Archive for January, 2016
Adaptation to climate change: Lesson learnt from Pervin
“We have lost everything due to cyclone Sidr and cyclone Aila. At first, Sidr destroyed our tiny house that was built on an embankment. After that, we constructed a small home on a comparatively high land. But Aila swept it away,’’ says Pervin, a climate victim based in Patuakhali, a southern city of Bangladesh.
VOSB promotes improved cook stoves in Bagerhat
Voice of South Bangladesh (VOSB), in collaboration with USAID’s Catalyzing Clean Energy in Bangladesh program has promoted Venus improved cook stoves (ICS) in Bagerhat, a southern city in the country. ICS helps women and makes their lives easier. At the same time, it is very eco-friendly and consumes less energy than traditional cookstoves. Following are […]
Microfinance programs help climate victims in Bangladesh
Galachipa, an offshore valley in the southern part of Bangladesh, often faces natural hazards like flood, river erosion, and tidal surges. They were used to with such acts of nature until 2007 when a devastating cyclone, named Sidr, has swept the area along with many other villages in the south that killed up to 10,000 […]
Southern Bangladesh shows hope in agriculture
Agricultural productions have been increased in the southern part of Bangladesh. Rice productions, in particular, have been increased by two percent in the last four years.
VOSB attends training arranged by CAMPE
Voice of South Bangladesh along with some other non-government organizations is attending a ten-day training titled ”Non-formal Education: Technical and vocational education and training program monitoring” organized by Campaign For Popular Education (CAMPE).
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