projects

ADHUNIKA CARES PROJECT:

Collaboration with Adhunika Banagladesh Society, a non-political non government development organization in Bangladesh, which runs development program giving priority to poverty reduction & total development of underprivileged women of the country.

D.R.E.A.M. PROJECT:

The Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities (DREAM Project) is a five-year community based participatory research study NYU School of Medicine’s Center for the Study of Asian American Health. The goal of the project is to develop, implement, and test a Community Health Worker Program designed to improve diabetes control and diabetes-related health complications in the Bangladeshi community in New York City.

Diabetes is a growing problem in the Bangladeshi and South Asian community. A survey conducted in the New York City South Asian population found that approximately 17% of South Asians suffer from diabetes, a rate much higher than that of the general population. Adhunika – a coalition partner of DREAM Project provides volunteer opportunities to be part of the study.