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A printable A4 poster from a guide
An A4 poster of a guide’s five most important points, which anyone can download, print at a shop and put up at a mosque, a school or a market.
- Doable from anywhere
- 0/2 people
- About 5 hours
- 10
- points
About this task
Choosing a guide’s five most important points and designing an A4 poster: large letters, short sentences, the emergency numbers clear. At the end a print-ready PDF that any photocopy shop can print, in black and white too.
Why it matters
Field teams often lose time making posters, and in a hurry a wrong number gets printed. With one checked design, teams across the country can print the same one.
What changes after
A checked A4 PDF and its editable file that anyone can download and print.
Who can join
Anyone with a little design skill; free tools are enough.
Step by step
0 of 4 steps doneHow to do it, in order.About 4.8 hours across all steps
- 1
Choose five points
From the guide, the most important points, no more than five; each one line, as something to do.
60 min
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Design
In any free tool, A4 portrait; large letters, and colours that still read when printed in black and white.
150 minকম্পিউটার
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Check
A second person checks every point and number against the guide and previews it once in black and white.
45 min
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Hand it in
A print-ready A4 PDF, with a link to the editable file.
30 min
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When it counts as done
- An A4 PDF with no more than five points
- Every point and number matches the guide
- Readable in black and white; the guide named at the foot
Proof required
- Document
Safety
Use no government office’s or organisation’s logo. If you use someone else’s image, check its permission or licence.
The full guide
What it takes, and how to do it
Never done this before? No matter. The cost, the timeline, who does what, whom to speak to, the day hour by hour, the risks and ready words to send are all here.
- About
- ৳0–500
- People
- 2
- Time in all
- 5 hours
- Age
- 14 or older
Best timeAny time of year, in your own hours. Handed in before the cyclone and monsoon seasons (March–April, September), field teams can use it most.
PermissionNone. Use no office’s or organisation’s logo.
What it costs
Prices differ by district and season; this is a 2026 estimate. Keep receipts and put them in the proof.
| What | How much | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile data or internet (nothing if you already have it)1 monthWhere: Mobile operator pack | 1 month | ৳0–500 |
| Software: free (LibreOffice, Google Docs or Sheets)—Where: Free online | — | ৳0 |
| Total (about) | ৳0–500 | |
Getting ready, step by step
Day one
- Choose the guide and write the five points.
- Agree a checker.
Day two
- Design at A4 portrait: a large heading, five lines, the emergency numbers below.
Day three
- The checker matches points and numbers; a black-and-white preview.
- Hand in the PDF and the editable file.
Who does what
Designer1
Chooses the points and designs the poster.
Checker1
Checks against the guide or source, asks questions, accepts.
Whom to speak to first
Site staff (the reviewer on the task page)
- Why
- They accept the file handed in and put it on the site.
- How
- At the start, write one line on the task page: what you will hand in, and when.
Those who will print it: field teams
- Why
- It will be printed in black and white on a small shop’s printer.
- How
- Avoid light text on dark colour, and very thin letters.
The day, hour by hour
- 20:00Write the five points on one page.
- 20:30Lay out the heading and lines on an A4 page.
- 21:30The emergency numbers large, the guide’s name at the foot.
- 22:00Make the PDF and check the Bangla letters.
How to take the proof
- The final file is the proof; upload it on the task page.
- The A4 PDF, and the link to the editable file.
Common first-time mistakes
- Too many words on one poster.
- Fine on a colour screen, unreadable in black-and-white print.
- Taking images from the internet without permission.
What can go wrong, and what to do
Bangla conjuncts breaking in the PDF
Use a Unicode Bangla font; open the PDF and look at every word.
A wrong number printed
Two people check every number against the guide.
Ready words to send
Copy, fill the [brackets], send.
Poster outline
[Heading: the subject in one line] 1. [first thing to do] 2. [second] 3. [third] 4. [fourth] 5. [fifth] Emergency: 999 (free) Source: [guide name]
Message to send to field teams
A checked A4 poster on [subject] is ready. PDF: [link]. Any photocopy shop can print it in black and white.
After it is done
- If the guide or a number changes, update the poster.
- If you get photos of where it went up, add them to the task page.
Questions people ask
Can I do this from outside the country?
Yes. All of it is done on a phone or a computer; internet is enough. Hand it in on the task page.
Which tool should I use?
Whatever you are at home in: LibreOffice, Google Slides or a free online design tool. Just check once in the PDF that the Bangla letters do not break.