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Mohammed – Myanmar refugee in Bangladesh

29 October 2017

Mohammed is from a northern town in Myanmar. He is married to Jannat. As well as their one-year-old daughter, Umme, the couple have three sons aged three, four and five-years. The family fled violence in Myanmar and arrived in Bangladesh. Today, he has brought daughter Umme to the Outpatient Ther...

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Born out of Water...

1 September 2017

"It was water everywhere", recalls a somewhat calm Shahanaj Parvin from Sirajganj. Along with other districts, this year, the floods hit Sirajganj twice. First it was early-July and then ...

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Firoza : Balancing Family and Business...

25 May 2017

(Baimail Nadir Par) Firoza, a climate migrant has been living in the Baimail Nadirpar Area for almost 15 years. Before coming to this slum, she used to live with her husband named Sakimuddin at a v...

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Parvin : Her success inspiring others...

25 May 2017

(Poschim Baimail Pukurpar) This is Parvin. She started a different type of business in her community. She cooks food and arranges for lunch in her house. Few garments worker from nearby garments co...

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Rumana Begum : Starting new business...

25 May 2017

(Poschim Baimail Pukurpar) Rumana Begum is a widow. Her husband died 20 years ago. She lived with her daughter. She was dependent on her daughter who is a garments worker. She has been living in th...

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Shonchita Khatun (Rina): Running toward Dream...

25 May 2017

(Baimail Moddho) Shonchita has been living in this slum with her husband for 25 years. She is climate migrant. The lost their home at Moajjempur village in Mymensingh due to flood and riverbank ero...

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"International Day of the Girls 2013: Stories from...

7 October 2013

Lutfa, a 17 year old girl in Joykolosh village of south Sunamganj pointed out that girls are not a burden but key to prosperity if they are given the chance they deserve. Since 2010, Lutfa has been...

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