Speakers at the closing ceremony of Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centers (BYLC) Youth Leadership Summit 2021 urged the younger generation to actively engage in policy advocacy to promote youth-led action that can drive positive change and development in the country. While addressing
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) will host a four-day-long Youth Leadership Summit on August 4-7 aiming to mobilise youth to take a step forward in building a country that provides equitable opportunities for all its citizens, not just the privileged few. In 2021, Bangladesh
BYLC’s Global Youth Climate Summit honours 12 climate champions Ashley Shoptorshi Samaddar Ashley Shoptorshi Samaddar
With an aim to mobilise youth, build their leadership skills, and empower them to lead the fight against climate change, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) organised the Global Youth Climate Summit, in partnership with Foundation for Climate Restoration, Resilient Markets, and the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge, recently. The two-day virtual event brought together 500 young change makers, aged between 13 and 24, and engaged them in an inter-generational dialogue with leading experts in the field of climate change.
The second day began with a workshop, Leadership for Climate Action . The session kicked off with insight from Ejaj Ahmad, President and Founder of BYLC. The purpose of leadership is a desire to help others, he said. We have to focus on all aspects of the ecosystems, and I believe the
JS speaker for joint efforts to tackle climate change impacts
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DHAKA, March 13, 2021 (BSS) – Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today called for joint efforts of all to address the adverse effects of climate change.
“Joint efforts should be made to address the adverse effects of climate change. In this case, innovative thinking of the youth can bring dynamism,” she said.
She was speaking virtually at the closing and award distribution ceremony of the Global Youth Climate Summit-2021 organized by the Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center as the chief guest on Friday on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Independence.
BYLC’s Global Youth Climate Summit 2021 kicks off
The two-day online summit welcomes more than 500 young change makers, from six different continents. Sadia Tahsin Sadia Tahsin
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) hosted the Global Youth Climate Summit, in partnership with the California-based Foundation for Climate Restoration, Resilient Markets and the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge. Held from March 11 to 12, it is a two-day online summit, with more than 500 young change makers, from six different continents.
On the first day, the event had three different sessions: Opening Plenary: No time to waste, Fireside Chat: Managing wellbeing of both ecosystems and human beings, and Plenary: Youth stand up to climate change. The sessions were hosted via Zoom, and were moderated by Sandra Kwak, Founder & CEO of 10Power, Ejaj Ahmed, Founder & President of BYLC and Rebecca Peters, DPhil Candidate at University of Oxford and Qu