ユーグレナバングラデシュ事務所開設からクッキー配布開始についてのご報告

Hello everyone, this is Mohammed Akerzaman, Director of Bangladesh Office.
Euglena GENKI Program" started on April 1st.
This time, we will introduce the program and the process from cookie production to distribution.

What is "Euglena GENKI Program"?

One bag of 6 pieces (about 230kcal, about 50g) was distributed 6 days a week except holidays.

The "Euglena GENKI Program" is a project to distribute cookies containing euglena (local name "Euglena Nutrition Biscuits") to children in Bangladesh, which started in April.
With the support of our company and partner companies, and the cooperation of local NGOs, we plan to distribute 600,000 meals a year to about 2,500 elementary school students in the first year.

Bangladesh office opened-cookie tasting distribution

The Bangladesh office opened on October 1st. From there, two members of the Bangladesh office held meetings with local partners, held briefing sessions for elementary school teachers and parents who are eligible for cookie distribution, and arranged for cookie production. However, in January, the political instability continued due to the influence of the general strike (local general strike) toward the Bangladesh election, so we changed the start time to April and proceeded with preparations.

• Briefing session for parents
• Cookie presentation
• Smiles of children eating cookies

After coordinating with the parties concerned, the distribution of cookies from April will be started for 5 elementary schools run by an NGO called SUROVI. Prior to the full-scale start, we pre-distributed cookies containing euglena to about 60 third grade children at Bauniyabad D Block SUROVI Elementary School, and served about 7,500 meals in five months from November to March. I distributed it. Many gratitude was received from the local children, parents, and local people who participated, and I was able to gain confidence and response in advancing the project.

Cookie production

Cookies containing euglena are manufactured by mixing euglena powder shipped from Japan at a long-established cookie factory in Bangladesh called Nabisco Biscuit & Bread Factory Ltd., which boasts a history of nearly 60 years. Anis Alam Siddiqui, an advisor to the company and a professor at Bangladesh State University, is in charge of the recipe for the cookie with euglena, and it is a self-confident work that pushes the drumstick saying, "It's delicious.
During the tour on April 5, 1.5 tons (30,000 meals, equivalent to 300 boxes of cardboard) were manufactured and delivered to all target elementary schools so that distribution could begin the day after the opening ceremony.

• How the baked cookies are carried
• Bagging cookies
• 100 meals per box, 25 boxes for about 1 day

Opening ceremony

On April 7, the opening ceremony of this project was held at the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Dhaka City, and was attended by President Izumo and General Manager of Corporate Strategy Department from Japan. The ceremony was held in a two-part program that lasted about two hours. President Izumo talked about his thoughts on this project in Bengali, and the representative of the elementary school who participated in the advance distribution said, "Thanks to this cookie, children can concentrate on their studies without worrying about hunger. "Now," he said in gratitude. After that, Izumo presented a huge cookie to Mr. Abu Taher, the director of SUROVI, and announced the start of the Euglena

Speech by our company Nagata

Guest speech:
Mr. Shyamal Kanti Ghosh (Director General, Directorate of Primary Education)
Mr. Zahirul Islam (Teacher of Baunuyabad D Block School)
Ms. Sumi Begum (Parents representative of Baunuyabad D Block School)
Ms. Mim Akter (Children's Representative of Baunuyabad D Block School)
Mr. Takayuki Kawakami (First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh)
Mr. Mikio Hatayeda (Chief Representative, JICA Bangladesh Office)
Ms. Nahoko Sako (Deputy Representative, JETRO, Dhaka Office)
Mr. Abu Taher (Director, SUROVI)
Mr. Momtaz Bhuiyan (Chairman, New Vision Solutions Ltd.)

Speeches by our attendees:
Representative Director and President Mitsuru Izumo
Akihiko Nagata, Director, Corporate Strategy Department
Bangladesh Office Director Mohammed Akerzaman

In the second half of the ceremony, we watched the cultural performance of songs and dances by SUROVI children. The ceremony was attended by the director of EU Assisted School Feeding, NABISCO, The Dhaka University, medical institutions, NewVision, SUROVI, MSS, Ekmatta, etc. as guests, and the final number of participants reached about 200. ..

• Speech by Ghosh, Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau
• Presenting a huge cookie to SUROVI Taher
• Cultural performance of local children

Elementary school visit and cookie distribution

The day before the ceremony, we visited Mamunur Rashid SUROVI Elementary School and greeted teachers and children. The classroom in the elementary school is a barracks hut, and although it is dim and hot and humid inside, the children are studying hard with their eyes shining and they listened to a wonderful chorus.

• Visit to elementary school
• Children running up in front of the camera with a smile
• SUROVI Elementary School features red uniforms

The day after the ceremony, President Izumo visited three SUROVI elementary schools in Bauniyabad to deliver cookies containing euglena directly to children. Izumo handed cookies one by one while calling out in Bengali, "Please study hard." Everyone seemed to be looking forward to cookies, and the school teachers and parents of their children were pleased with our efforts.

• Hand over cookies directly
• Crouching and handing to small children
• A commemorative photo with everyone who received the cookie

Future cookie distribution schedule

The opening ceremony was successfully completed, and cookies were distributed at the five elementary schools on the right (6 days a week, 1 meal a day, excluding holidays). We plan to start distribution at three more small elementary schools after this summer, and plan to distribute about 600,000 meals in the first year.

We will continue to introduce the progress of the "Euglena
We look forward to working with you in the future.