Tawhida Shiropa
Founder, Moner Bondhu
Introducing our next speaker, ๐๐๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐, who came up with a start-up idea presently known as โ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฎ,โ a mental healthcare and well-being platform in Bangladesh working since 2016 towards SDG 3, 5 and 10 to provide accessible and affordable mental healthcare to all and ensure the gender equality.
With her remarkable thoughts, she is now the CEO of Moner Bondhu.
In 2015, her mother suffered from depression. And going through the journey as a family, Tawhida experienced firsthand the importance of professional mental health care. At the same time, at her then office, she oversaw a supplement that included a confession box. Every day, thousands of people write to her about their mental health struggles. These two experiences revived Tawhidaโs ambitions to make a difference. It became her dream to make mental health care and well-being services available to all. In 2016, she had an idea that led to the creation of Moner Bondhu.
Moner Bondhu initiates numerous training sessions, discussions, and youth engagement events to raise, recognize, and respond to psychosocial issues of the general population, such as depression, frustration, addiction, mental illness, cyberbullying, and harassment in social media. Moner Bondhu won the UN Women WEPโs Asia Pacific Award, Call for Nation Championship by the ICT Division held in Bangladesh.
This year, Tawhida Shiropa secured two incredible achievements. One is the ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ ๐
๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐
๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐, which led Moner Bondhu to invest more than 10 million BDT. Secondly, Moner Bondhu is featured in the ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ.
We are honored to have such a social worker as a speaker at TEDxRUET - Discovering Dimensions. So, ensure your seat to hear the exciting story of Tawhida Shiropa and Moner Bondhu from her own perspective live at the TEDxRUET - Discovering Dimensions.