Networking Forum

Vashkar,

One of the options for you may be to contact Lions Clubs International (you can find their website and contact information at http://www.lionsclubs.org and find out about local Lions Clubs who might be willing to assist you in your quest.

Lions Clubs International is the largest non-governmental sponsor of sight programs and there are several Lions Clubs in your area which might help you with developing English Skills among other things.

Personally I think you're doing very well with your English from what I've seen of your writing.

Action Aid may also be an organization where you could work with local Lions to obtain grants for education programs through Lions Clubs International.

Dear Vashkar, This is Mahbub from ActionAid. We have been working together for quite long, geographical distance is the only thing that matters. Or else, we're working for the same cause. You speak very well in English, but you've got difficulties in writing, which is very natural. All you can do is practice more and more, which is in fact your common lesson to your fellows. Vashkar is a very popular name in disability movement in Bangladesh, even beyond. You simply need not to be frustrated just because of a foreign language skill. I'm not ready to accept a "British Coloniser's complain" against a Bengali-spoken person. ActionAid is of course an international organisation, but in Bangladesh we promote the use of Bengali. I would love to see you in internaitonal development arena, which is a matter of time being. Try to learn more about international development framework and a get a holistic perspective of development. From ActionAid we can arrange a scholarship for you, which we discussed already. In solidarity!

Hello Vashkar, I believe you can take online courses from Hadley School for the Blind in basic English.

studentservices@hadley.edu I think I also mentioned getting in touch with World Blind Union because they have a wonderful newsletter with lots of great information. I hope this is helpful. If you can find books in English that are easy to read, you will be a better writer for having done lots of reading in English.

Vashkar, Here's a link for Hadley School for the Blind. All courses are free.

http://www.hadley-school.org/default.asp

You should write as often as possible and ask someone you trust who is good at English grammar and writing work with you in the areas that need improvement. As a college graduate who has been studying languages since eighth grade, I have found that it is easy to start learning a language but very difficult to master it. English is said to be one of the hardest languages to master because of all of the rules and their exceptions, but I think you are doing very well. Keep up the good work!

Hi Vashkar Vattacharya, Sounds like you are already visiting the right web sites, already have a very good base in English, and from what I see above, lots of good advice. I can only add that you keep trying, as international agencies are not easy to enter, and when you have a chance, please e-mail me a copy of your resume. I am sometimes involved in international projects and I am always interested in meeting new talent. Good luck!