UIU Social Services Club distributed winter clothes

The UIU Social Services Club (UIUSSC), an initiative under the Directorate of Career Counseling and Student Affairs (DCCSA) at United International University (UIU) recently organized winter clothes distributed to support distressed families in the cold-stricken at Koyra Upazila in Khulna.

The cold-stricken poor people of the northern region of Bangladesh have been severely suffering due to excessive cold waves during this winter season. Many of them do not have any warm clothes to protect themselves against the unbearable cold.

The young members of UIUSSC collected over 2000 old but usable clothes by setting up a booth on the UIU campus. They also raised funds from the faculty members, administrative staff and students of UIU for the Winter Clothing Program. Additionally, faculties and officers of UIU willingly donated a good amount of money to purchase blankets.

A team from UIUSSC marched to the remote cold-stricken area of Koyra Upazila, Khulna and collected data by going door-to-door among the cold-stricken people. They sorted and selected the individuals who are genuinely poor and suffered from the lack of warm clothes. 

After collecting data, they properly distributed 400 blankets, over 2000 warm clothes, and 600 units of Petroleum Jelly. These donations facilitated more than 750 families covering 03 villages of Koyra Upazila, Khulna.

As a part of the social responsibility, the UIU Social Services Club is committed to serving the community from the bottom of their hearts. Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Kashem Mia, Vice-Chancellor of UIU, expressed heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the faculty members, administrative officers, and students of UIU for standing beside the cold-stricken people.