When I think of Bangladesh, poverty, overpopulation, developing country, bad political system, small, poor farmers, pollution, and floods are all words and phrases that come to mind. Basically, the upgrade to a tribal village in Africa (another “one story” place). The only good phrases I could muster up were “beautiful architecture” and “beautiful landscapes”. The images I see when someone says Bangladesh are of hundreds of people pilled in and hanging off trains, trash and human shit everywhere, people with dirt all over them, standing water everywhere, and shacks as homes. I could not find any articles in previous research that put Bangladesh into positive light even while articles on its own news site made the country seem depressing besides …show more content…
My metal image of what I think Bangladesh is makes me sick inside because through my short research is really what Bangladesh look like and I will be taking it to the first Service Learning Meeting. I hope through my partners conversations and meetings that it will shed some light on why Bangladesh is in the condition it is in and maybe find some good things about the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0UCeTjhSJI This video is about how polluted parts of Dhaka (the capital of Bangladesh) are by tanneries and other sources and how workers and other people living there interact with the pollution. The chemicals that are used in the tanning of leather are being soaked into the ground and dumped into Bangladesh’s main river polluting the river the river that already is polluted by cow shit, human shit, animal bones, and trash. Ultimately people have to endure the chemicals even if they are not tanners because they have to either fish for food or buy fish that was living inside the polluted river or they breath it in by being close to the tanneries shortening their lifespans to around 50 years
Before deciding where I wanted to do my service learning, I knew I wanted to do something that had some relevance to my degree that I will be receiving in healthcare management. I was eager to gain more experience and become more knowledgeable of how an organization operates as it relates to healthcare management. I was able to secure an opportunity to volunteer at the Dallas Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital. After completing the required VA forms, I got partnered with Mr. Alonzo Price Jr. who is a Management Analyst in Ambulatory Care, which is the department that oversees the Primary Care Providers.
Bangladesh is a very weak and undeveloped country and has some of the worst health and nutrition data. Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy with 6 divisions and 64 local districts. Bangladesh used to be a part of Pakistan before the turmoil in Pakistan caused Bangladesh to become its own independent country in the 1970s. Much of the nutrition, education and economy is damaged because of the swell in population growth and political issues. in 2000 the World Health Organization approximated 35 to 77 percent of the water in Bangladesh contains arsenic. However, the country has improved and education, the economy and nutrition baselines have risen closer to expected outcomes.
In Bangladesh people live on crowded islands that eventually sink, having no home and having to start all over again. It’s hard to do this especially if you don’t have a lot of personal items, and money. Like in India, about 42% of the population makes $1.25 a day. That’s not very much especially if you had a family of nine trying to make enough money for food, water and to pay rent on the little space you get. On Wednesday the 23rd Evelyne and I went to a simulation where you had to make paper bags to earn a living. Paper bags, it was hard work trying to make enough to survive, and imagine not being able to work or not having children that can help because of their age. In the simulation we had to do everything we could think of to make enough money to pay for food, water, rent and the occasional medical bill. We were frantic trying to survive and eventually we had to sell our shoes, my glasses, my sweater, water bottles, watches, everything we had. They live in overpopulated areas working, while we in Canada can sit by with all the space we want with well paying jobs. In some areas I would encourage to decrease the population like in China and India who both
When Western nations began making regular diplomatic and economic contact with China, their envoys brought back stories of a “backwards” people who technologically inferior, clung to imperial military rule, and allowed what the Western world would have considered violations of human rights. For years, China attempted to remain resolute against Western influence, fearing it would corrupt their society and lead people to abandon the tenants of Confucianism and other ideals that had been held for generations. Most significantly, they restricted trade with all Western nations to Guangzhou, severely limiting the amount of ships that could come and go from the country, and forbade the British from establishing an embassy, as that
A Service Learning project is one of the project requirements to complete the Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree through Ferris State University (FSU). My Service Learning experience was completed at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) in November, 2014. This paper includes details of the facility along with the contact information for the coordinator of the project. A description of my role as a volunteer, critical reflection of my experience, and a synthesis of the Service Learning are also included.
