On Thursday, March 02, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and UNICEF launch the book “Pass It To Rizwana” written by an American elementary teacher Crystal Pottebaum developed by Her Story Foundations and Deshi Ballers supported by UNICEF.
This book will show how a girl can remove all barriers and engage her and her friends in sports.
Elisa Calpona, Child protection Manager in UNICEF explained that a new partnership between UNICEF and Ministry of Youth and Sports sealed in 2022 and in only 4 months allowed 1.6 million girls and boys to play sports.
3,7 million children and parents received awareness on violence prevention during almost 500 sports tournaments.
This a community-led approach owned by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and therefore sustainable and scalable nationwide.
Natalie McCauley, the Chief of Child Protection vows to everyone to create a world where every girl has the opportunity to participate in sports and reach their full potential.
The author of “Pass It To Rizwana”, Crystal Pottebaum shared her experience to learn Bangladeshi culture and how a true story can motivate other children and parents to engage their children in sports.
The secretary, Dr. Mohiuddin Ahmed shared how important sports are for children and thanked UNICEF for incorporating sports to end violence and for the partnership of UNICEF and Ministry of Youth and Sports.
At the end of the event a basketball match was conducted between the two teams of the book 'The Scholars' and 'Alien Eggs'.
