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Case stories
Real people and real names, documented by ERA field staff across Sunamganj district. These stories are why the work exists.
Featured · EducationKatakhali village, Bishwambharpur Upazila
Suborna Akter Riya: a beacon of hope amid hardship
Suborna Akter Riya, a 16-year-old student from Katakhali village in Bishwambharpur Upazila of Sunamganj District, became her village's proof that school is worth the struggle. Supported through ERA's education program, she stayed in class when the water rose and her family's income fell.
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InclusionSunamganj Sadar
Empowering the disabled: a story of survival and hope
ERA includes persons with disabilities across its projects. This is what that inclusion looks like on the ground, in one man's words.
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EducationPalash Union, Sunamganj
Ziba Sultana Mim: a young dreamer rising against the odds
At 11, a sixth-grade student at Palash High School is rewriting what girls from the haor are told is possible.
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SanitationUttar Pandergaon, Dowarabazar Upazila
Restoring dignity through sanitation: Kamlain Bibi's journey
In the village of Uttar Pandergaon lives 55-year-old Kamlain Bibi. A safe latrine and a hygiene session changed her family's daily life.
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Health & hygieneGhagotia & Kalachanpur, Biswambharpur Upazila
A journey toward health and hygiene in two remote villages
Ghagotia and Kalachanpur have long struggled with poor hygiene conditions. ERA's community health volunteers are turning that around.
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Indigenous communitiesMeghalaya foothills, Tahirpur Upazila
Empowering the deprived tribal community of the Meghalaya hills
North of Tahirpur Upazila lives a marginalized tribal community. ERA's work there starts with education and land rights.
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School kits, hygiene sessions, safe latrines and seed capital: the first step in each of these stories was funded by someone like you.
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