The Guardian September 1, 2015 As day labourers in India’s Maharashtra state, Ayesha Begam and her husband couldn’t afford healthcare, and did not have access to doctors and hospitals. GO […]
Roads and Kingdoms In an unprecedented campaign, thousands of Bangladesh’s garment factories are struggling to become safe places to work GO TO ARTICLE At a garment factory on the outskirts […]
Wall Street Journal August 11, 2015 GO TO ARTICLE In recent years, microfinance—distributing small loans to the poor—has been at the center of an intense debate about the ethics of […]
NPR (National Public Radio) June 4, 2015 In southern Bangladesh, bright green rice paddies stretch into the distance. But in the village of Gholgholia, rice in one paddy grows unevenly. […]
The Floating Gardens of Bangladesh New York Times November 18, 2014 Photo Villagers in northwest Bangladesh tending a floating farm. Credit Amy Yee CHARBHANGURA, Bangladesh — Each year the brown […]
New York Times, Fixes April 23, 2014 Bangladesh is hardly known for its workplace safety. But one unlikely success story can be found in a leading shipbuilding company called Western […]
International Herald Tribune June 3, 2013 Millions of youths seek practical instruction in market-friendly skills GHAZIABAD, India: In a simple classroom above a storefront on a bustling street, four young men […]
International Herald Tribune June 20, 2012 BAGLUNG, NEPAL — In Rangkhani, a remote mountain village in western Nepal, a 12- hour walk on steep dirt roads from Baglung, the district’s […]
International Herald Tribune March 22, 2012 In the developing world, providing safe drinking water remains a major infrastructure and public health challenge. In 1990 about 34 percent of Indians lacked […]
International Herald Tribune October 27, 2011 NEPALGANJ, NEPAL — Here’s an unlikely starting point for clean energy: No toilets, and plenty of dung. In developing countries where domestic animals are […]
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