A list of current members:

Executive Committee
1. Sabhanaz Rashid Diya
2. Zubair Idris

Members (m)/Senior Members (sm)
1. Tushmit M Hasan (sm)
2. Amreen Rahman (sm)
3. Aaqib F Hossain (sm)
4. Mayeesha Azhar (sm)
6. Asif (m)
7. Shurovi (m)
8. Armin Z. Khan (m)
9. Fahimul Haque (m)

Dormant Members
1. Abrar Ahmed
2. Asif Rayhan Rasha

1d-I @ Field Trip to ARBAN on 25.11.2006

(L-R) Rasha, Niloy, Zubair [boys] Amreen, Diya, Tushmit, Farhana [girls] MINUS the really old guy on the extreme left

One Degree Initiative (1-DI) is a non-profit organization, comprising of students from prestigious schools in Dhaka. This youth forum mainly focuses on youth led development, with a desire to bring significant, positive changes in the country’s development process, and motivate today’s youth to make contributions to this.

1-DI currently consists of nine members.  We have already affiliated ourselves with organizations like ‘Shurovi’ a rehabilitation institution for street children, ad Autism Welfare Foundation (AWF), an organization working for the development of autistic children in Bangladesh. Fieldwork at AWF has already begun, and has been immensely successful so far.

Members have also taken up personal projects, like the Shakkhor Daan Kormoshuchi, which requires each member to educate their domestic help in, at least signing their names.

1-DI also aims to organize leadership building programs and workshops, aimed at school students, to inculcate leadership skills in today’s youth.

1-DI recognizes that youth activism is crucially instrumental and can bring about positive social changes. We strongly believe that if today’s youth can take a small step, make at least a one degree initiative to contribute in some way to the society, they can make a huge difference in their lives and the lives of other people.

We look forward to working with other enthusiastic, energetic, and passionate youngsters who share our vision.

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Amreen Rahman

1° Initiative is a platform of young , energetic student leaders who want to inform and inspire youth in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and put them on the trajectory of youth-led development. 1d-I is a non-profit organization that aims to make a difference in the lives of young people . It operates independently of any religious, political or commercial organizations. These youngsters are passionately interested to craft a change in the country and also motivate others to do the same. This is their effort to turn their dreams into reality. They have named themselves as ‘One-Degree Initiative’, because of their motto that a small, 1° change can make a huge difference. 1° is all it takes to turn ice into water; 1° is all it takes to revolutionize one’s mind – so a 1° change can indeed be the most significant change.

Contact Us : 1d.initiative@gmail.com

(L-R) [standing] Zubair, Aaquib, Tushmit, Amreen, [sitting] Diya, Niloy, Mayeesha