Bangladeshi women face significant barriers from family, neighbors and society in getting on a bike a riding around town in bright daylight. Freedom of mobility is seriously curtailed in Dhaka if women don’t feel safe to travel independently in their own city. Over 35% of female commuters in Dhaka depend on a cycle rickshaw and as more major roads ban these rickshaws, daily mobility for women is threatened furthermore. Arohi’s tagline: “Pedaling the way to empowerment” summarizes the links that we plan to draw between cycles, mobility and empowerment.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Cycles of Change: Pedaling to Empowerment in Dhaka
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Dhaka is really struggling due to heavy traffic jam, yes rickshaw and cycle is favorite transport for the general people, in some areas Honda is getting popularity also.
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