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Together, Marc and Yves subsequently designed a <\/span>motor-catamaran ambulance<\/b> that could navigate the shallow waters in the region. The idea was to transport urgent medical teams and equipment to the most inaccessible parts of the Ganges Delta.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Friendship NGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two ambulances were built<\/b> in a yard set up especially for the occasion, using local Bangladeshi workers and materials. Marc Van Peteghem and Yves Marre then decided to take the project further with the creation of <\/span>Watever<\/b>, an <\/span>NGO <\/b>aimed at developing \u201cUseful Floating Solutions\u201d for impoverished populations living along the banks of the river.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This boat is the fruit of a meeting in 2004 between Marc Van Peteghem and Yves Marre, co-founder of the NGO Friendship which provides assistance to the vulnerable populations of Bangladesh. 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