A look at the water, sanitation and hygiene challenges faced by one the world's fastest growing megacities: Dhaka, Bangladesh, where thousands of people die each year from waterborne diseases.
Meet Students From Bangladesh
Published September 9, 2010
Students at solar-powered school boats along the Atrai River in northwestern Bangladesh talk about their studies, ambitions and daily life in an area marked by monsoons, water and sanitation challenges and one of the most densely populated regions on earth.
Millions of children from around the world celebrated Global Handwashing Day, an effort to raise awareness about importance of good hygiene.
Emmy Award-winning documentary producer Stephen Sapienza presents his work on water and sanitation at the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C. Sapienza traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh in September 2010 to...
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Jon Sawyer is director of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that funds independent reporting with the intent of raising...