Campus Report :
Former advisor to a caretaker government Rokia Afzal Rahman credited women for being the prime actors in Bangladesh’s success in attaining Millennium Development Goals. She was speaking as chief guest at the launching ceremony of the Bangladesh chapter of World Academy for the Future of Women (WAFW) on last Sunday.
“There were 20 million entrepreneurs in Bangladesh improving the lives of 100 million” Rahman mentioned, adding, “and that is why it has been possible to achieve MDG.”
She appreciated the beginning of the unique leadership program at ULAB. WAFW, after its successful stints at China and Nepal in the last ten years, officially began in Bangladesh with 100 students of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
Founder and CEO of WAFW joined the opening ceremony via Skype to share her views on how young women could be empowered to bring changes at both local and global levels.
The academy’s start up coordinator Leslie Karen Hammond and an alumna of the academy from Shanghai addressed the audience comprising students and their parents who would be receiving an eight-month-long training on modules aligned with sustainable development goals.
Member of ULAB’s Board of Trustees Taheerah Haq told the audience how future leaders could be sculpted through the instilling of vision in our students.
Chaired by ULAB VC Prof Dr Jahirul Haque, the meeting was also addressed by Prof Imran Rahman, former Vice Chancellor of ULAB and Prof Shamsad Mortuza, Pro-VC of ULAB.
The speakers hoped that WAFW’s well-structured leadership program would make significant changes not only in the lives of the students but also in the lives of the people that they come across.
The facilitators of the academy are all volunteers who hold top positions in their respective fields. Eight volunteers will conduct the specially designed curricula geared towards a project involving SDG.
Former advisor to a caretaker government Rokia Afzal Rahman credited women for being the prime actors in Bangladesh’s success in attaining Millennium Development Goals. She was speaking as chief guest at the launching ceremony of the Bangladesh chapter of World Academy for the Future of Women (WAFW) on last Sunday.
“There were 20 million entrepreneurs in Bangladesh improving the lives of 100 million” Rahman mentioned, adding, “and that is why it has been possible to achieve MDG.”
She appreciated the beginning of the unique leadership program at ULAB. WAFW, after its successful stints at China and Nepal in the last ten years, officially began in Bangladesh with 100 students of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
Founder and CEO of WAFW joined the opening ceremony via Skype to share her views on how young women could be empowered to bring changes at both local and global levels.
The academy’s start up coordinator Leslie Karen Hammond and an alumna of the academy from Shanghai addressed the audience comprising students and their parents who would be receiving an eight-month-long training on modules aligned with sustainable development goals.
Member of ULAB’s Board of Trustees Taheerah Haq told the audience how future leaders could be sculpted through the instilling of vision in our students.
Chaired by ULAB VC Prof Dr Jahirul Haque, the meeting was also addressed by Prof Imran Rahman, former Vice Chancellor of ULAB and Prof Shamsad Mortuza, Pro-VC of ULAB.
The speakers hoped that WAFW’s well-structured leadership program would make significant changes not only in the lives of the students but also in the lives of the people that they come across.
The facilitators of the academy are all volunteers who hold top positions in their respective fields. Eight volunteers will conduct the specially designed curricula geared towards a project involving SDG.
