It may be quite Probable that her anger is well founded. The history of NGOs in Bangladesh is dark to say the least. In my fathers home village one person had taken a loan from an NGO but the interest was too much for him to pay back. He was pulled into the cycle of taking loans from other NGOs to try and pay of others. In the end the pressure forced him to suicide- leaving the insatiable NGOs holding his elderly mother now responsible for paying the loan.
@UnculturedProject i have emailed you before about meeting up in bangladesh. I didn't get any reply :s
I'm living in the UK at the moment. My dad runs a charity out in bangladesh with his own money which was inspired by the suicide that i've talked about.
@LivioRazlo92 Oops - I made an error. I misread your message saying your father had committed suicide. D'oh! I even tweeted about it. Yeah, my suggestion for you to write about it was only because I mis-read your message as saying it was YOUR dad that committed suicide due to the microfinance loan. I'll leave this comment up for public posterity of my misunderstanding...
I guess it shows that while you are there with good intentions she may have a history that tells her different. Who knows how many have tried to help only to leave with no real sustainable change? That or she really is just crazy.
Shawn! ♥ I'm so glad you were still inside with the windows closed! I know we'd all be terribly crushed if anything happened to you on this project. I worry so much for you sometimes. DFTBA! Stay safe!
Thanks for keeping us updated, and not trying to sugarcoat what you're going through. You keep everything very real. I'm glad you're all safe, and I hope that woman gets help.
Good that nothing serious happened. A few dents in a car will not hurt anyone. Now after watching your two previous videos I am actually torn if I would have wanted the police to do something about it or not. One the one hand, it is clearly not okay to attack people out of nowhere. On the other hand, I don't think that woman would have gotten fair treatment once picked up by the police.
In any case, you and the NGO workers going into the villages are courageous people.
thats really scary glad youre ok!
theleakycrucible 10 months ago
It may be quite Probable that her anger is well founded. The history of NGOs in Bangladesh is dark to say the least. In my fathers home village one person had taken a loan from an NGO but the interest was too much for him to pay back. He was pulled into the cycle of taking loans from other NGOs to try and pay of others. In the end the pressure forced him to suicide- leaving the insatiable NGOs holding his elderly mother now responsible for paying the loan.
LivioRazlo92 10 months ago
@LivioRazlo92 Wow - thank you for sharing this story. Have you ever thought about writing about it in more detail? A blog or something?
UnculturedProject 10 months ago
@UnculturedProject i have emailed you before about meeting up in bangladesh. I didn't get any reply :s
I'm living in the UK at the moment. My dad runs a charity out in bangladesh with his own money which was inspired by the suicide that i've talked about.
LivioRazlo92 10 months ago
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@LivioRazlo92 Oops - I made an error. I misread your message saying your father had committed suicide. D'oh! I even tweeted about it. Yeah, my suggestion for you to write about it was only because I mis-read your message as saying it was YOUR dad that committed suicide due to the microfinance loan. I'll leave this comment up for public posterity of my misunderstanding...
UnculturedProject 10 months ago
I guess it shows that while you are there with good intentions she may have a history that tells her different. Who knows how many have tried to help only to leave with no real sustainable change? That or she really is just crazy.
Maddog53 10 months ago
@Maddog53 Exactly.
UnculturedProject 10 months ago
Shawn! ♥ I'm so glad you were still inside with the windows closed! I know we'd all be terribly crushed if anything happened to you on this project. I worry so much for you sometimes. DFTBA! Stay safe!
IamBlair 10 months ago 2
Glad you all are okay! :)
Starlysh 10 months ago
Thanks for keeping us updated, and not trying to sugarcoat what you're going through. You keep everything very real. I'm glad you're all safe, and I hope that woman gets help.
MissiveCauseIMissYou 10 months ago 5
im glad you guys are ok! =)
Ghorse23 10 months ago
Glad no one got hurt!
RedVolly 10 months ago
Good that nothing serious happened. A few dents in a car will not hurt anyone. Now after watching your two previous videos I am actually torn if I would have wanted the police to do something about it or not. One the one hand, it is clearly not okay to attack people out of nowhere. On the other hand, I don't think that woman would have gotten fair treatment once picked up by the police.
In any case, you and the NGO workers going into the villages are courageous people.
scratchingcat 10 months ago
Hope you're all right. And don't have to pay for any damage to your paintjob.
redhandgrunt 10 months ago
@redhandgrunt lol - if only I could afford a fancy SUV like that...
I was just tagging along with a development agency. That SUV belongs to the Canadian government.
UnculturedProject 10 months ago
WOW hope you guys are okay and your still going to do work in bangladesh
grabthenews 10 months ago
Glad no one was injured. I hope she gets help.
gdarrowood 10 months ago