Four Dutch women, currently cycling around the world, made their stop in Bangladesh yesterday and attended a discussion in Dhaka to promote women’s rights.
The four young women – Sophie van Hoof, Carlijn Bettink, Lidewij Ponjee and Monique van der Veeken – have been travelling the world on bicycles for a year to promote women’s rights.
“We took this initiative because we want engage more people to talk about women’s rights globally,” said Sophie at the discussion, which took place at the residence of the ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh.
“Bangladesh is an interesting country to know about women’s rights and empowerment,” Sophie told the Dhaka Tribune.
Since they started their journey from the Netherlands, they have touched 22 countries and covered around 14,000km. The stories of their travels can be found at www.r4wr.org.