Information about the project
Project title *
Magical Art of Silence: An Initiative from BRIDGE Foundation to create a space for the differently abled deaf and mute artists.
Title acronym
MAOS
Description *
I do believe that they are “Differently Abled” and this terminology brings the positive vibe and disability is at the end about our mindset and exclusion free society is important through more engagement and employment but still struggling for inclusion. We successfully ended our year along with participation in” Social Enterprise Day”,29 the December 2015 powered by British Council and facilitated by “Better Stories” at their official venue. From that venture, we felt more motivated to engage them while creating a space for their income generation. After that, we initiated more activities towards arts and crafts, with a successful art exhibition at the residence of Netherlands Embassy, May 2016. We got more opportunities to interact with the creative people and one of our artists Muhammad Sohel Ahmed got the opportunity to start his career as graphics designer at “Red and Orange” communication, before him it was another deaf and mute youth who bagged a job in a local advertising media, DOT3PRD, who is Shafayth Hossain Asif (23) working as a graphics designer in advertising media.
Jannatul Ferdous Srity (23) another deaf and mute female artist, who worked as an intern along with a national NGO, Democracywatch.
Project website
Geographical coverage *
Local implementation: Bangladesh, Dhaka
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/12/2015
to 31/12/2022
Partners
British Council
Dutch Embassy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh High Commission in Mexico
U.S Embassy
Counter Foto
Alliance Francoise
