During the Youth Skills Summit 2020, hosted by The Daily Star to mark World Youth Skills Day, Mahfuz Anam, Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star, talked about the growing lack of empathy and ethics in our daily lives.

Community Development for Peace (CDP) started their journey in 2013, CDP, with an aim to promote positive thinking and peace through different volunteering communities.

We for Them, a social welfare organisation based in Rangpur, started their journey in 2015. Currently, they are focused on navigating four different projects, based on raising awareness about different societal issues. They had to alter their priorities accordingly, owing to the ongoing pandemic.

With modern academicians advocating for pragmatic educational systems, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education’s interdependent approach to learning is becoming accessible in every corner of the world, including Bangladesh. Prioritising on creating local solutions for local problems, Wizkit, an organisation that embraces STEM-based training, research, and product innovation, worked on an array of projects on technical support for individuals with special needs, healthcare, renewable energy and menstrual hygiene. It was founded by Mushfiqur Rahman Saad, 24, and Bushra E Anjum, 25, in 2017.

Celebrating the journey of resilient Bengali women to inspire young minds both at home and abroad, The Asia Foundation, in collaboration with HerStory Foundation, will launch their e-book series on the online platform Let’s Read tomorrow at 6 pm, featuring 12 beautifully illustrated short stories on photojournalist Sayeda Khanam, female summiteer Nishat Mazumdar, advocate Kalpana Chakma and scientist Dr Firdausi Qadri, among others.

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Applications are now open for Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program Autumn 2021 session at Stanford University! Knight-Hennessy Scholars develops a community of future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation.

Perception Foundation started out in 2014, when some school students identified various societal problems and the differences between communities with regards to access to basic necessities.

The session, Transitioning from Academics to Corporate: The Post-COVID-19 Scenario, moderated by Galib Bin Mohammad, Head of Marketing, Arla Foods Ltd, discussed how the pandemic has affected students and graduates.

For the first time, Bangladesh participated in the International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) 2020, held online from July 3 to July 5. 60 teams from 15 different countries participated in IBCOL 2020 and among the top six awards, two teams from Bangladesh won two.

For the first time, Bangladesh participated in the International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) 2020, held online from July 3 to July 5. 60 teams from 15 different countries participated in IBCOL 2020 and among the top six awards, two teams from Bangladesh won two.

For the first time, Bangladesh participated in the International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) 2020, held online from July 3 to July 5. Team Digital Innovation from Dhaka University, won the Silver Medal Award for their project, Decentralized Identity and Aid Distribution: Platform for Rohingya Refugees. The competition brings out blockchain based solutions to tackle real life problems.

We the Dreamers began their journey as a charitable organisation in 2005, with the aim of providing disadvantaged communities with free medical camps. They expanded their activities as a non-political and multi-professional volunteer organisation from 2015. They facilitate educational services for Rohingya children, who cannot afford to go to schools. They also provide necessary supplies in flood afflicted regions.

In April 2020, a group of young Bangladeshi expats got on a phone call and expressed their concerns regarding the possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Public Health students Tahmid Hasib Khan and Aaraf Ahmed jotted down areas in which expatriate youths could make a credible difference in addressing the crisis at home. Their friends provided their input. As a result, the journey of BacharLorai (www.bacharlorai.com) began. Along with Khan and Ahmed, Ontario Public Servant Anil Wasif, Engineer-in-Training Aminur Rahman Khan, KPMG Risk Analyst Farhim Zaman and Data Science student Talha Khan also contributed to the project.

Ignite Youth Foundation (IYF) is a youth-led social organisation, founded by Muhammad Jahirul Islam in 2016.

SONGKOLPO Foundation, a non-profit organisation, supports orphaned and underprivileged children in Dhaka, in different ways.

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Are you a young, talented, and energetic nature conservationist committed to protecting species of wild animals and plants? Do you combine passion with action to create concrete results in nature conservation? Don’t hesitate to apply for the 2021 FFN Awards!

Interactive Cares is conducting a series of webinars on various skills, titled, Co-Learn. Through these webinars, Interactive Cares aims to show the various strategies of developing skills for making a difference in the job sector.

Supported by ICT Division and Startup Bangladesh, the online edition of Digital Khichuri Challenge (DKC) 2020 was recently aired live from their Facebook page. The virtual event saw 14 teams pitch their ideas in front of a prestigious jury of judges, including Robert Stoelman, Project Manager, UNDP, Tina F Jabeen, Investment Advisor, Startup Bangladesh, ICT Division, Din M. Sumon Rahman, Professor, Department of Media Studies & Journalism, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and Tazin Shadid, CEO, YY Goshti.