Experiences

Roton er Musolmani (Roton’s Circumcision)

September 16, 2018 Experiences

A grandmother raising two grandchildren without access to basic human needs and forced to beg in the streets. I am talking about Shohor Banu, a beggar in the streets of Jessore. Her daughter lives in Dhaka working in a garment’s factory, as this is the only way she can earn money for her and her family. Shohor Banu is lucky to receive money from her daughter every few months. Her daughter’s husband remarried and cut off all communication with herRead More

My Reflections from Bangladesh Trip

July 2, 2018 Experiences, Life inside Banchte Shekha, Me!

1.Biggest and most important achievement was being able to now know what I want to do with my life. I always knew the purpose of my life is to give something back to the humanity. But I wasn’t sure if I wanted to devote my career towards this. This trip has made it vivid that “Yes” this is what I want to do. 2. I have been able to create a solid network of people, who are genuinely interested inRead More

A Journey of Will

May 18, 2018 Experiences, Me!

I am a simple girl of humble beginnings. From an early age, I have seen a great many sides to our world. I have experienced peace, prosperity, calmness, poverty, violence, and destruction. I was born in Bangladesh and then brought up overseas in New Zealand and Australia. The dichotomy of the world has made me feel that I need to achieve a greater understanding and appreciation of the situations faced by many who are under-privileged, oppressed, and, often, misrepresented. ForRead More

It’s a Cruel World…

April 13, 2018 Experiences

I would like to share stories of two people today… Person 1, age 20-25 years, occupation – Educator Associate I was 5, one day I was in the hay field with my chacha (paternal uncle), like many other days. This day was a little bit different. My uncle started taking off his clothes and before I knew it, my uncle was naked and started to touch me in my private parts. I asked him why he was doing that, andRead More