceries for the family for one week
- $25 – Helps buy roofing sheets or repair materials
- $40 – Covers a school uniform for one of the children
- $50 – Pays for school supplies for one term
- $75 – Provides medicine for the family’s health needs 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 (a bed 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
- $2,923 – Fully funds the home, deep-tube well, and sanitation facility
Transparency & Accountability
Funds Use: Every donation will go directly toward essential needs—construction materials, skilled and unskilled labor, sanitation facilities, and clean water access for Shopna’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 Shopna 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 Shopna, shared with donors as a final impact story.
- Budget Control: Administrative and monitoring costs are capped at no more than 10%, ensuring the vast majority of contributions directly benefit the family.
Call to Action
Shopna’s family confronts daily battles that undermine their health, security, and aspirations. A sturdy home, clean water, and sanitation are essentials, not extras—vital for dignity and progress. By donating today, you deliver urgent aid, rebuild hope, and empower a brighter tomorrow. Stand with Shopna and her family now.
Report: People’s Voice 34