Bangladesh Chapter

Catalyst Now Bangladesh is a growing community of social innovators, practitioners, and changemakers committed to advancing systems-level solutions for sustainable development. As part of the global Catalyst Now movement, the chapter connects local actors across sectors to collaborate, learn, and co-create responses to Bangladesh’s most pressing social, economic, and climate challenges, while amplifying local voices within a global SDG-driven ecosystem.

Year of the lanuch

2023

Collaborations chair(s)

Ananya Raihan

Ashish Damle

Contact person

Sheher Bano

Number of members

Md Biozid Jessorey, Arshae Ahmed, Mahobul Islam Plabon, Md Shariful Alam, Immad Ahmed, Ashish Damle, Ananya Raihan, Sheher Bano

Engagement with Government

No

Engagement with Private sector

No

Chairs

Ananya Raihan

Infolady Social Enterprise Limited (iSocial)

 Dhaka

iSocial hopes to leverage the global, regional, and local networks to offer its ecosystem-building and evidence-backed policy advocacy support to social entrepreneurs and to gain in-depth understanding of the local and global practices and advancements in the SDGs it focuses in.

Ashish Damle

Independent (Ashish Damle)

 Dhaka

To build the ecosystem of social enterprising in Bangladesh with influencing the ecosystem members.

Coordinators

Sheher Bano

Catalyst Now

 Pakistan

 Islamabad

NA

Collaborators

Ananya Raihan

Infolady Social Enterprise Limited (iSocial)

 Dhaka

iSocial hopes to leverage the global, regional, and local networks to offer its ecosystem-building and evidence-backed policy advocacy support to social entrepreneurs and to gain in-depth understanding of the local and global practices and advancements in the SDGs it focuses in.

Arshae Ahmed

BRAC

 Bangladesh

 Dhaka

As a development practitioner and as someone who has recently moved into a team that is working for climate change as well as an international conference, being a part of Catalyst would help me connecting with the right individuals to take the impact of my work further.

Ashish Damle

Independent (Ashish Damle)

 Dhaka

To build the ecosystem of social enterprising in Bangladesh with influencing the ecosystem members.

Md Biozid Jessorey

 Khulna

Share local experience, learn from other and networking

Immad Ahmed

Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP)

 Bangladesh

 Cox Bazaar

We specialize in mobilizing youth and vulnerable communities for climate resilience in their countries and communities. We have learnt a lot working in th refugee context and use humanitarian principles and values as the foundation of our climate resilience strategies, focusing social solidarity economies.

Mahobul Islam Plabon

 Dhaka

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Md Shariful Alam

Independent (Md Shariful Alam)

 Dhaka

I am engaged to work with most vulnerable community in Bangladesh. We are supporting to make change through education as tool for sustainable development of the society. By joining with this movement, I will be able to learn, share and engage in social change initiatives globally and will be able to introduce locally.

Sheher Bano

Catalyst Now

 Pakistan

 Islamabad

NA