Scholarships for OIST students

In early 2024, BHP Directors John Richards and Alex Berland joined OfP Founder, Rabiul Islam for a site visit to Balagram. At OIST - Oasis for Science and Technology, they met with faculty in the Civil Engineering Technology and Computer Technology programs. They also presented scholarships to needy and meritorious students. Students from OfP’s Bluebell School who have graduated from high school are eligible for free tuition at OIST.  Please contact us if you would like to contribute to a scholarship at OIST.

One Student, One Tree

Bluebell School students have participated in the UNICEF tree-planting program for several years. (In the photo you can see the new school yard fence to prevent neighbour’s cows and goats from participating in a One Tree, One Meal program!)

On a recent visit, BHP Director John Richards marveled at the growth of the tree that he planted with OFP Founder, Rabiul Islam in 2017.

New equipment for OIST

Oasis Institute for Science and Technology now has 58 students in its two diploma programs, Civil Engineering and Computer Science. As these students advance every semester, they need additional lab equipment for subjects such as engineering drawing, Python programming, graphics design, digital electronics, accounting, Java, web design and development, computer and microprocessor architecture, data communications, structural mechanics, surveying, construction processes, estimating and costing, geo-technical engineering, hydrology etc.  Financing expensive lab equipment is always a challenge, with some items each costing many thousands of dollars. Fortunately, during 2023 generous donors had contributed enough that we could spend $10,000 CAD for lab equipment in addition to our regular subsidy of faculty salaries. We are still catching-up the requirements for our students’ needs, but as you can see from the photo, the latest acquisitions will make a big difference.