What a day! We stayed in Khulner overnight and have spent the whole day visiting partner projects.
Khulner is the third largest city in Bangladesh after Dakha and Chittagong. It has the largest number of electric cars [tuk-tuks] in Bangladesh. Not sure why. They're quite interesting to travel in - no sides and I clung to one of the roof bars for safety. Best way to describe it is its like travelling on a road in a dodgem!!
Otherwise Khulner is not that dissimilar to Dakha in terms of sights and sounds and smells!
Although there's some very odd statues in the middle of town - giant shrimps! Quite literally!!!
The projects we visited today were just wonderful and truly inspirational - each making a difference to those who are most vulnerable in society.
We went to visit a school and a healthcare project helping Mums and babies. There's far more to these projects than I could possibly write here just now, but amongst all the extreme hardship and heartbreaking stories - I take away from today a message of hope; happy children who've been given the opportunity for a better future, and vulnerable Mums and babies receiving vital help and support.
