Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF) Vice President Dr Zubaida Rahman on Tuesday visited Blue Sky School, an institution run by the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) for children with special needs.
Students of the school welcomed her with flowers upon her arrival, while BAF Women’s Welfare Association (BAFWWA) and Others Women and Children Club (OWCC) President Saleha Khan received her.
During the visit, Zubaida observed various educational and developmental activities for children with special needs, including hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and music therapy.
School Principal Group Captain Mohammad Nur Ullah briefed her on the institution’s overall activities, including education, technical training, therapy services and medical emergency arrangements.
Currently, 28 specially trained teachers and therapists are working at the school to support children in leading healthy and independent lives.
Established by BAFWWA in 2021, the school maintains a ratio of one teacher and one sister or brother for every five students.
Under its technical education programme aimed at making children with special needs economically self-reliant, several students have already secured jobs as assistant therapists.
Later, Zubaida visited the training activities of BAFWWA Crafts and Boutique, the long-term training project and BAFWWA Industrial Home under the BAFWWA Corner. She also inspected handicraft products made by trainees.
At the end of the visit, she attended a cultural programme featuring children with special needs from Blue Sky School and students of BAFWWA Golden Eagle Nursery.
The children performed songs, dances, a fashion show and other cultural activities at the programme.
Zubaida praised BAFWWA’s humanitarian initiatives for providing education and therapy facilities for children with special needs and supporting women’s economic empowerment.
Later, students of Blue Sky School joined her in a photo session.
BAFWWA and OWCC presented her with a memento and a special gift featuring a photograph of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman.
Saleha Khan delivered the welcome address at the programme.
A video presentation highlighting BAFWWA’s programmes and the activities of Blue Sky School was also shown.
