Founded in 2016, Bangladeshi Community of Guelph is committed to encourage cross-cultural learning, and mutual respects to other cultures and traditions. Bangladeshi Community of Guelph offers Bangladeshi diaspora a social and cultural space where members, irrespective of ages, ethnicity or any other social groupings, can play a proactive role in bonding and building inclusive community circles. Based in Guelph, the group intends to foster participatory and inclusive circles through activities in physical and virtual spheres of Bangladeshi community.
Bangladeshi Community of Guelph is aimed at enhancing community wellbeing through fostering participatory and inclusive community circles. In order to achieve the goal we intend to:
* Organize events for satisfying ‘educational’, ‘cultural’ and ‘socialization’ needs of members at large.
* Encourage sharing of experience among members, especially for personal and professional growth.
* Strengthen relationship between different generations ‒ ‘kids’, ‘adolescent’, ‘young’ and ‘senior’.
* Establish and strengthen relationships among community members irrespective of their background ‒ e.g. economic, social, racial, faith or spiritual classes/groups.
* Support members at times of their social and personal needs ‒ e.g. stand together in times of personal, social and psychological challenges.
* Establish friendship and cooperation between Bangladeshi and other cultural groups.
* Encourage participation of members through ‘virtual’ and ‘physical’ spheres of community building.
* Fostering Participatory & Inclusive Community Circles
Bangladeshi Community of Guelph promotes circles of participation among its members rather than emphasizing on down hierarchical governance structure to maximize collective ownership of and to encourage innovative ideas, mutual respect, and partnership with different cultural groups. The association runs a Bangla school to teach Bangla language, literature, culture to new generation of Bangladeshi children and youth. Newsletters are published to notify community events, news, announcements, etc.
Don’t confuse this association with Bangladesh Association of Guelph.