Nazaha Izdihar

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Growing up in the land of rivers, Nazaha has always had a soft spot for the water. Her mother, a water engineer, exposed her to many ocean- and river-related problems. She has studied how access to clean water affects menstrual hygiene, and the impact of river erosion and accretion for the people living nearby. Recently, she was selected in the Junior Academy of New York Academy of Sciences and developed a biofertilizer to treat eutrophication and prevent agricultural nutrient runoff.

Nazaha has served as an ambassador to her country for an environmental networking platform, addressing local environmental and social problems and organizing awareness campaigns in her community. She has also formed a business plan for devices that the visually impaired can use to read computerized texts with braille. She enjoys writing, especially when she can uplift oppressed voices. She has won the Gold Finalist award in Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition and ranked fifth in the International Trust for Sustainable Living Essay Contest.