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Caitlin Burnett and the Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organization (BERDO)
Caitlin Burnett is working with AP's partner organization, the Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organization (BERDO) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as a summer 2007 peace fellow.
Since 1991, the organization has been working for the development and protection of the disabled community in Bangladesh. Founded and run by individuals living with blindness themselves, BERDO's programs include rehabilitation, building of a Talking Library, scholarships, job placement, health services and disability prevention.
A native of Williamsburg, Massachusetts, Caitlin attended Ithaca College and received her BA in psychology and politics in 2005. As a current MA candidate in ethics, peace and global affairs at the School of International Service at American University, Caitlin has strengthened and deepened her commitment to human rights and social justice while also applying these principles domestically through work in the nonprofit sector.
As a Peace Fellow, Caitlin is working with BERDO to describe their work, get out their message, and build a constituency of supporters at home and abroad.
Throughout the summer, Caitlin will blog about this work.
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