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Help Disabled Entrepreneurs Rebuild in Bangladesh

The cyclone that hit Bangladesh on November 15, 2007 left over 3,300 people dead and affected 8.7 million. They included 42 people with disabilities from Barisal, in southern Bangladesh, who lost their entire means of livelihood - crops, livestock, boats and buildings.

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These 42 people, and their families, participate in self-help groups which receive microcredit from the Blind Education and Rehabilitation Organization (BERDO), an AP partner. BERDO and AP have launched an appeal to raise $50 for each of the 42 disabled BERDO stakeholders who lost everything during the cyclone. The money will help people like Ma Ruhalamin (pictured below), whose son is hearing-impaired and unable to move properly after a failed medical operation, to recover some of their assets and continue to contribute to BERDO’s inspiring experiment in microcredit.

Among the other survivors that will benefit from your $50 donation are: Abul Kasem, 45, blinded by fever, will restock his shop with supplies Sobhan, 45, blinded by fever, will open a fruit shop Rani, 32, blinded by disease, will buy a rickshaw and rent it out. This could bring in 60 Bangladeshi taka (90 US cents) a day Zashim Khan, deaf and dumb, rents a rickshaw. He wants to purchase one of his own.

Please give generously to our appeal and share this link with your friends. If you want to give in honor of a loved one, donate then download this document to personalize for your recipient. All funds raised will go to the cyclone survivors.

Thank you!

For more information about Bangladesh and BERDO visit: BERDO's partner page AP news bulletins about BERDO AP's resource section on Bangladesh

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