Rownak Alin

My son Mahin Mursalin writes our sponsored kids regularly and gets so excited to get a letter in the mail from Bangladesh. It is an amazing program that changed our daily life. –Rownak Alin New York … [Read more...]

Dr. Abdul Ali Manu

My son is sponsoring a child in Bangladesh through DCI’s Sun Child Program since 2005. Abid likes the program, especially the communication with his sponsored friend. Abid saves money in his piggy bank for his sponsored child and always waits for the letter and picture of his sponsored friend. This … [Read more...]

Dr. Ehsan Hoque to Address UNICEF’s Children’s Week at Yale

CHESHIRE, CT – Distressed Children and Infants International (DCI) Executive Director Dr. Ehsan Hoque will give a presentation detailing DCI’s programs during UNICEF’s Children’s Week at Yale, at the Yale University, William L Harkness Hall, Room 116 (470 College Street, New Haven, CT 06511), at … [Read more...]

Galley Saleh

I have had an incredible time in Bangladesh from the minute I was picked up at the airport. Thank you so much for everything. I am looking forward to coming again and working with DCI/RSC and the beautiful people of Bangladesh. –Galley Saleh DCI Youth Volunteer August 3, 2009 … [Read more...]

Saika Belal Nitol

I am having a great time working and collecting data in DCI’s Clinic for the Underprivileged. I really appreciate DCI’s hospitality. Also, I recently visited some DCI-supported orphanages, and I was truly moved by the changes the services offered by DCI are making in these children’s lives. I am so … [Read more...]

Arush Sarwar

After my visit to Bangladesh, I decided to devote myself to aiding the distressed children through DCI. I also want to work extensively for youth leadership development in the USA by motivating American children to take on more humanitarian activities. In the near future, I want to visit Bangladesh … [Read more...]

Toni L. Silva

Thank you to Dr. Hoque and everybody at DCI for educating hundreds of students at Dodd Middle School, in Cheshire, Connecticut, about the needs of impoverished children in Bangladesh and throughout the world. It has been our pleasure to run community service projects to donate hundreds of books and … [Read more...]

Tammana A. Morshed

I am extremely humbled to be a helping hand to the Distressed Children & infants international organization. I have always yearned in my life to help a child in need in my home country of Bangladesh, but I never knew how to make a difference. DCI gave me the opportunity to fulfill this dream of mine … [Read more...]

Jonathan Coleman

I am honored to be a part of DCI and hope to bring a better future for the children in Bangladesh, because they are the future of the country. I could never have anticipated that I would go to Bangladesh. There are many obstacles that would have prevented me from ever travelling there. I was given … [Read more...]

Sonia Khan

We have been sponsoring a distressed child in Bangladesh since right after my little daughter Sohi was born. We keep the sponsored child’s picture in our home so that our daughter realizes that she has a friend back home in Bangladesh. We hope that she will develop a connection with our roots in … [Read more...]

Nahid Sharmin

Something amazing happened to our children. It created some new feelings in the hearts of our children. It opened their eyes to the pain of the rest of the world, showed them how the majority of children live and most importantly, motivated them to think of others. Compassion for others was born in … [Read more...]

Liz Swearsky

My experience with DCI has been wonderful. Everything is extremely transparent. The volunteers are totally focused on eradicating poverty and child workers and I am happy to be a part of this mission. My daughters Hannah and Isabella sent their sponsored children their recent school photos and some … [Read more...]

Nabil Anwar

Without DCI, I cannot imagine how I could possibly have seen and learned so much as an undergraduate about medicine, other cultures, and my own desire and ability to make a difference in others’ lives. Working with this wonderful organization has really changed my life and made me feel good about … [Read more...]

Molly Preudhomme

I believe Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI) has developed excellent programs that can give American children the opportunity to learn about the lives of children from different countries around the world and will foster in them a sense of empathy for others and a desire to take a … [Read more...]

Jonathan Coleman

DCI Youth Volunteer Jonathan ColemanI am honored to be a part of DCI and hope to bring a better future for the children in Bangladesh, because they are the future of the country. I could never have anticipated that I would go to Bangladesh. There are many obstacles that would have prevented me from … [Read more...]

Masud Chowdhury

I want to thank DCI for changing the lives of my children. My Daughter, Lora, a senior in Cedar Hills High School, Texas, has sponsored a child in Bangladesh through DCI for the last 4 years. I saw that she gradually changed her attitude towards her life. Before, she always wanted brand named items … [Read more...]

Angelina Gomez

Volunteering in Bangladesh with DCI was a fantastic experience, one that I will treasure for the rest of my life. Nothing will be able to take away this experience. Even before I left Bangladesh I had a new found dedication and determination to continue and help fight against blindness and … [Read more...]

Xiao Lan Wang

My daughter Amanda is sponsoring a child and has been volunteering for the last 5 years at DCI. She is working in our restaurant and also babysitting to earn money to sponsor the child in Bangladesh. I am very proud of her and her work. In fact, the volunteering work with DCI helped my daughter open … [Read more...]

Labiba Rahman

It was a pleasure meeting and working with the DCI team in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a poverty-stricken country that faces a lot of problems. However, organizations such as DCI are trying to work together to help the people of Bangladesh and I see that they are really moving forward in this process. … [Read more...]

Dr. Tariq Islam

We just signed up to sponsor our second child through DCI. I can see the positive changes in my children after we started child sponsorship though DCI. I feel that it is so important to teach our kids about gratitude and thankfulness and to not be selfish. –Dr. Tariq Islam New York … [Read more...]

Jolly

I have seen thankfulness generated in my children through DCI’s Sun child sponsorship. And I wouldn’t trade that for anything. I can definitely tell you that if you want to teach your children to be thankful, to be compassionate, to live a grateful life, consider sponsoring a child or getting your … [Read more...]

Liz Swearsky

My experience with DCI has been wonderful. Everything is extremely transparent. The volunteers are totally focused on eradicating poverty and child workers and I am happy to be a part of this mission. My daughters Hannah and Isabella sent their sponsored children their recent school photos and some … [Read more...]

DCI Executive Director Dr. Ehsan Hoque to Attend BMANA 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada for Child Rights

US-based charity fights for CHILD RIGHTS Cheshire, CT (June 20, 2010): Distressed Children and Infants International (DCI) Executive Director, Dr. Ehsan Hoque, will be giving a presentation entitled “DCI Programs in Bangladesh and How American Youth Can Benefit from Getting Involved” on July 2nd, … [Read more...]

DCI Program Director Dr. Sabina Ahmed Attended Baishakhee Mela in Detroit, Michigan

US-based charity fights for CHILD RIGHTS Cheshire, CT (May 17, 2010): Distressed Children and Infants (DCI) International Program Director, Dr. Sabina Ahmed, attended Bangladeshi Community Baishakhee Mela, in Detroit on 05/15/10, Michigan, organized by Bangladeshi Community of Michigan. She … [Read more...]