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A Bangladeshi student has launched a volunteer organisation styled Lei Feng International Volunteer Team aiming in China to extend support to orphaned children, elderly peoplen and children with special needs.
Mohammad Saiyedul Islam, a Bangladeshi student studying PhD programme in the school of international trade and economics at the Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, took the initiative to form this voluntary social organisation with the university's students.
On Friday afternoon, the volunteer team's official journey began with the celebration of Lei Feng Day by cutting a cake with children with special needs.
The volunteer organisation started its journey with a group of enterprising and enthusiastic young people studying at the Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.
With the overall support and cooperation from the Overseas Education School of the university, the voluntary team held various activities to celebrate Lei Fang Day.
They distributed food and gift items to children with special needs at the Nanchang Xihu District Modern Handicapped Education and Rehabilitation Center. In addition, the volunteers share the joy with the children through dancing, singing, drawing, and playing various games.
Mohammad Saiyedul Islam, founder and team leader of the organisation, said Lei Feng was a soldier in the People's Liberation Army. He is an icon of volunteers in all countries, including China.
“When we think of Li Feng, we think of selflessness, humility, and dedication,” he said, adding, “Our slogan is ‘For a Smile’.”
A special discussion meeting on Lei Feng's biography was also organised on the occasion of Lei Fang Day.
Ms Pan Ying, the programme coordinator of the University's Overseas Education School, Ms Zhu Lei, Branch Director of the Nanchang Xiihu District Modern Handicapped Education and Rehabilitation Center, Wang Xiao (Barbara) the leader of the Chinese Volunteer Team, International student Carmen Yolanda and Miguel Alejandro Ndjomo Aba Bindang discussed Lei Feng's biography.
Apart from Bangladeshi students, international and Chinese students, parents of children with special needs were also present at the discussion.