so grateful that i'm able to provide a scholarship for a child back in bangladesh with the resources i have here. thank you to alteryouth for this initiative and platform 💖
Start your
scholarship
Directly for students in Government Primary Schools throughout Bangladesh
The Uber for Scholarships
A platform connecting the world with financially struggling students
in Government Primary Schools of Bangladesh
Transfer directly
Your scholarship is transferred directly to your student's family on their mobile bank account.
Get school reports
View attendance data and report cards from your student's school, until completion of Class 5.
Ensure a literate citizen
Your scholarship continues until completion of class 5, when your student achieves literacy.
The Uber
for scholarships
A platform connecting the world
with financially struggling students in
Government Primary Schools of Bangladesh
Transfer directly
Your scholarship is transferred directly to your student’s family on their mobile bank account every month.
Monitor progress
View attendance data and report cards from your student’s school, until completion of Class 5.
Ensure a literate citizen
Your scholarship continues until your student completes primary school, learning to read and write.
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The Scholarship Community
Despite public primary schools being free of cost in Bangladesh,
many students still drop out of school to work and earn in order to support their families.
Your scholarship helps a child attend school and support their families at the same time.
Despite public primary schools being free of cost in Bangladesh, many students still drop out of school to work and earn in order to support their families. Your scholarship helps a child attend school and support their families at the same time.
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Jogdol Choitonnopara Government Primary School
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Shordarpara Government Primary School
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Roni Islam Rakib, Class 2
Doruapara Government Primary School
@shamma1
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Suriya Akter, Class 3
Jogdol Choitonnopara Government Primary School
@mahir
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Mostafizur Rahman Abir, Class 3
Jogdol Choitonnopara Government Primary School
@laila5
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Shamim Ahammed, Class 4
Bilashpur Kochimoddin Para Government Primary School
Suraiya Akter Saima, Class 1
Shordarpara Government Primary School
@royeta
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Joyonto Rai, Class 3
Borobari Gowalpara Government Primary School
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Meet Scholarship Recipients
Every scholarship begins with shipping a mobile phone to the parent of the student. Then they create their own mobile bank account
using that phone, to start receiving their child's scholarships directly, every month.
Every scholarship begins with shipping a mobile phone to the parent of the student. Then they create their own mobile bank account using that phone, to start receiving their child's scholarships directly, every month.
Across 532 Government Primary Schools throughout Bangladesh
Scholarship Eligibility
Only students who are currently enrolled in Government Primary Schools and fall
under any
of the following criteria are eligible to apply
for scholarships
Disabled Father
Student's father is physically unable
to work
Single Mother
Student's father is deceased or has abandoned the family
Orphan
Both parents are deceased or have abandoned the child
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anywhere
in the world
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While students
get closer to
their dreams
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The scholarship app
In Bangladesh, while 98% of children enroll in school, 2 million children drop out to work before achieving literacy in order to support their families financially. On the flipside, Bangladesh has a diaspora population of 10 million in advanced economies who wish to make an impact on their homeland. AlterYouth, imagine Uber for scholarships, is a C2C scholarship app enabling users from around the world to start scholarships directly for financially struggling students in Government Primary Schools of Bangladesh, through digital banking.
Embark on a scholarship journey
Here's a 100 second video that takes you to a village of Bangladesh and shows how your scholarship impacts a day in the life of a student who needs it
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Impact in Action
These stories showcase how your scholarship transforms lives through education and creates lasting change.
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Last month, I got to visit a 🇧🇩 primary school that has @alteryouthapp scholarship students and talked to students, parents and teachers to see how it works 💚
Comment “START” and I’ll dm you a link to start your own @alteryouthapp scholarship inshallah! #sadaqah #sadaqa #muslimreel #muslimreels #islamicreminder #muslimtech #muslimrevert #literacyforall #literacymatters #literacyadvocate #charity #womenseducation
Since April of this year ive been funding the education of 3 students in Bangladesh through the @alteryouthapp in the panchagar region.
Did you know? The literacy rate in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 is 76%. ✍🏽 What if we could make it a 100%?
Making a difference back home has never been easier.
Frequently Asked
Questions
AlterYouth does not facilitate additional monetary gifts or physical gifts to individual students. This policy exists to ensure fairness and harmony as not all backers are able to send extras, and doing so could create inequality among students in the same school. If you would like to support the broader school community, you are welcome to donate books, stationery, or supplies directly to the school, the AlterYouth team can provide the school address and help coordinate. Additionally, if you plan to visit, AlterYouth can help arrange the logistics.
Direct, unsupervised communication between scholarship backers and students is not permitted, as the students are minors and AlterYouth has a duty to protect their privacy and safety. However, you can: (1) send a written message or letter via the support team, email it to AlterYouth and they will pass it on through the student's teacher; (2) participate in a supervised video call arranged by AlterYouth, where a teacher and guardian are present throughout.
Yes. Contact the support team at support@alteryouth.com with your preferred date and they will update your billing schedule from their end. Note that a change may shift the date starting from the following billing cycle, and the next payment will count toward the previous month's scholarship.
Currently AlterYouth's scholarships are limited to primary school (up to Grade 5). Once a student graduates, the platform does not support continued scholarships for that individual. AlterYouth is actively working to extend support into secondary schools and will notify users when this becomes available.
Yes. Email your message to the AlterYouth support team and we will forward it to the student through the school teacher. You can also send a photo of a handwritten letter.