DHAKA, Bangladesh, 30 March 2025 – Thrive, a nonprofit organization dedicated to delivering healthy food to hungry schoolchildren, and Summit Communications, one of the largest International Internet Gateway (IIG) service providers in Bangladesh, have turned their Women’s Day celebrations into a gift of hope — renewing the partnership to feed schoolchildren every day to fuel brighter futures.
“We work to build a connected and brighter future every day. Our partnership with Thrive is a key aspect of Summit’s commitment to enriching the communities we serve. Thrive and its team change the lives of Bangladesh children through healthy daily school meals. We are proud to support their mission to ensure no child has to miss school because of hunger,” said Nihad Farhan, Director of Summit Communications.
This partnership marks the second year of collaboration between Summit Communications and Thrive. “Summit Communication’s generosity and kind-heartedness have helped Thrive to grow and feed more children,” said Amna Rahman, Thrive Board Member. “We are so grateful for this partnership that results in meals for children every school day.”
ABOUT THRIVE
Founded in 2012, Thrive’s mission is to deliver healthy food to hungry children in the world’s poorest areas. Thrive partners with schools to provide more than 12,000 meals to schoolchildren each week in Bangladesh and the Philippines. These efforts help improve nutrition, boost school attendance, and increase readiness to learn. Just 1000 taka feeds a child a nutritious meal each school day for an entire month, and each meal provides up to 50% of a child’s daily nutritional needs via seasonal fruits (including Thrive’s signature banana), vegetables, and protein.
In the past 12 years, Thrive has delivered more than 4.2 million nutritious meals. Thrive relies on the generosity of local and international support from partners, including Direct Fresh Ltd., Summit Communications, Homebound, Big W, and Far East Knitting and Dyeing LTD. For more information, visit www.thrive-global.org
ABOUT SUMMIT COMMUNICATIONS
The mission is to establish and operate a state-of-the-art telecommunication transmission network for the country’s ICT and Telecom sector, to innovate and implement state-of-the-art transmission technology with durable, reliable, scalable, and affordable service quality, and to explore and work toward a future potential of different multimedia services on a multi-operator model. The vision is to connect every household in Bangladesh with world-class multimedia services to help develop a Digital Bangladesh. For more information, visit www.summitcommunications.net.
Left to Right: Ahmed Munazil Choudury, Senior General Manager Branding and PR; Sharmin
Zaman, Chief Marketing Officer; Sadia Moyeen, Thrive Board Member; and Kanwal Bhagat,
Thrive Board Member
