Youth to promote social cohesion, peace and harmony

Youth in Cox's Bazar vowed to become agents of peace and social cohesion while participating in a three-day long hackathon titled "Digital Khichuri Challenge for Pathway to Peaceful Societies: Catalyzing Youth as Responsible Citizens" jointly organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and ActionAid under UNDP's Partnerships for a Tolerant and Inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB) project.

Almost 100 students from different educational institutions submitted their ideas, among them, the top nine teams attended a boot camp from 25-27 September and presented their ideas on 27 September to the jury. "Team Hurricane" & "Team Decode the Peace" were the winners among the nine teams who will receive mentorship from UNDP.

The event was attended by Nasir Ahmed, Assistant Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate, Cox's Bazar, Sheela Tasneem Haq, Senior Governance Specialist, UNDP Bangladesh, Md Abdul Quayyum, Head of Communications, UNDP Bangladesh, Rezwana Hoque Chaity, Head Of Procurement, UNDP Bangladesh, Nazmul Ahsan, Manager - Young People, ActionAid Bangladesh,  Nujulee Begum, Protection Lead, ActionAid Bangladesh,  Md. Arif Siddique, Coordinator - Youth Hub and Mobilization, ActionAid Bangladesh, Sousan Suha, Officer - Documentation, Outreach, and Media Engagement, ActionAid Bangladesh and Ananda Kumar Biswas, DKC Winner- 2017 Jessore, along with subject matter specialist.