Faraaz Hossain Foundation launched

The Faraaz Hossain Foundation officially started its journey on Saturday with a vision to bring smiles to the less fortunate, to help build future leaders and spread Faraaz's values of courage, friendship and humanity throughout Bangladesh.

The Foundation envisions building a community of passionate individuals who not only envisage a better tomorrow but have the will to write a brighter future, said a press release.

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It tookits very first step with a relief effort for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The entire community joined hands in providing food, clothing, blankets and medicine to help the refugees.

In his high school days, Faraaz worked very closely with the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP). In respect to his memory, the Foundation will work with the CRP to help disabled people in Bangladesh acquire skills to become productive members ofsociety.

As part of this partnership, the Foundation will help develop new spaces for CRP within its premises and build a state-of-the-art Faraaz Centre to help enrich the experience of those under CRP's care, according to the Foundation website.