Uplift Probe

Workshops and events

Training for our research associates, sessions in schools, and joint events with partners.

Training for research associates

An online series that takes new associates from first principles to working methods.

Workshop 1.0: Fundamentals of research

Facilitated by Mohammed Fahim Murshed

An introduction to the world of research for our research associates, setting the base for the work ahead.

Video call grid of research associates during Workshop 1.0

Workshop 2.0: PRISMA diagrams

Facilitated by Mohammed Fahim Murshed

How PRISMA diagrams are used in systematic reviews to show, transparently, how studies were identified, screened and included.

Shared screen showing a PRISMA flow diagram during Workshop 2.0

Workshop 3.0: Literature review

Facilitated by Hasibul Hasan Hasib

The fundamentals of literature review: how to identify, analyze and synthesize existing studies in a systematic way.

Shared screen showing a research gaps slide during Workshop 3.0

In schools

Hazard awareness sessions with school students in Dhaka.

School workshop 1.0: Everyday hazards

An interactive session with school students on waterlogging, earthquake preparedness, fire incidents and building collapse. We shared practical advice and learned from the students’ own experiences. It was heartening to see how much they already knew.

Facilitators and students in a group photoFacilitator speaking with students at their desksFacilitator at the whiteboard with students listeningFacilitator speaking to a classroom of studentsStudent writing on the whiteboardClassroom whiteboard filled with notes in Bangla

School workshop 2.0: Orchid International School

The same session at Orchid International School. Comparing the two schools showed how socio-economic background shapes children’s experiences, their sense of risk and how prepared they are.

Facilitators with students in a classroom at Orchid International SchoolFacilitators talking with students seated at a tableFacilitator leading a discussion with studentsFacilitator talking with students in a classroomFront of the Orchid International School building

Webinar: Unplastic the Planet

A joint call from Nepal and Bangladesh, held with FECAM on World Environment Day, 5 June 2025.

Webinar poster: Unplastic the Planet, a joint call from Nepal and Bangladesh

Youth voices from both countries came together online to talk about plastic pollution across borders. The session was hosted by Ahmed Irtiza Rafid (University of Dhaka) and Hrishita Chaudhary (Kathmandu University).

Our thanks to everyone who joined, shared and made the webinar a success.

Participants on the webinar video call

Speakers

  • Dr. Md. Jakariya

    Dr. Md. Jakariya

    Works in human geography, environmental risk assessment and climate change adaptation. Executive Member of the National Environmental Committee and a long-time collaborator with UNICEF.

  • Rabindra Lamichhane

    Rabindra Lamichhane

    Executive Director of Clean Up Nepal and founder of Safa Nepal, with over 18 years of work in waste management, WASH and plastic pollution.

  • Md. Shiyan Sadik

    Md. Shiyan Sadik

    Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University. M.Sc. in Economic Development (University of Glasgow), B.S.S. in Economics (University of Dhaka).