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Yasif Hasan has been working with the Red Cross since he graduated from SESM. He started working with the International Federation and is now with the American Red Cross as a Program Officer. Yasif is based in Dhaka and he has been promoting coastal disaster preparedness through working with multiple vulnerable coastal communities, government and the CPP. After the recent influx of population from Rakhine, the Red Cross was one of the first ones to reach with disaster risk reduction support. Yasif's work includes program monitoring and evaluation, program designing and program management. He is the focal point for Information Management and Forecast based Actions for American Red Cross. Yasif is also a trained member of the National Disaster Response Team. In addition to his full-time job, Yasif is also pursuing a Masters in Disaster Management from University of Dhaka with a thesis focusing on Pond Sand Filters in coastal communities of Bangladesh.

Yasif can be contacted at yasifhasan@gmail.com

Adeeba Nuraina Risha completed her BSc in Environmental Science in 2019. Following her graduation she applied for a master’s programme on Environmental Leadership and Management at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Nottingham University is ranked 76^th in the world rankings and Adeeba received a 100% scholarship under their flagship scholarship, Developing Solutions Scholarship. She received Academic Awards in IUB for outstanding results for two consecutive years and served as the Public Relations Director of Green Planet Club, IUB.

Saikat Mandal Tanu completed his B.Sc. in Environmental Science in 2017 from Independent University, Bangladesh(IUB) and completed his M.Sc. in GIS for Environment and Development from Jahangirnagar University. Saikat currently works as a Project Assistant under Programme Management and Partnership Support Unit in UNDP, Bangladesh country head office. Before that he served as a part of UNDP to support Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh. Previously, Saikat worked as a Monitoring, Documentation & Reporting Officer at UK based development organization Practical Action. He has also worked with Danish Refugee Council as an Information Management Officer. Also he got 100% scholarship from Bangladesh Government-LICT Program which was conducted by George Washington University, USA. He has a passion for photography and has participated in national and international exhibitions. One of his photographs has been published in Lonely Planet - the largest travel book guide in the world. Saikat can be contacted at saikatmandaltanu@gmail.com

Saikat can be contacted at saikatmandaltanu@gmail.com"

Shariful Islam completed his B.Sc. in Environmental Science in 2017 and started his career through an internship program with the USAID’s Tiger Conservation project which was implemented by the WildTeam under the leadership of Bangladesh Forest Department. After completing his internship program, he joined International Organization for Migration (IOM) as a Communications Assistant. He has also worked with the Program Development and Quality (PDQ) team of Save the Children in Bangladesh as a casual professional to provide consultation and support for the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) socialization. Shariful has recently joined with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Bangladesh as a Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) Officer. IFRC is the world's largest humanitarian network working in more than 190 countries.

After completing his B.Sc on Environmental Management in 2013, Hamza joined the regional team in Dhaka of one of the largest European retail brands - Primark. He significantly contributed to rehabilitate the victims of Rana Plaza disaster. He also supported various social and environmental projects in Primark’s Bangladesh supply chain. Hamza’s job required him to proactively engage with various stakeholders such as ILO, DFID, IFC, BGMEA, BKMEA, Caritas, BNWLA and others. In 2016, he moved to the UK to pursue his M.Sc on Environmental Management where he studied the response of River Sherbourne’s macro-invertebrates to change in water quality. Shortly after his M.Sc he was offered a role as Environmental Sustainability Assistant in Primark’s UK central office and his job required him to liaise with all the regional teams to ensure that Primark’s supply chain partners are compliant to its sustainability requirements. He was promoted to Environmental Sustainability Coordinator in March 2019 and he is a key member of a growing team of sustainability experts in Primark. Hamza has recently received a scholarship to do a Post-Graduate Certificate from Cambridge University on Sustainable Business. 

Hamza can be contacted at hamza.habib.hasan@gmail.com