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| Over flooded river in the village |
It's wet, wet, wet here in my little Net……..!!! The worst
rainy season for over 10 years has caused floods everywhere including around my
region. The worst affected areas are still in the south however my region in
the North has been hit by the heavy rainfall too and it is getting relief from
the Government which is always very little and from us which is always not
enough. Currently most of the young girls who work for the NGO live in mud huts
and their homes are either melting away as the water is rising or they are
living day in day out in water, which is sometimes up to their waist. Most
often they cannot cook food and they are provided with a bag of dried rice to
live on. My girls have been given a week off from work but some to them insist
on coming to work because it is safer then living a day of misery at home. What
a life it must be to have this tragedy inflicted on them. Only few months ago
we were coming to terms with the aftermath of carnage left behind by the
hurricane. It has not been a good year for my dream little Net……… .
I have been lucky enough to have my accommodation on the
first floor, however my 7 minutes walk to work has been badly hit by the
floods, the water is increasing inch by inch on the road to my work. Walking
through the rainy water has been fun at first (reminded me of my childhood days
in Africa), but we have been warned about all the infection and illness, which
is common in the dirty water of Bangladesh.
I have now stopped being a silly little girl paddling through the rain water
living my childhood days, instead I am acting my age and getting a lift from
the passers’ by working for the NGO who make their daily journey to work by
rickshaws. Why I don't hire my own rickshaw? Well currently, I am living on a
very tight budget, saving for the sewing machines ( as you all know) and now
this flood relief and I feel that you can also tighten your belt by sparing a
penny or two, with help from your family and friends. If you can, the money
will be greatly received and will help my girls to eat and have their homes
mended once the water has receded from their houses.
If you can help please send a cheque (worth enough so that
it is worth writing it) to me at the following address: Mrs D.K. Richards
c/o 114................. Road
Cheltenham .............
Please send me an e-mail telling me how much you have
donated, correct amount please I don't want to bankrupt my bank balance yet, I
have a long journey to make ahead of me, and you know all about it and you all
want me to do it, that is if I am still alive on this planet tomorrow? Once I
hear from you I will be able to withdraw the appropriate amount out of my
account here in Dhaka. I do hope you can all
trust me because the post here is very untrustworthy and it takes a long time.
A German NGO have send to Net…….., another of their
volunteer to work for few days, helping with the relief work and for him to
send reports and photos back to Germany for raising funds. He is drop dead
gorgeous Kirk bhai and I have the pleasure of his company for three days and I
shall tell you about the German NGO and my 5 German bhais in my next
Newsletter.
Love, Davinder xx
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