Our second college has reached a significant milestone: local trainers have completed teaching their first group of students!
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Empowered women empower women, that’s how it works!
We love this pic of Executive Director Jen (known affectionately in our Bangladesh project as “honorable boss-lady”) and Project Manager Nahida as their relationship embodies this principle so poignantly.
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Throughout Ruth’s* life, she has faced many significant challenges and wonderfully she has been able to receive life changing opportunities.
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We’ve been working in Bangladesh for approximately 15 years now, and we have some pretty fabulous reflections!
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The local Symbiosis staff were joined at the celebrations by 31 Aussies, Americans and a Canadian, those who have volunteered or supported in some capacity over the years.
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Mala, a true blue ‘Mymensingh Girl’, completed her course in Semester 2 of 2017. I was aware that she had a business running from home, though was not prepared for the entrepreneur that we encountered when our team was invited to her home with photographer/filmmaker Marcus Wong.
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"From the moment I arrived in Bangladesh I was struck by its frenetic pace and vibrancy. For what is generally considered a very poor country, I loved how much effort and detail there is in the painting of rickshaws and trucks resulting in very upbeat and over the top decorations. The bright colours stood out wherever I went.
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You may recall our last team visited Timor Leste in September last year. Our hope was that another team would visit in January but there was a combination of circumstances for Pro Ema and EmpowerAid volunteers that prevented that.
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The end of another year is fast approaching! Christmas is coming fast and the heat is upon us in more ways than one!
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