tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864319404923620402.post3509489227909386453..comments2023-09-12T18:27:19.841+06:00Comments on Voice of Bangladeshi Bloggers: Sinister designs to portray Bangladesh as a “Failed State”Deshi Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14188672566061873716noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864319404923620402.post-35667349249056796242009-03-21T02:30:00.000+06:002009-03-21T02:30:00.000+06:00I’m Maher from BRAC. Our office in the US is a bi...I’m Maher from BRAC. Our office in the US is a big fan of your blog; Voice of Bangladeshi Bloggers has time and again proved to be an excellent resource in helping us in New York keep a finger on the pulse of events in Bangladesh.<BR/><BR/>I am writing to seek your help in publicizing Freedom From Want, a book about BRAC’s incredible adventure story that takes you from the villages of Bangladesh to war-torn Southern Sudan. The book has been praised by luminaries such as Bill Clinton, Amartya Sen, George Soros, and James Wolfensohn.<BR/><BR/>The Amazon link of the book is here:<BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Want-Remarkable-Grassroots-Organization/dp/product-description/1565492943<BR/><BR/>For too long, people have associated Bangladesh with floods, famines, political unrest, and a caricature image of people going to work on boats over flooded roads. It is time to create a new, more accurate image of what is going on in Bangladesh. An image of people working against overwhelming odds – of people striving in the face of natural disasters, overpopulation, large-scale epidemics, and failures of governance – and succeeding nevertheless.<BR/><BR/>BRAC, one of the world’s largest development organizations, now works in 14 countries in Asia and Africa with offices in the US and UK and embodies this image, but hardly anyone knows about us outside of Bangladesh.<BR/><BR/>Help us change this by posting about the book on Voice of Bangladeshi Bloggers and your other blogs. We have provided a draft below that you can use, although obviously you should feel free to post what you are comfortable with.<BR/><BR/>We would also really appreciate it if you could do any of the following:<BR/>1. Letting your readers know about our blog, which features the book (and other great entries about BRAC)<BR/>2. Embedding this widget on your blog’s sidebar<BR/>3. Spreading the word within your social networks through Facebook, Twitter, etc<BR/><BR/>Please feel free to email me or our Vice President, Alyssa Herman, or call at 212-808-5615 if you have any questions. We love to hear from people who wish to be engaged in what we do. Let’s work together to build a positive image of Bangladesh.<BR/><BR/>Maher Sattar,<BR/>BRAC USA.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106685877017916558noreply@blogger.com