Shuchona Foundation Explained

Shuchona Foundation
Formation:	2014
Headquarters:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali
Website:	Shuchona Foundation

Shuchona Foundation ^[1] is a Bangladeshi non-profit foundation that works to help people with mental disability, neurological disability, autism, and mental health issues.^{[2] [3] [4]} Saima Wazed, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is the founder and chairperson of the foundation.^{[5] [6] [7]}

History

Shuchona Foundation was established in 2014.^[2] It was for a while known as Global Autism.^[8] The foundation released an app with Samsung mobile called "Look at me" that specifically designed to help with autism.^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[11]

Notes and References

1. News: bn:বাংলাদেশ, অটিজম ও সূচনা ফাউন্ডেশন . https://www.bd-pratidin.com/editorial/2018/04/02/319159 . 2 August 2019 . Bangladesh Pratidin . 2 April 2018 . bn.
2. Web site: Mission & Vision . Shuchona Foundation . 2 August 2019.
3. News: Unique Glimpses: A Portrait of Bangladesh Through Their Eyes . 2 August 2019 . The Daily Star . 24 June 2017 . en.
4. News: Responding to Needs of Families Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder . 2 August 2019 . ipsnews.net . Inter Press Service.
5. Web site: Executive Committee . Shuchona Foundation . 2 August 2019.
6. News: Shuchona Foundation to train civil servants about autism, mental health . 2 August 2019 . theindependentbd.com.
7. News: bn:সূচনা ফাউন্ডেশনের নামে প্রতারণার অভিযোগে গ্রেপ্তার ১ . https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/dhaka/2019/03/16/747847 . 2 August 2019 . Kaler kantho . bn.
8. News: Int'l Conference on Autism: Hasina, Saima show the way . 2 August 2019 . The Daily Star . 20 April 2017 . en.
9. News: Samsung, Shuchona Foundation launch autism app . 2 August 2019 . The Daily Star . 31 October 2016 . en.
10. News: Banks donate Tk 136cr to prime minister . The Daily Star . 2 August 2019 . en . 17 May 2017.
11. Web site: Current work . Shuchona Foundation . 2 August 2019.