Sumaiya Akter

 

Sumaiya Akter is 10 years old and studies in grade 6. She goes to Sunrise Model School. She aspires to become a doctor one day. Her family moved to Dhaka in 2008 in search of better paying work.

 

Sumaiya’s father Abdur Rashid is 42 years old and her mother Shiuli Begum is 37. Her father is a rickshaw puller and mother is house worker. Sumaiya has two brothers.

 

The family lives in a 1 room house that is big enough for fitting one bed. There is no space for the children to study and the house has one bathroom.

 

Sumaiya is a bright and promising girl. She does well in school and is extremely good at mathematics. Sponsoring Sumaiya will allow her to achieve a good life through education.