What: The Bangladesh program is a January Term immersion in the counttry's rural villages.

Hands-On Experience:
Field experiences offer an opportunity to see social change in progress. Village studies are conducted in rural communities as you analyze development projects designed to help one of the world’s poorest countries. With the aid of an interpreter, you interview rural residents to understand their views of population, gender roles, education and social issues. Urban experiences include visiting settler areas and development agencies in Dhaka.

Like No Other Place on Earth
Bordering India, Bangladesh is a young, predominantly Muslim nation state. Bangladesh offers a chance to witness the moderate practice of Islam and understand how poverty can offer an opportunity for dialogue, not violence. Ranked among the world’s poorest countries, Bangladesh has been a key site for implementing and testing various models of development by international agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations. Its capital is the emerging mega-city of Dhaka with more than 10 million residents.

When: January, 2004

Cost: $4,200 ($4,400 for non-member schools). Includes: round-trip airfare Twin Cities – Dhaka, airport transfers, ground transportation to field sites, planned group excursions, lodging, all breakfasts, some lunches and dinners, health insurance and administrative costs; Additional expenses: your school's J-Term tuition and/or fee, passport, visa, some meals, free-time activities and personal expenses).

Prerequisites: Completion of first year of college (by Jan. 2003), minimum GPA of 2.0, open to all majors. There is no language requirement.

Housing and meals: HECUA students stay in a hotel while in Dhaka. During two weeks in the Comilla District, you will be housed at a hostel within the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD).

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