Happy New Year!!!

Dear all,

Well, 2008 has seen a lot of change at Bhola Garden. New land....new building....there's certainly a feeling of great progress as we move into 2009.

In recent news......Dinah went over to Bhola in November, and was delighted by the new building, which has developed so much in such a short time. It looks fantastic, and will make a huge difference to life at Bhola Garden.

At the beginning of December, Ali was very involved in the organization of International Disability Day. Children from Bhola Garden won 9 prizes on the day, for competitions for the blind, Deaf, and for children with Cerebral Palsy.

Anne also recently visited the Island, and Dinah is due to return for another visit in February. With so much going on at Bhola Garden, and so much progress to see, it is clearly difficult to stay away!

As we move into 2009, there is much to look forward to; the completion of the new building, the cultivation of new land.....we still have a long way to go. But, encouraged by the great strides taken in 2008 it is with optimism and excitement that we move forward into a new year at Bhola Garden.

Many thanks to our friends and supporters and best wishes to you all for a wonderful 2009.

from Ali, 2nd January 2009

Dear all

For your kind information, I am going
to Dhaka this evening and will come back
4th January about 12 pm By seaplane,
Bruna, Elonora, Jose will flow me

Hope to see you soon.

Lots of love from your children.

from Ali, 29th December 2008

Dear all
Many of our disable persons are going
to cast their vote to day and this
is first time their casting their vote.

Lots of love from your children

news from Ali, 24th December 2008

Dear all
Mr. Ruhul amin (143) was an orphan boy (U E C H),
I am looking after him from 1970, he is very sick
both kidney is out of order. We had taken him in Bhola
hospital this morning, Doctor says that there
are just one hospital in Dhaka, you should take
him there we can’t do anything so we will take him to
Dhaka for last treatment but hope is very little.
Hopefully we will say him goodbye. Swedish friend please
send the news to all other friends who work for
Uncle Erik`s Children Help and the others for pray for him.

Lots of love from your children

Progress, progress!!

12th November:

Many thanks to our kind supporters who responded 
so quickly to our appeal and have pledged money 
for Fatima's treatment. Dinah is now en route to Bhola 
and we look forward to hearing her news of life
at Bhola Garden. Yesterday, Ali sent us this update:

"Dear all
Fatima is admitted in the Hospital and has
start to get the proper medicine. We are
paying food, Medicine, every thing.

Lots of love from your children." (Ali)

Monday 10th November: We received this sad news from Ali:

"An Orphan girl, Fatima Begom, 17 years old, 
(don¹t have father, mother and other relatives) has
been burned by fire, and admitted in the government
Hospital in Bhola but she couldn¹t buy the medicine, 
then she was discharge from hospital. Now her burn 
place is dangerous, she may not be live any more if 
she will not get proper treatment. If any one can help 
her, she my saved. If any one can help her then I can 
go for the treatment, she or he can send the money after.

Very simple away she burnt, after evening she was
giving the light with Kerosene lamp oil
In the lamp it wasn¹t any kerosene so she opens 
the mouth of the lamp for to put in the kerosene, 
at that time the burning part of the lamp with 
kerosene fall down on her body, the cloth was on her 
body was silk cloth so its burn and melted on her Skeins. 

Send the prayer to the others friend if needed.

Lots of love from your children." (Ali)

We sparing you the photograph, but can assure
you the poor girl¹s burns are horrendous.
Although not strictly within Bhola¹s Children¹s remit,
we have told Ali to proceed immediately with the treatment:

"Thank you so much for quick answer, tomorrow morning I will go to
hospital with her.
God bless you. Make a special pray for the girl". (Ali)

If you would you like to contribute to Fatima¹s treatment
and skin grafts, please write ŒFatima¹ on the back
of your cheque and we will make sure she is told
who has helped her. Thankyou.