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Stakeholders call for urgent reforms to build a resilient and inclusive education system

October 10, 2025

A Panel Discussion was held in Dhaka by the Institute of Informatics and Development (IID) and Youth for Policy (YfP) under the theme “Education in Times of Transition” to initiate…

IID Reflects on Social Accountability through Global Learning Collaborative in the Philippines

September 13, 2025

From 8 to 12 September 2025, IID participated in the Social Accountability Learning Collaborative Workshop held in the Philippines, joining peers and practitioners from across countries to share experiences, explore…

“Our children will value education and know their rights better if we hold regular awareness meetings,” said Hemram Soren, village leader from Dinajpur.

September 8, 2025

In Dinajpur’s Khatanga Para consists of 80 families, known as a Santal village, a 21-year-old mother named Shakila (pseudonym) begins her day at dawn. Like many others in her community,…

“Mobile Gaming Addiction Is Isolating Our Youth,” Says Teacher at Bogura District

September 4, 2025

“The number of students addicted to mobile gaming is growing every day. Many of them are skipping school, losing focus, and even getting involved in online gambling,” said Md. Monir…

Tea Garden Youth Advocate for Women’s Rights in Sreemangal

August 24, 2025

We need to form a committee with five adolescent girls and five women, who will identify local problems and bring them to the president’s attention, so that solutions can be…

Strengthening Evidence to Assess Children’s Learning Outcomes Across Bangladesh

July 25, 2025

The Institute of Informatics and Development (IID), in collaboration with PAL Network, successfully conducted a three-day Training for Trainers (ToT) as part of the launch of the International Common Assessment…

Youth-Led Social Audit Uncovers Key Community Challenges Ahead of National Reforms

July 24, 2025

Youth across the country have played a vital and selfless role in bringing national attention to the urgent need to address deep-rooted structural imbalances in Bangladesh’s development journey. While urban…

Greener Earth 2.0: Youth Take Climate Action to Local Communities

July 10, 2025

With 1,245 young people engaged across 20 districts, Youth for Policy’s (YfP) latest environmental campaign demonstrated that meaningful climate action can start at the grassroots and with youth in the…

Syeed Ahamed Founder and CEO, IID Speaker at UNESCO NEQMAP 2024 calling for urgent action on foundational learning assessments

From Data to Action: Rethinking Foundational Learning as 2030 Nears

July 8, 2025

At the UNESCO Asia-Pacific education meeting in Bangkok, Syeed Ahamed of IID urged the global education community to use learning data as a springboard for change. With the 2030 deadline…

Northern Floods: Youth Voices Demand Policy and Local Action

July 7, 2025

Every year during the monsoon, people in northern Bangladesh live in constant fear of devastating floods. For them, rain is not a joy but a warning — of disruption, destruction,…

Youth for Policy participants from across Bangladesh engaged in social accountability training, learning tools for community change and citizen-centered governance.

Driving Community Transformation with Youth-Led Social Accountability

June 24, 2025

Following Bangladesh’s recent democratic transition, significant changes have taken place across civil society and governance structures, influencing both the mindset and daily lives of its citizens. In this situation, introducing…

Youth advocacy workshop in Sri Lanka with Education Out Loud partners systematizing practice-based knowledge for youth-led policy advocacy and accountability in Asia Pacific.

Partners Unite to Systematize Practice-Based Knowledge for Youth-Led Advocacy and Accountability

June 21, 2025

To strengthen youth-led policy advocacy and accountability across Asia Pacific, partner organizations of the Education Out Loud (EOL) project partners gathered in Sri Lanka for a regional-level Learning Collaborative Workshop.…