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Disability organization based in Bangladesh

Shuchona Foundation
Formation2014
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served Bangladesh
Official language Bengali
WebsiteShuchona Foundation

Shuchona Foundation (Bengali: সূচনা ফাউন্ডেশন) is a Bangladeshi non-profit foundation that works to help people with mental disability, neurological disability, autism, and mental health issues. Saima Wazed, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is the founder and chairperson of the foundation.

History

Shuchona Foundation was established in 2014. It was for a while known as Global Autism. The foundation released an app with Samsung mobile called "Look at me" that specifically designed to help with autism.

On 17 May 2017, 37 commercial banks donated 1360 million taka to Shuchona Foundation along with Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust and Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust. On 4 June 2017, Shuchona Foundation started a program to train trainer who would provide information to lactating mothers with the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.

References

  1. বাংলাদেশ, অটিজম ও সূচনা ফাউন্ডেশন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Mission & Vision". Shuchona Foundation. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. "Unique Glimpses: A Portrait of Bangladesh Through Their Eyes". The Daily Star. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. "Responding to Needs of Families Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder". ipsnews.net. Inter Press Service. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. "Executive Committee". Shuchona Foundation. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. "Shuchona Foundation to train civil servants about autism, mental health". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. সূচনা ফাউন্ডেশনের নামে প্রতারণার অভিযোগে গ্রেপ্তার ১. Kaler kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. "Int'l Conference on Autism: Hasina, Saima show the way". The Daily Star. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  9. "Samsung, Shuchona Foundation launch autism app". The Daily Star. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  10. "Banks donate Tk 136cr to prime minister". The Daily Star. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  11. "Current work". Shuchona Foundation. Retrieved 2 August 2019.


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