Bangladeshi wins Emerging Young Leaders Award

AFTER being honoured by the US state department with the Emerging Young Leaders Award, Tanzil Ferdous, the 24-year-old President of Volunteer for Bangladesh, Chittagong and senior Programme Assistant at UNHCR, urged, "Empower adolescent girls and women to bring them to leadership positions through capacity building and strengthen them to become the leaders of tomorrow". She was honoured with the award in recognition of her positive role towards building sustainable peace. Tanzil works for youth and community development and women's rights in Bangladesh while personally challenges traditional gender norms in the country. She organised numerous successful events for community development and engaged hundreds of youth in volunteerism. Currently, she is working with the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and is trying to protect them from becoming victims of extreme violence. Her work has helped support a safe space for 500 refugee children in the Rohingya camps.

Faria Hoque

East West University