Narayan set up a tube well in his home in central Bangladesh in 1987 in the hopes of providing clean water for his family. Little did he know that the water was contaminated with arsenic.

Project field workers motivated a group of village women to meet for adult literacy training. They did this—six days a week for eight months.

Belli* is a mother of four. Her husband pulls a bicycle cart which barely meets the family’s needs.

One of the key issues in any development project relates to the long-term utilization of any hardware that is provided. In our case this is the household arsenic removal filters.

Savings and loans programs continue to play a vital role in helping the local community. There are now approximately 75 savings and learning groups operating, about 90% of which are women’s groups.

In order to improve the health of those affected by arsenic contamination we have been continuing to focus on testing, treatment and preventative measures....

Baddsha is a bicycle mechanic from the Pangsha area. Baddsha’s been seeking answers to the question how to escape from poverty...