Bangladesh: Lions Club distributions

From Bangladesh 2008 Photo Album

Day 13: Balaboo

We are, with today's 700 bedkits in Balaboo, half way through the Lions Club portion of this Bangladesh trip. Mr Hadi and his wife have done an exceptional job of choosing bedkit materials and organizing the distributions.

Again today we were in a school and we set up inside since it has continued to rain with very high winds. The school and yard was a great spot for our distribution. The family and community were cordoned-off but close enough to see what was going on.

From Bangladesh 2008 Photo Album

It also allowed us to interact with the families and even though we do not speak Bangla it was easy to communicate in this festive environment. It also made for great photo opportunities and kids and adults love seeing their picture on the camera.

All it took was one photo and we were surrounded by kids jostling for position for the next.

From Bangladesh 2008 Photo Album

Back into Dhaka we took a walk down a small back street where the commerce of the city happens. These streets have many very small "hole in the wall" businesses that service the city. The accompanying picture shows team leader Richard Hryniw ready for a haircut.

Today was happy families and kids, happy OVO, and a happy Sleeping Children team.

Doug MacDougald
for Team Bangladesh

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