The paper that follows below was presented at the first ever conference on ICT for

As the summer draw to a close, I find that I’m at something of a

Microcredit. Speak that word and the eyes of many a development practitioner light up. Microcredit

It turns out desperation does sell and lately flooding has brought exactly that to Bangladesh.

Ever since meeting Monju and talking with her about education and job opportunities for disabled

Monju is several years my senior. At 28 years old, she has already completed a

While I unfortunately can’t say that the mystery bacterium have disappeared, I do feel the

After weeks without any visuals to share, photos should now begin appearing on my Flickr

Yesterday, lying in lost in thought trying to make it through yet another bout of

When BERDO’s beneficiaries come together, the meetings are inevitably festive. The bright colors of the

Barisal, the subject of a recent blog post, is now an idyllic memory; the pace

“Whatever I can learn,” Ruhulamin’s ma tells me, “I will use to help my child.”

“There is a problem with your paperwork,” he said, after consulting in Bangla with his

While I was fretting over wet feet, much more serious consequences resulted from the heavy

“You may want to stay at your home today after lunch,” Mamun, my colleague at

After meeting for the second time with staff at BERDO, I am energized, hopeful, and

While the flight was noteworthy for the panic stricken moments of doubt, I have to

One of more daunting legs of this experience, the travel to my destination, is over.

Over the past several months I feel as though I have lived and breathed The