Tamzid Rahman (Bengali: তামজিদ রহমান) is a Bangladesh Social Entrepreneur & Health Activist known for his advocacy and actions towards his goal of a 0% mortality ratio due to lack of blood transfusion in Bangladesh.[1]
At the age of 15, he founded his organization BloodLink, which is Bangladesh’s first peer-to-peer blood donation mobile app.[2] His app helps connect blood donors to recipients, online, completely free of cost.[2]
Career[edit]
In early 2022, Tamzid received a $250 Mini-Grant from Peace First, which allowed him to establish The Plenty Project[3] where he organized a Mental Health Workshop at Dhaka's St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, hosting 150 student participants, alongside counselors and guest speakers.[4]
Further he launched two awareness e-books - on menstrual hygiene and cyber safety for teenagers from this organization.[4]
At the age of 15, Tamzid founded the 'BloodLink Foundation'[1] where his mobile app helps connect blood donors to recipients, online, completely free of cost.[2][5]
He has scaled his blood donor database including over 950 active blood donors all around Dhaka.[1] His app has been credited with saving lives of over 500 thalassemia-infected children.[1] He has reached over 1,000 individuals through his speaking engagements in sessions/workshops of different schools, and colleges in Dhaka.[1]
Currently, his organization has over 75 volunteers working across 11-sectors of Dhaka [2] [5] and has reached over 15,000 individuals, in-general.[1]
Tamzid is now a leading child health advocate in Bangladesh officially working with the ICT Ministry, Government of Bangladesh. [1]
Honors & Awards[edit]
Tamzid won the Glocal Teen Hero Bangladesh 2023 organized by Global Pvt. Ltd.[4] He's also the winner of Bangabandhu International Cyber Security Awareness Award 2023 by UNDP Bangladesh and ICT Ministry of Bangladesh Government.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g Hero, Glocal Teen (2023-12-03). "Mr. Tamzid Rahman, a young Social Entrepreneur!". Glocal Teen Hero. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b c d অনি, আহমেদ বিন কাদের (2023-08-27). "রক্তদাতা-গ্রহীতার মধ্যে সেতুবন্ধন তৈরিতে কাজ করছে 'ব্লাডলিংক'". The Daily Star Bangla. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b "Winners announced for 'Bangabandhu International Cyber Security Awareness Award'". The Business Standard. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b c "Tamzid Rahman felicitated as Glocal Teen Hero Bangladesh". The Business Standard. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b "Home | State of Youth". Home | State of Youth. Retrieved 2024-03-29.