DP readers will be aware of the campaign to raise money for the new BNWLA Hostel. The Dhaka-based jazz group BlueNote (Saad Chowdhury on piano and vocals, me on soprano sax) have been active in raising funds for the appeal and have huge plans for fundraising events in future too.
Many supporters of DP have made significant contributions of money, time and skills to the campaign already, helping us to raise GBP 3700 in the few months we ‘ve been up and running. Our target for this year is GBP 20,000.
There is a campaign blog which gives regular updates of what is happening, and the main site, for making donations. The main site itself is soon to be redeveloped.
Fellow DP reader, VSO Volunteer and friend to both the group and the appeal, Mikey Leung, helped put together this excellent video. Enjoy it here!
Mikey has his own site , which is well worth a visit, and has just won a contract to write a travel guide to Bangladesh, which I’m convinced will be a sensitive and authoritative alternative to the often glib approach of the Lonely Planet.