Samiha- Bangladesh

Samiha founded the projects ‘Invest in Education’ and ‘Talent in Everyone’ to support the education of children who are forced to beg or engage in child labour. In this field, she is part of a platform to help underprivileged children attain primary education through a scholarship scheme. She has worked on educating women on water-borne diseases and hygienic sanitation and has worked towards SDG ‘zero hunger’. Her work saw her named the regional finalist of the World Bank Ideas for Action competition in 2018 and she was recognised at the After Commonwealth Youth Dialogue Summit. She believes no one is too insignificant to make a significant difference in their community and beyond.