What this is all about?

Grameen means "rural" or "village" in Bangla, so literally this translates to 'Stories from the Village.' I travelled to Bangladesh in 2010 and did an Internship with the Grameen Bank and was amazed by the people there especially in its rural villages. The 'desh' and its people are an inspiration and will always have a special place in my heart.

Since then, I continually see how important villages are, be it in rural Bangladesh, or in urban core neighbourhoods in Canada. A strong village is what brings people together and welcomes newcomers and supports those in need. Villages are what I fight for and this blog is how I do it.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Excellence in Geography and International Development

Just a short post for now, working hard on my thesis but for a project for Implementing Sustainability I needed to find something excellent so here it is - I found this great blog by Shawn Ahmed where he connects the rural villagers in Bangladesh with the world via his blog, twitter and youtube. Check it out, it is called The Uncultured Project! Cheers, Mike

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