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On February 4th, Sonu and Rachel organised a sports day with the kids in Bandal Dalit Community. The Dalit Community originated from the ‘untouchable’ caste of the Hindu religion and are now subject to segregation and discrimination in its lowest … Continue reading →

A few of the volunteers have been focusing on Disability and Development in their work placements so with this in mind Bridget and Ety decided to organise a picnic and games for the children with disabilities living in the village … Continue reading →

Rice is the staple food for the entire 150million population of Bangladesh, let alone over half the world’s population it is an essential crop that is often taken for granted. After eating it everyday in its many forms for a … Continue reading →

For Becky and Queens GCD on Child Rights and Empowerment, the team visited the local hill orphanage for girls. A new badminton net was bought and put up by some of the stronger volunteers, while others showed the girls how … Continue reading →

In January to start the new year with tragedy, a quarter within the Foys Lake Slum area suffered from a fire which destroyed the poor quality bamboo structures and devasted the land. After hearing of the fire the team, led … Continue reading →

National Immunisation Day part of a special immunisation programme on polio eradication. Polio is primarily a disease of the infant caused by an enterovirus with disease manifestations that include destruction of motor neurons in the spinal cord causing flaccid paralysis. … Continue reading →

Boxing day also had a unique Bangladeshi tinge to it, but was in contrast a calm and relaxing experience for all the volunteers who went. Arranged by Michael and Philip’s host dad, a group of team 79 were quite spontaneously … Continue reading →

* MERRY CHRISTMAS * A very belated MERRY CHRISTMAS from Bangladesh! It was perhaps the most surreal christmas we’ve all ever experienced but all the same great fun! A few of the team began the day with a Church service … Continue reading →

After an unsuspecting tour guide posed as a bus driver and drove us round London on our way to Heathrow, the imminent approach of Bangladesh edged nearer. The plane journey, like any other, consisted of tired faces, packaged food and … Continue reading →

No AIDS, No Cry : An HIV/AIDS awareness initiative of GX team 79 HIV/AIDS is the one of the diseases that is yet to be conquered by the present medical science. With that consequence, an estimated 97,423 people were living … Continue reading →