Youth for Policy has been awarded the Youth-Led Innovative Campaign Award by UNESCO Dhaka and the National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM) for its innovative, youth-driven advocacy campaign promoting equitable and resilient education in Bangladesh.
UNESCO Dhaka and NAEM launched a national call inviting youth-led organizations to design innovative campaign ideas to disseminate the findings of the “Price of Inaction Report 2024,” a global study jointly conducted by UNESCO, OECD, and The Commonwealth. The initiative aimed to translate global evidence into meaningful community-level dialogue and action on education equity.
Under this call, Youth for Policy designed and implemented the campaign “Resilient Education, Empowered Communities,” with the slogan “ঝরে পড়া কমায়, শিক্ষার আলো বাড়ায়.” The campaign focused on strengthening school–community engagement, reducing dropout risks, and advancing inclusive education through evidence-based advocacy.
Implemented over five months, the campaign directly reached three districts—Khagrachari, Satkhira, and Moulvibazar— through partnerships with local organizations. It engaged 35 students through teachers’ workshops, 601 students through parents’ meetings, and 115 parents, students, and teachers through learning-sharing sessions. In addition, the campaign expanded to 22 districts nationwide through local-level forums, reaching 680 parents, 127 teachers, 779 students, 142 youths, 12 NGO representatives, 8 journalists, and 9 School Management Committee members.
In recognition of this work, UNESCO Dhaka and NAEM presented the Youth-Led Innovative Campaign Award to Youth for Policy on 8 November 2025 at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Headquarters in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
This recognition underscores Youth for Policy’s continued commitment to transforming education evidence into grassroots action and scaling youth-led advocacy models that promote equitable, inclusive, and resilient education systems across Bangladesh.