My wanderlust for cultures has carried me to many corners of the world, only to continually fill an insatiable thirst for further adventures. I get to do just that in nineteen days when the cohort will travel to Bangladesh, a particular corner I have yet to explore. Its rapidly approaching. And I have become all too aware of how quickly time flies as a busy graduate student (and how quickly you learn to appreciate weekends).
With local departments like International Development Enterprises out of Denver and global NGOs like BRAC and Grameen Bank, we get the opportunity to explore various strategies and approaches to development in a young nation, with one of the most dense populations, experiencing interesting advancements out of extreme poverty and inequality. I’m curious…
In preparation, we’re reading the stories of the two most famous NGOs in Bangladesh, Grameen Bank, which started the largely replicated microfinance fad through the innovations of Mohammed Yunus, and BRAC, one of the largest NGOs in the world, winning the fight against poverty in all sectors and several countries. I’m learning about Bangladesh’s independence, the restless soul of its people, the failures of its government and outside forces to expel inequality, and its ongoing progression to prosperity in the future. I’m curious…
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