Today we’re broadcasting from the village of Banishanta, just at the edge of the Sundarbans in Southwestern Bangladesh. Mirza Hassan, the UK doctor, Michael Mangano, the American grad student, and myself discuss the positives and the negatives of delivering aid directly to people in need, as travellers. We also discuss the emotions of what we’ve seen in a cyclone struck village.

Is this the approach we should use? Should travellers approach local relief organisations and NGOs with the goal of helping Bangladesh get back on its feet? Tune in to the below podcast for more.

Background
Before coming, donors who were friends of Michael Mangano gave $1,000 for us to bring directly to people in need from the cyclone, as something to do while Michael visited Bangladesh for research purposes (and to have a bit of fun).

 

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