Archive for the ‘Bangladesh’ Category
When I joined Veolia Water to work for the joint venture the group had set up in partnership with the Grameen Healthcare Services Ltd (sister company of the Grameen Bank) in Bangladesh (first plant in Goalmari village), I definitely jumped from one world to another one. This statement does not only refer to the …
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I have now been working as a Veolia Water International Volunteer for Grameen Veolia Water for 7 months and this position gave me the opportunity to incredibly develop my professional skills and behaviours. I pointed out many of them in my previous article, but I kept a major one for this publication: the discovery …
I am working in Bangladesh as a direct support to Grameen Veolia Water Project Director. The scope of my missions is detailed in the article: “My Mission(s), between Veolia Water and Grameen Veolia Water Ltd”. After 6 months in this position, I’m able to have a backward view on the enrichments this experience brought …
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Lifestyle in Bangladesh (in Bengali language)
My first contact with Bengalis was in early June, as I visited the Embassy of Bangladesh in Paris to apply for my visa. As soon as I entered the building, many people stood up to give me a sit. After 4 month and a half spent in Bangladesh, I am …
In 1976, Muhammad Yunus launched the Grameen Bank, microfinance Body Corporate providing access to adapted financial services for low/without income entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. The venture was born from the conviction that each single human being has potential. The gap between the traditional loans provided by banks and the real needs was also pointed out as …
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When Veolia set up the joint venture Grameen Veolia Water Ltd with the Grameen Bank, it was decided that the technical knowledge would come from Veolia Water and the local aspects would come from Grameen Bank. This project is closely followed by Veolia Water, as this is a pilot one (Veolia is not used …
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When I began looking for an internship during my third year, I didn’t really know what I really wanted to do. I was interested in water treatment, civil engineering, sustainable energies, but nothing was strictly clear. I expected this experience to make me learn more about what I would probably like to do as …
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I have only been here for 2 weeks. However, Those last 7 days were just disconnected from all I had the opportunity to see. I arrived in Bangladesh last Monday, at 4h30 am. It was already 25° C outside. The first cross of Dhaka was a real experience. Even at 5 in the morning, …
Read MoreWhen I read about Veolia Water’s projects in Goalmari, vilIage of Bangladesh, I felt immediately concerned and I applied for an internship there. The aim of the project is to bring drinking water to rural Bangladesh. In 2012, 100 000 people would have access to drinking water through the project. My mission is to find …
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