Sumaiya T Ahmed

A believer of quality education for all. Foodie. Traveler. Assistant Manager, Communication, at BYLC; Former youth rep of Bangladesh to the Commonwealth

[UN Youth Office @UNYouthAffairs]

My visit to Bangladesh couldn’t have been more timely! Talking about #SafeSpaces4Youth I admired the resilience of young ppl demanding #RoadSafety & called on the government & other actors to end violence immediately & ensure the safety of young ppl expressing their concerns.

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

@UNYouthEnvoy It was great meeting you yesterday! We hope the next time you’ll be able to visit BYLC! @bylctweets

[BYLC @bylctweets]

On #WorldRefugeeDay watch our graduate Rubina speak about her experience working in #Rohingya #refugee camps: https://t.co/shCai1mmXh

[Jaime Saavedra @JaimeSaavedra22]

What skills will be required for the jobs of the future? the only certainty is uncertainty. Students need to learn how to learn and for that, require foundational skills (literacy & numeracy), socioemotional skills (empathy, teamwork) and digital literacy. Panel @TheYidanPrize

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Learning through rap? Yes, please! @Flocabulary should’ve been invented when I was in school! @alexrappaport #YidanPrizeSummit #YidanPrize

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

“Education is a human right, and we want to make it free to anyone who wants to access it.” @agarwaledu at the #YidanPrizeSummit #YidanSummit @bylctweets @edXOnline

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

“For a thriving world, teachers need to be socially highly valued.” @JaimeSaavedra22 at the #YidanPrizeSummit #YidanPrize @bylctweets @WorldBank

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

For a more tolerant and harmonious world, @FernandoReimers puts things in perspective #YidanPrizeSummit #YidanPrize https://t.co/j8nx4mngoK

[BYLC @bylctweets]

“We need to be more cosmopolitan and less tribal in the globalized world”. @FernandoReimers at the #YidanPrizeSummit @hgse

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

Are you ready for the skills of the future? @TheEconomist reports at the #YidanPrizeSummit

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

Do you have “future skills”? @TheEconomist presents at #YidanPrizeSummit

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

There are no other options @TheYidanPrize @bylctweets #YidanPrize #YidanPrizeSummit https://t.co/U1oarFh1lm

[Yidan Prize @YidanPrize]

Yves Daccord Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross @ICRC believes that #Education is not just something that is nice to have. It's something we need to have.
#YidanPrize #YidanPrizeSummit

[BYLC @bylctweets]

“Education isn’t just about grades, it’s also about building character.” Martin Lau of Tencent Holdings at @TheYidanPrize #YidanPrize #YidanPrizeSummit

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

“Education needs to advance at the same pace as technology.” Martin Lau, President, Tencent Holdings @bylctweets #YidanPrize #YidanPrizeSummit

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“We’re on the side of the children.” @johnwoodRTR @RoomtoRead at #YidanPrizeSummit @TheYidanPrize @bylctweets

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

Vicky Colbert on innovations in #pedagogy and #humancenterdesign #YidanPrize @bylctweets @TheYidanPrize https://t.co/UMh9umrmBD

[Yidan Prize @YidanPrize]

"In rural school, we don't have connectivity. It must be introduced gradually but always with the human element at the center and with pedagogy first." —The inaugural #YidanPrizeLaureates Vicky Colbert
#education #YidanPrize #YidanPrizeLaureates #edchat

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

“One of the most important skills that young people need to harness is empathy.” Vicky Colbert at @TheYidanPrize Summit #YidanPrize @bylctweets

[Sumaiya T Ahmed @SumaiyaTA]

Cherie Blair speaks about her passion at @TheYidanPrize summit #YidanPrize #YidanPrizeSummit https://t.co/TTln85deRf

[BYLC @bylctweets]

“I’ve spent most of life fighting not just for girls to have access to education but also for them to have opportunities to put their education to practice” - Cherie Blair at the @TheYidanPrize Summit.

[BYLC @bylctweets]

The BYLC delegation at the @TheYidanPrize summit #YidanPrize #YidanPrizeSummit

[SDGs Bangladesh @BDPlatform4SDGs]

Azad Rahman @BRACworld says social safety net programs vital to alleviate extreme poverty. Economic session Citizen's Conf #SDGs #LNOB #LeaveNoOneBehind

[SDGs Bangladesh @BDPlatform4SDGs]

Sustainable development is not possible without considering climate change - @kabirfarah @AABangladesh (Country Director) #SDGs Citizen's Conference #LNOB #LeaveNoOneBehind parallel session on #CCA #environment