A young worker navigates a passenger boat on the Jamuna river, one of hundreds that crisscross Bangladesh. MCC is working in Bangladesh to prevent hunger and AIDS in rural communities, including some on islands in the Jamuna river. 

Teenage girls participate in an activity to learn about AIDS in Kawakhola union, northwestern Bangladesh. MCC sponsored this event as part of a campaign to raise awareness about AIDS. 

Teenage boys and girls learn about AIDS in separate groups in Kawakhola union. In this activity, boys reflect on their sense of self-esteem by drawing something that represents who they are. 

The moon shines over a rice field in Kawakhola union. Farming alone cannot support the community's 14,000 residents, so many local men migrate elsewhere to work as day laborers. 

Maolana Mohammad Rafiqul Islam is an imam, or Muslim leader, in Kawakhola union. He and other local imams are preaching sermons about AIDS in their mosques. 

A singer performs a song about AIDS at an MCC-sponsored event in Kawakhola union. 

A veterinary worker administers a cattle vaccination in Bogra district, northwestern Bangladesh. MCC is sponsoring a vaccination campaign to protect cattle, goats and sheep from common diseases and protect farmers from economic losses. 

Mohammad Iaqub Ali is raising and selling cattle, one, two and three at a time. He increased his income by using vaccinations and a feeding method introduced by MCC. 

Mossamat Asia Khatun started raising 50 chickens with a loan and technical advice from Center for Community Development Services, an organization supported by MCC. She now has a coop with 300 chickens. 

Mohidul Islam releases insects in a field of gourd plants in Bogra district. The insects kill pests that damage the gourds. 

Pest management techniques help farmers raise vegetables, such as this bitter gourd. 

Abdul Roshid tends his vegetable field in northwestern Bangladesh.