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Lost Dreams
Cyclone Relief in Bangladesh

A woman who lost her house sitting in front of her temporary shelter that she built with the help of her neighbors.


At sunrise crossing the river by wooden canoe boat to reach some of the villages.



70,000 Takhas worth of books were donated to poor high school students who lost their text books.



People of one village received new cloth for men and women.



A mother and her son explain to Bhante how she lost everything she owned to Sidr. She is on our list to receive a new home.



We have plans to build 8 homes in this devastated village.



I spent 3 days traveling on the back of a motor bicycle. It was not fun but there was no other way to get around.



It is heartbreaking to travel through the villages that cyclone Sidr passed through. It may take years for things to get back to normal again.



This woman lost her husband. His body was found where we are standing. The two sons and the mother are still morning.

 

 

 
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