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		Arsenic Project Donor Recogntion



		Those who are saving a pond and saving lives by contributing to this project Drishtipat has officially completed the third fundraiser for the Arsenic victims in West Shapania village. The fund collected has been a little more than what we targeted. Our original target was $3500 and we collected $3850. The collected money will be channelled to Brotee via Bangladesh Environment Network. Brotee already started mobilizing the village people to form Gono Gobeshona Dal. The money will be utilized for the pond preservation (safe drinking water solution) and treatment of the Arsenicosis victims. Drishtipat would like to acknowledge work of those who were involved with this project, in particular Shahnaz Yousuf, the web developer, Zoey Farooq, the appeal writer, Shahid Ahmed, the researcher, Mahmood Farooqe, Dr. Saleh Tanveer, Dr. Nazrul Islam of BEN and Sharmeen Murshid of Brotee, Dr. Omar Farooq of Shetubondhon for the fund collection and moderators of Muktomona, Alochona and NFB for help with spreading the message on fund-raising. We thank everyone who came forward for the cause and who took initiative to spread the appeal and for whom it is possible for us the collect the necessary amount within this short time frame. --Drishtipat Team Our Heartiest Thanks to the following donors: Rafiq Ahmed Saleh Tanveer Farzana Begum Simee Adhikari Mahmudur Rahman Md Ahsan Khan Zaki Rahman Novita Rahman Shahnaz Rahman Tania Ashraf Rubina Ahmed Ferdouse Oneza Dr Mahmud Hossain Mahmud Farooque Shahid Ahmed Robin Khundkar Asif Saleh Dr. Nazrul Islam NABIC Foundation Bay Area Bangalis TOTAL 3850 Go Top

Drishtipat is a non-profit, non-political expatriate Bangladeshi organization committed to safeguarding every individual's basic democratic rights, including freedom of expression, and is opposed to any and all kinds of human rights abuses in Bangladesh. We are based in the United States, and have members in every part of the globe. In early 2001, we successfully publicized and raised over $16,000 for the medical treatment of journalist Tipu Sultan.


		Related Links to Arsenic Project Campaign


		Arsenic Project Home Page Brotee (Gono Gobeshona Dal - group of village researchers) Report on Pond Preservation Activity from Brotee Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) Arsenic 2000 : An Overview of the Arsenic Issue in Bangladesh This report was prepared by Wateraid Bangladesh. It gives an elaborate overview of the current situation. It covers the background of the problem, the scale and extent, organizations working on the issue, various mitigation options etc. Ewilson/wateraid.pdf Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh Site of UNICEF, the organization that popularized tubewells in Bangladesh which many believe the root cause of the problem. It contains a detailed report on the issue. www.unicef.org/arsenic/ SOS ARSENIC POISONING IN BANGLADESH. SOS-Arsenic Poject is an initiative to look at the problem scientifically and work on possible remedies/solutions. Coordinated by Dr. Jamal Anwar of Berlin, Germany. www.sos-arsenic.net The Daily Star Roundtable: February 1998 The Daily Star Roundtable: "Arsenic Pollution: Immediate tasks & future Vision"- February1998 --> Full text of the discussions held. dailystar Arsenic Crisis Information Centre: Bangladesh & West Bengal Contains links to lots of resources available on web on Arsenic contamination in the region. This site is co-sponsored by Dhaka Community Hospital Trust, School of Environment Studies, Jadavpur University, & water environment international. BICN An uncertain future, this primary school student suffers from arsenicosis Bangladesh Arsenic Photo Exhibition - World Bank Group Drishtipat Discussion Group