Yearly Archives: 2016

SUMAN Suman’s father passed away when she was young. Her mother, Moni, started sewing clothes for a living to support her three children, bringing home a monthly income of about $77. Her mother’s hard work and kind and encouraging demeanor as she strives to make life as easy as possible for her children, is a source of inspiration for Suman. People...

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The exhibit of photography from the Urdu-speaking camps in Bangladesh, Diamonds in the Rough, is a creation of a new group, OBAT Helpers Media Production. For OBAT Helpers, the key to addressing the plight of the marginalized Urdu-speaking camp dwellers in Bangladesh is empowering their youth. High quality education is part of empowerment. OBAT’s projects in the camps provide more than...

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Taniya is a sixteen year old who lives in Geneva Camp with her father Mohammad Zosim and mother Jahanara Begum. Her brother lives with them, works as a butcher, and supports the family with a monthly income of $128. The person for whom Taniya has the greatest admiration: her mother, who has struggled to bring her up despite the family’s...

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