Seriously wet as Shakti takes its toll
One of the reasons why Fred Hyde Schools operates in Char Fasson is because it isn’t easy. Life in this part of the world, barely a metre above sea...
[ read more ]Home delivery (& more)
Home Delivery — food for thoughtIt’s quiet in our schools as I write this, even though in Bangladesh it’s 9 am and each of our 56 schools and pre-schools...
[ read more ]Escalating food prices in Bangladesh
Spare a thought for Bangladesh where on top of yesterday’s order for everyone (the whole country) to wear a mask in public, prices for food are creeping up. We...
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Bangladesh’s ‘Amazon’
Sometimes if I’m lucky I get to travel to Bhola by a pretty unusual mode of transport: seaplane, a Cessna Caravan to be precise. The service is running by...
[ read more ]Young ‘Mums’
Child marriage is a big issue for both the government and NGOs such as Co-operation in Development. We are at the front line of this issue and try to...
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