Footsteps
Shah Rafayat Chowdhury is a consultant at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since July 2024, focusing on locally led adaptation for climate change in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. As the co-founder and president of Footsteps, a social enterprise in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Shah leads initiatives addressing community development aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Additionally, Shah serves as a Climate Leader for The Climate Reality Project, participating in climate change education and advocacy. In June 2018, Shah represented as a Young Leader at the European Commission's European Development Days, emphasizing the empowerment of women in environmental technologies. Formerly, Shah was the president of the Mohona-Bangladesh Cultural Club at Penn State, promoting Bangladeshi culture on campus, and served as editor-in-chief for the "Born to Smile" magazine, highlighting youth contributions to the Millennium Development Goals. Shah holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Economics and Policy with a focus on Geographic Information System from Penn State University.
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Footsteps
Footsteps Foundation is a social enterprise based in Dhaka, Bangladesh which works on community development issues by designing and implementing ventures addressing the various social problems existing in our society today. The organization follows the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as its mission agenda. Footsteps Foundation currently has projects which are actively addressing Safe Water Accessibility and Sanitation, Environmental Sustainability, Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender Equality, etc. The organization mainly utilizes the tools of Corporate Social Responsibility and Youth Engagement in designing its projects.