Survivors of Bangladesh Garment Gactory Collapse Still suffering, 5 Months Later – Washington Post

The Washington Post had a great article about the aftermath of the survivors of the Rana Plaza building collapse.  The lack of mental health professionals here is an issue that I’ve come across while working with the kids shelter.  They are also in dire need of child psychologists, but for some reason that’s not a … Continue reading →

My Visit to Savar’s Rana Plaza

For the past 17 days since the building collapse, I have wanted to go visit the site of the building collapse. Originally I was hoping to volunteer in some sort of relief effort, but it proved to be too difficult since there were no central organizations that were taking volunteers. Still wanting to see the … Continue reading →

Savar Death Toll Tops 500

The Savar Building Collapse death toll reached over 500 today. While things have calmed down a bit the past few days, many sad stories about it are still coming out. My office did a collection for the survivors who now need medical treatment and prosthetic limbs, and the stories of the people who benefited from … Continue reading →

Savar Building Collapse, Death Toll Reaches 292

The death toll continues to rise in the Savar building collapse tragedy. Today Ready Made Garment (RMG) workers took to the streets in protest. Tensions and anger has sky rocketed today, and thousands of people have been marching in protest and vandalizing cars/buses/rickshaws in their path. This morning I went to volunteer at the collection … Continue reading →