Dr. Manas Kanti Saha

Principal

Mymensingh Welfare School

Manas Kanti Saha born in Pirojpur district on 03 January, 1989. He completed SSC from Pirojpur Govt. High School on 2004 and HSC from Amrita Lal Dey College, Barishal on 2006. Next, he completed B.Sc. in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering from MBSTU, Tangail with 6th position and M.S in Biotechnology from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh with first position. Then he started to work as a Researcher in STRASA project, funded by Bill Milinda Gates Foundation and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) at Biotechnology Division of Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh from January 2014. When he received prestigious National Science and Technology Ph.D research fellowship then he resigned from his job. Mr. Saha had some idea to establish something different to solve the existing problems in education and health sector. First, he established a voluntary organization Social Welfare Institute, Mymensingh (SWIM) in January, 2017. From that view he established a day care school named Mymensingh Welfare School (MWS) under SWIM. In that school, an intellectually challenged learner came to admit. But nobody including teachers, staff and guardians allowed his behavioral problems in the school campus. But Mr. Saha noticed that boy has some strength too. He realized if the boy would be proper trained and be educated, he has chance to be skilled manpower one day. As there was no quality service center for persons with disabilities in Mymensingh, he determined he should work for this sector. Then he applied for the registration in the Department of Social Service and they finally attained the government registration in January, 2018. He designed and offered early intervention, special education and vocational lab for the person with disabilities with the help of multi-disciplinary expert panel from MWS.

Till date, MWS provided their service to more than two thousand children with special needs among them already more than 200 were inclusive in general education. Besides, MWS offered training, workshop, internship and research for higher education. MWS utilized the USA based world’s leading electronic documentation solution for special education Global Therap to maintain their education plan. By this time near about 600 secondary school headmaster received special demonstration session on inclusive education from this institute with the support of National Academy for Autism and Neuro Developmental Disorder (NAAND) under the ministry of education. More than hundred fellows of graduate and post graduate level from different universities completed their internship and thesis from this institute.

For such remarkable contribution to their community, Mr. Manas Kanti Saha received Joy Bangla Youth Award-2018. Then he showcased his concept in a conference organized by International Youth Forum in Chennai and achieved Xtra ordinary Medal-2019 from Central Health Ministry, India. In the same year he also selected asYouth Co:Lab top finalist funded by UNDP and City Foundation for MWS. He along with his wife received EMK Small Grant-2020 and EMK Small Grant-2023 for their vocational lab concept. Recently he completed another MS degree in Special Education from Institute of Education and Researcgh, University of Dhaka. In addition he engaged in some research on autism genetics, chromosomal disabilities and disability management. Mr. Saha and his fighter do not want to stop here. He dreams big and works hard to make it bigger- which makes this organization ‘hope’ for many.