I (Hafizur Rahman) am born in Khulna. I struggled so much to get education so nobody thought I would complete primary school. Through hard work I got higher education in Bangladesh, a NORAD scholarship to Norway and I have now a PhD.

I wished to help poor children so they will not face the struggle and pressure I faced to get education. I strongly beliee that:

"Everything is possible when you work from your heart"

Since my childhood I have worked for poor children’s education. In primary school I wondered why my poor friends did not go to school, so I motivated them to start school again.

In secondary school I started walking in the neighbourhood in the evenings to collect my friends and bring them to my home to teach them. I created a friendly environment, told stories and made all feel happy and well.

When I was going to Norway (2005) I was teachong 15 poor students, so I motivated one of them, Alamin (grade 10), to teach the others. Alamin was young and afraid because he lacked confidence and teaching experience, but Hafiz motivated him and Alamin started teaching in his bed room. After arrival in Norway I used 166 USD/month (of my 1000 USD/month scholarship) to cover educational costs of EDS and in 2007 I used all my savings (13 000 USD from the NORAD scholarship) to buy a house where the 200 EDS children could be taught. In Shonali and Ajax jute mills we borrow classrooms. Since 2005 I have guided, motivated and followed up (through mobile, skype, visits) Alamin, poor youth, children, parents and volunteers daily.

Alamin has develped 18 honest, dedicated change agents working from their heart to give poor children education and develop their society.

EDS is like a chain where I developed Alamin as a change agent, now Alamin develops new change agents and these will develop more change agents.

This way EDS spreads in the society like rings on water.