In Bangladesh, Internet rolls into villages on a bike
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Amina">Amina</span> <span word="Begum">Begum</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Info">Info</span> <span word="Ladies">Ladies</span>" <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="Bangladeshi">Bangladeshi</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="laptops">laptops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="connections">connections</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> - <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="women">women</span> - <span word="get">get</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chats">chats</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="only">only</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> 152 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="access">access</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Info">Info</span> <span word="Ladies">Ladies</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="created">created</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="Net">Net</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="modeled">modeled</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enlist">enlist</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="startup">startup</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expatriates">expatriates</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="D">D</span>.<span word="Net">Net</span> <span word="recruits">recruits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="printer">printer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="arranges">arranges</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="empowering">empowering</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="information">information</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ananya">Ananya</span> <span word="Raihan">Raihan</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="Net">Net</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="women">women</span> - <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="undergraduates">undergraduates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="families">families</span> - <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="doling">doling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="charity">charity</span>. <span word="Begum">Begum</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> 200 <span word="takas">takas</span> ($2.40) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>.</p><p><span word="Begum">Begum</span> <span word="smiles">smiles</span> <span word="shyly">shyly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="pops">pops</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="earphones">earphones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="excitedly">excitedly</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p>
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