by The Hunger Project UK | Mar 12, 2020 | Inspiring Stories - South Asia
News & Inspiring StoriesNews Inspiring stories from our programmes Home Bonani advocates for Safe Schools for Girls in Bangladesh In the Bagherhat District of Bangladesh, Bonani is a young girl who attends high school. In many parts of Bangladesh, girls are...
by The Hunger Project UK | Jan 29, 2020 | Inspiring Stories - South Asia
News & Inspiring StoriesNews Inspiring stories from our programmes Home Hansa saves one of India’s last pristine forests Hansa Devi is just one woman. One very empowered woman. And because of her and the women she mobilised, one of the last pristine forests...
by The Hunger Project UK | Dec 3, 2019 | Inspiring Stories - South Asia
News & Inspiring StoriesNews Inspiring stories from our programmes Home Anju is leading a savings group in Bangladesh Anju is 34 years old. She was married at the age of 13 and had her first child just a year later – a daughter who dropped out of school and was...
by The Hunger Project UK | Nov 20, 2019 | Inspiring Stories - South Asia
News & Inspiring StoriesNews Inspiring stories from our programmes Home Action against harmful advice: A good start for babies in Bangladesh! Pregnant women in Bangladesh receive all sorts of conflicting – and often incorrect – advice. One such piece...
by The Hunger Project UK | Oct 2, 2019 | Inspiring Stories - South Asia
News & Inspiring StoriesNews Inspiring stories from our programmes Home Razia, protesting child marriage in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, boys are typically valued more than girls. Girls are often pulled out of school at a young age to be married off....
by TheGoodAlliance | Nov 6, 2018 | Inspiring Stories - South Asia
News & Inspiring StoriesNews Inspiring stories from our programmes Home Meher Nazmun, Bangladesh Meher Nazmun, known popularly as Tisha to her friends and family, is 21 years old and lives in Munshipara, Rangpur District in Bangladesh. As she walked to and from...