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We’re Flattered!

Posted by on August 13th, 2011

One of the goals of Panigram Resort has always been to inspire others to develop socially and environmentally responsible projects. We aim to be a global leader in responsible hospitality and we are happy to see that we are already making an impact! We are delighted to learn that there is a new eco property being developed outside of Dhaka. While we wish that they hadn’t lifted the text for their brochure directly from our marketing materials, we do wish them the best of luck with their endeavor and hope that they too will make a positive impact on their host community.

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English Lessons Resume in the Local Village

Posted by on July 17th, 2011

Through our days documenting the village neighboring Panigram, we have come to know many of the local children quite well.  As we walked through the village, they would follow us energetically and inquisitively, watching us sketch, listening to us speak, and examining every little move we made.  The children would point to animals, plants, food, or anything else that might (or might not) interest us, and relay its name to us in Bangla, laughing at our poor pronunciation a few times until we said the word correctly.  In exchange, we would teach them the word in English, which they were so anxious to discover.  These interactions were the first days of our English lessons, which have now officially located to the village school on Friday mornings.

We taught the kids the names of the body parts by singing "Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes".

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