Women Empowerment

A woman in a shawl and long dress holds a hose with water spewing out of its nozzle. Containers and gardening supplies are behind her. .

A member of Laal, Rokeya Begum, waters the plants already potted. (Courtesy of Sahreen Quadir)

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Despite the many struggles that Bangladeshi women face as immigrants to New York City, a community garden is providing a space for healing.