The “Sherpur Project” is the brainchild of Dr. Molla Fazlul Huq who lived in Sherpur as a child of an
immigrant
family in the early fifties. He graduated from DJ High School in 1953 and left Sherpur for higher studies.
He
wanted to give back to the community that once supported him and his family. The goal of this project is to
educate the underprivileged students so that they have an opportunity for fair competition. The objective
could
be achieved if these kids are well versed in English, savvy user of the internet, and dominates technology
well.
To achieve these goals he facilitated Computer labs, Smart Classrooms, and the internet in schools, and
facilitated training for the teachers and for the students. The project is implemented by a US-based
nonprofit
CLP through its Dhaka partner Dnet. So far 8 schools, 5 high schools and 3 primary schools, joined this
project.
Sherpur Project is making commendable advances in introducing digital literacy training and technology-aided
education programs in school in Sherpur town, district of Bogura, Bangladesh. English is taught via distance
teaching from the USA. Dr. Molla pulled his personal resources and raised funds from relatives, friends, and
his
community.
On March 20, 2022, CLP established a Computer Literacy Center (CLC) and
Distance
Teaching Enabled Smart Classroom at Sherua Adarsha High School located in a
rural
part of Sherpur upazila in Bangladesh's Bogura district to facilitate modern
ICT
education among disadvantaged youth.
For more than sixteen years, CLP has been providing modern computer literacy
to
disadvantaged youth in distant areas of Bangladesh. Along the way, CLP has
established smart classrooms (SCRs) and computer literacy centers (CLCs) in
two
different schools in Sherpur upzila of Bogura district in Bangladesh.