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Samia Mallik

Samia has over ten years of experience in the corporate and non-profit sector in Bangladesh. Currently she is working as Manager – Knowledge Management, Innovations and Communications under the Urban Development Programme. Samia also has previous experience working with BRAC as Communications lead under the Ultra Poor Graduation Programme. On the education front, she has studied in Mozambique and Bangladesh and carries a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a Masters in Development Studies.

June 5, 2023

Deconstructing gender narratives brick-by-brick

Shayera Begum defied all odds to become a leader in the male-dominated field of construction in her community. It was a fifteen-year long, treacherours and, oftentimes, lonely journey to the destination. Read more to learn how Shayera banked on her resolve to overcome her circumstances.
December 2, 2022

Navigating through crises in a disabling world

Every seventh person alive today – more than 1 billion people in total – lives with some form of disability. Yet, people with disabilities are still overwhelmingly overlooked in times of emergency.