Mahenaz Chowdhury on Clubhouse

Bio

Zero-waste | Fashion | Designer | Climate Activist | Gender Equality Advocate | Entrepreneur

Telling the story of Bangladesh as the frontier in circular fashion, and representing our culture, craft and strength in the global textile industry 🇧🇩🇧🇩

🗣️ A climate activist & impact entrepreneur. I am changing the narrative of fast fashion consumption in Bangladesh. Building a platform that values people, our rich biodiversity and heritage of craft from textile pollution and mass consumerism.

♻️Since 2018, founded my startup where I create and design zero-waste upcycled clothing production platform - Broqué ( www.thebroque.com)
The pioneer of slow fashion in Bangladesh. It is the first and only zero-waste & upcycle streetwear brand that creates gender neutral clothing by engaging artisans from remote areas of Bangladesh 🇧🇩

🏡 Clubhouse Moderator for the Slow Fashion Movement Group. Join us and let's talk about slow fashion, upcycling and circular systems.

🌏 Global Ambassador, @slowfashion.movement | Country Lead ➡️@slowfashion.bangladesh

✍️ Writer | Editor Culture Mag @goethe_bangladesh

Alumni:
➡️ U.S State Leadership Exchange Program for Entrepreneurship
➡️ Global Shapers, Bangladesh
➡️ Berlin Art Academy & Goethe Institute: Local Intl' 4th Cohort. My exhibition: www.localinternational.org

♻️ Worked for World Food Program for Rohingya camp community empowerment- Recycled waste food packets into zero-waste products

♻️Consultant for World Bank on Sustainable Enterprise Project in Bangladesh to analyze & provide solutions for 5000+ SMEs on environmental sustainability

➡️ Winner of Imagine Cup, A Microsoft Co. Initiative for the fertilizer recommendation & farmers empowerment app. 2012.

➡️ Champion- Global Initiative for Science and Tech

🗣️ Expertise
- Sustainable Business Strategist, Zero-waste Product Development, Communication, Marketing & Talent Management Specialist with 8+ yrs experience

🗣️ Let's talk about
Upcycling | Human rights| climate activism| sustainability | fashion | technology | art | zero-waste | identity & gender rights | craft, culture & community empowerment | entrepreneurship

Connect with me on Instagram | linkedIn 👉@mahenaz.chowdhury