Our first episode for Season two is called  ‘Rebuilding’. Over the past few years we’ve witnessed more young people standing up and fighting for their future and the future of their communities. In today’s episode 24 year old Madhav Datt from New Delhi shares stories of young people in India and Bangladesh who’ve turned experiences of adversity into positive change.

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Episode production: Madhav Datt

Special thanks to: Shomy Hasan Chowdhury, Shreya Aneja , Devika Narayanan, Tanay Raghavendra and Pulkit Mahajan

Story coaching: Irit Pollak

Hosted by: Ekram Esmael

Mixing: Laura Brierley Newton

Theme music: James Taylor and the SoundMix team with Yousef Essa at the UK Refugee Council

Episode art: Devanshu Bhardwaj (www.bluntpencil.in)

Episode music: Blue Dot Sessions

Release date: 26.10.21

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Shomy Hasan Chowdhury is a multi-award-winning Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activist from Bangladesh. Shomy is the Co-Founder of global youth-led org Awareness 360, a Global Changemakers Fellow, a US Dept. of State Alumna, a Global Citizen Youth Advocate, the Asia Representative of the Commonwealth Students’ Association, a Royal Commonwealth Society Fellow, Youth Advisory Board Member of Youth Combating NTDs, a certified Commonwealth Leader, Commonwealth Youth Forum 2021 International Taskforce Policy Lead, a Global Youth Ambassador for Theirworld UK, a TEDx Speaker, a Schwarzman Scholar '21-22, and an International Election Observer. She has addressed keynotes and inspired millions across 5 continents. She has received many recognitions for her social work of over a decade, notably the President’s Volunteer Service Award (Gold) from President Barack Obama and the Princess Diana Legacy Award. She was titled as a UNDP-Samsung Global Generation17 Young Leader and was named to the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Social Impact category.

Shreya Aneja is an architect and a student at Architectural Association, London - pursuing a Master of Architecture degree in Sustainable Environmental Design. She is also a Design Consultant at UK based NGO, Nostos Homes, which builds homes for forcibly displaced people. She is a professional Kathak dancer and an avid spoken word poet.

Madhav Datt founded Green the Gene as a small environmental club in his school when he was 8 years old. Today, Green the Gene is one of the world’s largest completely youth-led environmental non-profits, with over 7,000 young volunteers and projects in 62 countries. Madhav was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the social impact category in 2021. His work has received international recognition including from HRH Prince William, Prime Minister of India, CTO of Tesla, Royal Commonwealth Society, and Audi. Madhav co-founded Nostos Homes, and chairs its Board of Trustees.