Category Archives: CommunityAction

CommunityAction is now three years old!

Dear Actioneers, We’re 3!! When CA began its Actions on Dec 16, 2008, hardly any of the Actioneers present dreamt of a day when our membership would span across more than 600 students from over 90 institutes across the world. … Continue reading

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I HAVE A DREAM

11: 30- The bus finally arrived at the S.R bus terminal in Bogra. Waiting for the 8 of us were three vans, all of them arranged by CommunityAction. As I settled myself fairly comfortably on one of them, looking at … Continue reading

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অন্যরকম একটা ঈদ– Action: Eid4Every1 2011

অ্যাকশনঃ পেঁয়াজু-বেগুনী ২০১১-তে অংশগ্রহন তিনদিন পর একটা কল পেলাম অ্যাকশন লিডার মিঠু ভাইয়ার কাছ থেকে। ভাইয়া বললেন,“ পিয়া, ২৪ তারিখ মিটিং-এ যেতে হবে।” যথাদিনে তুমুল বৃষ্টি উপেক্ষা করে মিটিং-এ পৌঁছে যা বুঝলাম, Eid4Every1 এর ইভেন্ট করছি আমরা! :-) ভয়, আশঙ্কা … Continue reading

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A Packet of Smile- Lets Share It! – Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 (Day 24)

The proposal came all of a sudden. It was a Friday. After the Jummah prayer,I was havingthe usual chat with my friends.There a good friend of mine, Sa’ad along with Evan and Tonmoy raised the issue ofdoing something for the … Continue reading

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একটি ডাক…অভাবনীয় সাড়া, জয়তু তারুণ্য, জয়তু বন্ধুত্ব!!!– অ্যাকশনঃপেঁয়াজু-বেগুনী ২০১১ (দিন ২২)

২৬শে আগস্ট খিলগাঁও-রামপুরা এলাকায় অ্যাকশনঃ পেঁয়াজু-বেগুনী করতে গিয়ে বন্ধুত্ব এবং তারুণ্যের শক্তি নতুন করে প্রমাণিত হল। কে বলে আমরা কিছু পারি না??? পারব না??? আমরা পেরেছি!!! :D এবার অ্যাকশনঃপেঁয়াজু-বেগুনী ২০১১ শুরুর আগে অ্যাকশন লিডার মিঠু ভাই-এর বাসায় যেদিন প্রথম মিটিং … Continue reading

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Randam Rants About Action: Mehndi Magic [28.08.11]

This is one of those events that make CommunityAction speak louder than words :) The idea is to split into teams and hit the streets… and put mehndi on the hands of street kids :) So, buckle up ;) 1. A mother … Continue reading

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An Incredible Experience—Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 (Day 19)

My uneventful summer vacation was coming to an end when I first saw the Action: Piyaju-Beguni Event page on fb. It caught my interest and without further delay I called a number of friends in my neighbourhood and decided to … Continue reading

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Action Rollercoaster—Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 (Day 18)

Disaster had struck, I thought. It was the middle of the night. Sanjoy on the phone had just let me know that 8000tk of our donations collected for Action: Piyaju-Beguni had been hijacked from two of our Actioneers as they … Continue reading

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The Team of Ten–Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 (Day 17)

The time was 05:15 p.m. There were more than 70 kids surrounding us. Zahid bhaia was shouting at the top of his lungs. But kids were still swarming in without listening to any of the words. Antara was freaking out … Continue reading

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The Pursuit of Happiness– Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 (Day 16)

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep… And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Robert Frost Being one of the area leaders of Moghbazar zone has been … Continue reading

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অ্যাকশনঃ পেঁয়াজু-বেগুনী ও একজন সৌভাগ্যবান আমি (দিন ১৫)

প্রথম তারাবী নামাজ পড়ে মসজিদ থেকে তখনও বের হতে পারিনি, পকেট এ রাখা মোবাইলটা ভাইব্রেট করে উঠল। মিঠু ভাই এর ফোন, ‘হ্যাঁ ভাইয়া আজকে আসোনি কেন মিটিং এ?’ ‘ভাইয়া আমার তো ক্লাস ছিল তাই যেতে পারিনি।‘ ‘আচ্ছা সমস্যা নেই বল … Continue reading

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An Experience to Remember–Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 (Day 14) [Gazipur]

It has been a great experience taking part in Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 for the first time this year. In fact the entire team was working for the first time in any Action of CommunityAction. Also this was the first time … Continue reading

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HOW TO TURN A DAY OF TEARS TO A DAY OF SMILES—Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 (Day 11)

The events of the past few days had not only taken a heavy toll on our spirits but also pushed us into despair. Amid all the rage and frustration towards the system, there grew a feeling of hopelessness about the … Continue reading

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এক মুঠো খাবার আর আকাশ সমান ভালোবাসা!!!!– অ্যাকশন: পেঁয়াজু-বেগুনী ২০১১ (দিন ৯)

পৃথিবীতে ২ ধরনের মানুষ আছে। একদল ভাবে ভালো কাজ করা অনেক সহজ,  আরেকদল ভাবে ভালো কাজ করা বেশ কঠিন। আমার চিন্তা ধারা ২য় দলের মানুষের মত ছিলো। এবার রমজানের আগেই ভাবছিলাম এমন কি করা যায় যেটা অনেক ভালো হবে আবার … Continue reading

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A Blissful Day–Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 (Day 8)

The heavy downpours throughout the week got us all praying for the rain to end for the successful completion of Action: Piyaju-Beguni 2011 in Chittagong. When finally the most anticipated day, 12thAugust came with beautiful sunny weather, we felt relieved. … Continue reading

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