In Bangladesh, a Half-Century of Saving Lives With Data
New York Times November 17, 2015 NABAKALASH, Bangladesh — Sufia Khatun wears a green sari around her thin 76-year-old frame. Round gold-rimmed glasses perch on her wizened face. When she […]
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Death threats fail to stop mission to save bonded labourers in Pakistan
Financial Times September 15, 2015 In the middle of the night, Syeda Ghulam Fatima drove to a brick kiln near Lahore and ushered a family of bonded labourers into her […]
Exporting Clothes, Importing Safety
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 […]
Disaster training in Bangladesh: What to do when the earth starts shaking
Christian Science Monitor July 12, 2015 DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Students like Eidia Zaman grew up knowing about the threat of cyclones and floods to her coastal country. Now a pilot […]
In Bangladesh, Grassroots Efforts to End Violence Against Women
Voice of America May 28, 2015 DHAKA—In Bangladesh, domestic violence against women and girls who live in slum areas is widespread. Efforts to improve the situation are difficult because of […]
Farming on Water to Prevent the Effects of Climate Change
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 […]
Watery Bangladesh Works to Prevent Child Drowning Deaths
Amy Yee Voice of America DHAKA— In Bangladesh, the largest cause of death of children above age one is not malnutrition or disease — it’s drowning. To combat this threat, […]
The Power, and Process, of a Simple Solution
New York Times August 14, 2014 Khulna, Bangladesh — On a hot morning in southern Bangladesh, an hour from the port city of Khulna, parents with small children waited at […]
Bangladesh’s Chance to Get It Right
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 […]
The Low-Lying Country Where Drowning Is the No. 1 Killer of Kids
TheAtlantic.com December 30, 2013 DHAKA, Bangladesh — Water is everywhere in Bangladesh. The South Asian nation squats on one of the world’s largest deltas, and rivers run through this low-lying […]
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