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WASFIA NAZREEN
Founder/Managing Director Bangladesh on Seven Summits Foundation BANGLADESH
FUN FACTS
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
NAME ORIGIN
BA in Studio Art (Photography) & Psychology, Agnes Scott College
2002 - 2005
Study Abroad Year, School of Design & Media Arts, Napier University
2003 - 2004
Diploma in Theatre, Prachyanat School of Acting and Design
2000 - 2001
My nickname is Mindy after the popular TV show Mork & Mindy (thankfully, not the alien!)
WHAT CRAYON COLOR WOULD YOU BE Purple (just been feeling that lately)
I WOULD LIKE TO MEET Michael Jackson (as cheesy as it sounds); I admire him for his talents and really think we could have saved him
INSTRUMENT TO LEARN Dotara (a native two-strings instrument from my region, almost like a guitar)
BUCKET LIST Space travel
WORST INJURY Frostbite - I almost lost a finger!
GREATEST ACT OF KINDNESS Someone gave me shelter and food when I didn’t have a home
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Board Member, Colours FM 101.6 2013 - Present An awareness raising radio-station in Bangladesh tailored for working women; promoting discussions on elements such as health & lifestyle, education, business, finance, legal, and social issues
Goodwill Ambassador, Brac 2012 - Present Reaching out to over 9000 adolescent girls through BRAC’s Education and Gender, Justice & Diversity units, in centers throughout the country, to promote empowerment through self-determination
Youth Ambassador, JAAGO Foundation & Volunteer for Bangladesh
2012 - Present An international civil society organization working towards the betterment of people living below the poverty line
Founder, Bangladesh on Seven Summits 2011 - Present Designed the campaign “Bangladesh on Seven Summits” to highlight forty years of women’s progress in Bangladesh
Managing Director, Bangladesh on Seven Summits Foundation
2011 - Present The foundation, which is scheduled to start operation after the end of the Seven Summits climb, aspires to empower marginalized adolescent girls through the outdoors
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