When I began my Civics class, thinking it potentially difficult and boring, I did not initially look forward to this project. However, as I did each activity, I found myself enjoying each and every one. From sitting in a board meeting to collecting trash, I discovered something new in all of the ways I volunteered. Not only did the people I volunteered for gain something through my service, but I feel that I gained a lot as well.
I decided to start volunteering at the local humane society because I’ve always been really passionate about animals and wanted to start benefiting them in the community. Prior to my service I was delighted because I’ve wanted to start volunteering for years and was glad the opportunity had presented itself. Throughout my experience I learned a great deal and met a lot of new people. Even though I’ve only just started serving my time at the Fox Valley Humane Association I can truly see the difference it has made in the community.
Service Learning is an educational strategy set in place to enlighten students with instruction and experience, in addition to improve learning , teach responsibility, and support the community. Service learning is vital to the development of the student, given that it intertwines academic and personal development together. It is aimed to enhance a student’s learning in all aspects of life.
For this service learning project, my group and I organized a goods drive. We placed donation boxes around Denton for art-therapy supplies. The group also held an event on November 6, 2017, at Texas Woman’s University to encourage students to make donations. All the donations went to the Child Advocacy Center in Denton; this organization provides assistance to children that have been victims of physical or sexual abuse. This service learning project relates to the theories and ideas in chapter 13 and chapter 14 of Women’s Lives: A Psychological Exploration. Chapter 13 relates to mental health, and it signifies the importance of social support during stressful
As of 1949, while Mao Zedong was ruler, the population in China has changed drastically. Its decreasing numbers came from the one-child policy, which was devastating to those required to maintain its laws. Although a community, much like the one in The Giver, does have some pros, the laws such as this cause it to also have many cons. Mao Zedong, founding father of the Peoples Republic of China, thought it necessary for the Chinese to multiply in order to be a great country. During his reign, the population almost doubled causing a strain on the nations food supply.
It is also a “boundary spanning” activity in that it requires active involvement from people both within and outside of the classroom context, often resulting in participant contributors who represent a variety of generations, ethnicities, social groups, and experience levels (Billig and Furco, 2002, p.vii). Service-learning is designed to reduce the boundaries between an institutional campus environment and the community around it. It is designed to connect learning to real experience through service and reflection (Ball and Schilling, 2006; Becker, 2000). As a baseline to facilitate this development, service-learning is distinct from other types of community service and civic engagement experiences in that the service-learning experience must not only have a service and reflective component but also be clearly tied to the curriculum through learning objectives and theoretical underpinnings (Bloomquist, 2015; Pritchard, 2001). As Barbara Holland, former Director of the U.S. National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, shared, “Service-learning is all in the hyphen. It is the enrichment of specific learning goals through structured community service opportunities that respond to community-identified needs and opportunities.” (Kenworthy-U’Ren, Taylor, and Petri, 2006: 121).
Bangladesh has got a population of around 150 million (2011) with a life expectancy at birth of around 63 years, and an adult literacy rate of 47.5%. The recent Human Development
Many of the immigrants in Dhaka work jobs like street sweepers or workers in slums where they face terrible conditions, almost every immigrant miss their previous life. Like Helena Akter, a villager whose home was swallowed by the
Overpopulated, economically distressed, common ground for natural disasters, and an Islamic nation: Bangladesh. Misconceptions and pre-conceived notions are a human fault in the understanding of this nation-state. Although this country has its difficulties, the world does not fully understand the extent and the lack of its abilities and the changes that Bangladesh is making. Even though Bangladesh is densely populated it is taking steps to make a positive change, economically they are at a disadvantage but still growing, natural disasters can be devastating yet they find a way to use what is given to them, and a strong religion brings people together.
Bangladesh is a south Asian country and has an approximate population reaching 164 million. The manufacturing industry is what Bangladesh is known for. That industry also accounted for almost 12% of GDP in 2009 and 2010 with employing over four million people (The Bangladesh Accord Foundation, 2014). The labor force is made up of young, urbanizing, mainly women. Bangladesh accounts for approximately 78% total exports (The Bangladesh Accord Foundation, 2014), which is second to China.