Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha is working for the disadvantaged people in the flood-prone regions in northwestern Bangladesh. Here many people have no land with which to support themselves and no access to education, information and training. Every year during the rainy season, which lasts from June to October, plenty of rainfall and water from upstreams cause hundreds of rivers to swell and overflow onto the lands, forcing schools to close. Libraries, clinics, playgrounds and other community services are not available in the flood-prone areas. Girls are not allowed to move around freely, which affects their enrolment to the school. The country has the fourth highest rate of child marriage in the world. Women can not make their own decisions about their health and well-being.