Young Bangla
Motto“Connecting the Dots”
Commercial?No
CountryBangladesh
Prime Minister(s)Sheikh Hasina Wazed
MinistryBangladeshi Government
Key peopleSajeeb Wazed
Launched15 November 2014 (2014-11-15)
Websiteyoungbangla.org

Young Bangla is a special initiative launched by Bangladeshi Government in 2014.[1] The Young Bangla Programme comprises several schemes, acting as a flexible space for the youth, involving thousands of individuals and youth-led organizations, supporting them with resources and capacity enhancement trainings.[2][3][4]

History

Young Bangla campaign was launched by the Government of Bangladesh on 15 November 2014 with the goal of training young people in Bangladesh in different skills by 2020.[5]

Initiatives

  • Skill Development Mission
  • Vision 2020 Internship
  • Joy Bangla Youth Award
  • Joy Bangla Concert
  • Tiger's Den
  • Youth Policy Parliament
  • Idea Submission for 50 Years Celebration
  • Let's Talk[6]

Joy Bangla Youth Award

The award is designed to recognize countrywide young changemakers, help them network among themselves and enhance the services they are already providing to their communities.[7]

2017 winners

Sajeeb Wazed, ICT adviser to the prime minister, presented the awards to the top 30 winners at a function held at the jam-packed auditorium of Sheikh Hasina National Youth Centre in Savar on October 21, 2017.[8]

  • Kaktarua, Sylhet
  • Barisal Youth Society, Barisal
  • Shopno Dakho Social Welfare Organization, Jessore
  • Be Related to Audio Visual Education (BRAVE), Chandpur
  • Iccheypuron Samajik Sangathan, Sylhet
  • Durbur Foundation, Comilla
  • IPositive, Thakurgaon
  • Model Live Stock Advancement Foundation, Dhaka
  • Jagoron Club, Satkhira
  • Potenga Protibondhi Unnoyon Shongothon, Chittagong
  • Kollol Foundation, Natore
  • Manobsheba Mulok Shongothon Prottoy, *Moulovibazar
  • Amar School, Gaibandha
  • Uttaran Bangladesh, Moulovibazar
  • SPaRC - Supporting People & Rebuilding Communities, Rangamati
  • WFH Foundation, Dhaka
  • Manob Kollankami Onathaloy, Netrokona
  • Shishu Bikash, Naogaon
  • Iccheypuron Samajik Sangathan, Sylhet
  • Shadheen, Dinajpur[9]

2018 winners

  • All for One Foundation, Dhaka
  • Nari Shakti Jagaroni Foundation, Panchagarh
  • Lalmonirhat Taekwon-Do Association
  • Vorer Alo, Chattogram
  • Akota Unnoyon Shongothon, Jhenidah
  • Poribesh O Haor Unnoyon Shongothon, Sunamganj
  • Shikkhar Alo Pathshala, Dhaka
  • Prothom Surjo Agro Farm, Jashore
  • Jibon, Rangamati
  • Sylhet Art and Autism Foundation
  • Taru Chaya, Faridpur
  • Social Welfare Institute, Mymensingh
  • Light of Life, Dhaka
  • The Flag Girl, Dhaka
  • BD Assistant, Rangpur
  • Gurukul, Kushtia
  • Shopno Tori Foundation, Brahmanbaria
  • Youth Net for Climate Justice, Barishal
  • Ghuri Foundation, Barishal
  • Salandar High School Women’s Basketball Team, *Thakurgaon
  • Shishu Nat, Sylhet
  • Safal Shrimp Service Center, Satkhira
  • Anushilon Mojar School, Khulna
  • Pran O Prokriti, Naogaon
  • Tarunno 71, Kushtia
  • Student Organization of Youth Power, Gaibandha
  • University Tea Student Association, Moulvibazar
  • Protibondhi Kollayan Shamiti, Mymensingh
  • Shopno Jatri Foundation, Chattogram
  • Projukti O Projonmo, Dhaka[10]

References

  1. ↑ "'Young Bangla'". bdnews24.com.
  2. ↑ Waheed, Karim (20 November 2014). "YOUNG BANGLA: A Platform for Changemakers". The Daily Star.
  3. ↑ bdnews24.com, Nurul Islam Hasib. "Young Bangla taking technologies to grassroots with Microsoft labs". bdnews24.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ BSS, Dhaka (9 February 2017). "1st phase of ICT training for 24,000 volunteers kicks off". The Daily Star.
  5. ↑ "Want a bright future: Joy". bdnews24.com.
  6. ↑ "Young Bangla's 'Let's Talk' brings young changemakers and policymakers together". The Daily Star.
  7. ↑ "Joy Bangla Youth Award is back, application rolls out". Dhaka Tribune. 25 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Joy Bangla Youth Award 2017". The Independent.
  9. ↑ "30 orgs win Joy Bangla Youth Award". Daily Sun.
  10. ↑ "30 youth-led organizations achieved JBYA 2018". CRI.
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