Celebrating 17 years of nurturing planetary stewardship.
From one dialogue to a nationwide movement.
Bangladesh Youth Environmental Initiative (BYEI) is a youth-led nonprofit that nurtures planetary stewardship through environmental education, leadership development, and collective action — advancing youth agency by fostering ecological consciousness, strengthening capacities, and supporting community action.
Our Vision
A just, sustainable, resilient, and thriving Bangladesh shaped by generations of planetary stewards.
Our Mission
To advance youth agency by cultivating ecological consciousness, strengthening capacities, and fostering collective action among Bangladeshi youth to address emerging socio-economic, climatic, and environmental challenges — and contribute to a just, sustainable, resilient, and thriving future.
Empowering Planetary Stewardship to reconfigure and reimagine development for a just and welfare-based society.
Our programs are designed to strengthen the three pillars of our Theory of Change (ToC) framework: Consciousness, Capacity, and Community Action. Learn more about our approach
Seventeen years, one growing community.
Each program began as a response to a real gap — in education, in livelihoods, in justice.
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Impact by program
Every program sits inside one or more of BYEI's 4 strategic action areas — Consciousness, Capacity Development, Sustainable Livelihoods, and Accountability & Justice.
Earth Champions Program (ECP)
BYEI's signature environmental-stewardship program: a year-long Learn–Lead–Act curriculum that equips undergraduates with the knowledge and leadership skills to become agents of change. Learn more at byei.org/programs/ecp.
National Earth Olympiad (NEO)
A nationwide olympiad that mainstreams earth, environmental, and climate-science education — educating, inspiring, and nurturing the scholars, policymakers, and practitioners of tomorrow. Learn more at byei.org/neo.
Earth 360° — Nature Through Arts
An annual festival of arts bringing amateur and professional visual storytellers together to turn the 'Triple Planetary Crisis' into photography, film, and art for the wider public. Learn more at byei.org/earth360.
Green Skills & Entrepreneurship Program (GSEP)
Provides youth, women, and marginalised communities with green skills and entrepreneurship support to build green livelihoods and climate-resilient businesses. Learn more at byei.org/gsep.
Earth Policy Dialogue (EPD)
A series of seminars, symposiums, and conferences pairing young leaders with leading experts and policymakers for intergenerational exchange on frontier environmental and climate challenges. Learn more at byei.org/epd.
Kids for Nature (K4N)
Interactive sessions, group activities, and learning materials that foster a connection between children and the natural world — nurturing early stewardship habits. Learn more at byei.org/k4n.
Alliance for Grassroots Uprising for Nature (AGUN)
Cultivating a national alliance of grassroots youth leaders across Bangladesh working with their communities to resist environmental and social injustices. Learn more at byei.org/agun.
What seventeen years adds up to.
No single number captures a movement — but together, these show its reach across Bangladesh.
Past & current partners
Over seventeen years, BYEI has worked alongside embassies, development partners, universities, and civil-society organisations to scale its impact.
