Nari Jibon: Women's Lives
Providing skills, not handouts, for Bangladeshi women and girls.
What Others Are Saying About Nari Jibon
We are very proud of the accomplishments of our students and staff, and have collected stories and anecdotes from visitors to Nari Jibon. Take a moment to read what they have to say about the project.
Oso of el-oso.net -
"An Update from Nari Jibon"
"They are now individually and collectively a force in the world of citizen journalism."
"Bangladesh"
"I came to Bangladesh to witness first hand what I’ve been reading about almost every day: the work of the Nari Jibon project. I came in with high expectations and they surpassed even those."
"Using Blogs to Give Women New Skills"
"The words “Nari Jibon” should be familiar to regular Rising Voices readers. The Dhaka-based project which has integrated blogging and citizen media into its English and computer classes has been covered frequently on Rising Voices in the past. In this video, we hear directly from the students and staff to get to know the individuals behind the blogs."
Rezwan of Global Voices -
"Nari Jibon, Making a Difference"
"Nari Jibon is clearly making a difference."
"The Joy of Having Their Own Blog"
"The women of Nari Jibon traveled a long way to overcome shyness, opening themselves up, build their confidence and were trained to tell their stories to the world via blogging."
"Latest From the Rising Voices Outreach Project"
Most Bangladeshi bloggers are male and come from either middle or upper-middle class families from urban areas. But Nari Jibon’s blog Bangladesh from our view is increasingly providing voices to mostly underprivileged and underrepresented women of Dhaka through blogging.
Kira Kariakin of K-Minos -
"Un Gesto Para Un Cambio-Nari Jibon" (English and Spanish available)
"De alguna manera, la experiencia vivida el viernes se convirtió para mí en la confirmación de algo en lo que creo firmemente, que basta un gesto para un cambio. Kathryn Ward tuvo el gesto de iniciar Nari jibon. Gracias a ello se abrió una posibilidad insospechada para este grupo de mujeres, la de cambiar sus propias historias."
"Tears Leaving Bangladesh and Nari Jibon"
"I had tears. They were unexpected as I wasn’t conscious of my sadness of leaving Bangladesh. But I was. I am. I wonder, only 2 weeks later, how are the friends I left behind, asking myself if I ever will go back or see them again."
Shawn of the Unculture Project -
"What Would Kathy Do?"
"What Dr. Ward wanted to do was not only help low income women move up the ladder - but also create new opportunities for them."
"Rhetoric, Reading and Reflection"
"It’s very easy for blogs to be nothing more than words on a screen. It’s especially easy for a blog focused on important issues like global poverty to come off sounding like meaningless rhetoric. Paying it forward! Changing the conversation! These things are meaningless unless there is action, events, and changes attached to them."
