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

The cold-stricken community 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 at the UIU campus. They also raised funds from faculty members, administrative staff, and students of UIU for the winter clothing programme. Additionally, faculty members and officers of UIU willingly donated a good amount of money to purchase blankets for the programme.

A team from UIUSSC marched to the remote cold-stricken area of Koyra Upazila and collected data by going door-to-door. They sorted and selected the individuals who were in genuine need 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 of Koyra Upazila.

The UIU Social Services Club is committed to serving the community. Prof. Dr Md Abul Kashem Mia, Vice-Chancellor of UIU, expressed heartfelt gratitude to the faculty members, administrative officers, and students of UIU for standing beside the cold-stricken people.