After returning from Khulna to Dhaka, we kick back and talk about the effect of our little contribution of boats and milk to the village of Dhangmari. We did lift a few tiny handful out of poverty—by enabling them to earn more than $2.50 USD per day.
After experiencing the effect of the cyclone with our own eyes, we recorded our final reflections. It’s also one of our crew’s last day in Bangladesh—Michael Mangano—and he gave some thoughts on what he’s seen in the country.
In the end we decided to support the village of Dhangmari with Tk 40,000 ($575 USD) for fishing boats, enabling a few villagers to make more money and support themselves. We also decided to earmark another Tk5,000 ($85 USD) for instruments for the cultural shows, and the leftover Tk20,000 will go to an orphange.
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