Kanij Fateema is an architect based in Dhaka, a city which I love because of my family's roots there. Kanij has previously worked for IOM-UN’s Migration Agency under Rohingya Response Project which is responding to the biggest humanitarian crisis in South Asia in the past decade. Soon after graduation, she founded Deshoj, a startup to address different urban issues that are affecting our quality of life. One of her notable projects is, CARE (Children’s Amusing Ride Environment), focused on making public buses of Dhaka friendly for children and women. What stands out in this episode is Kanij's dedication towards the people she has served through her craft and the sheer grit that an a person requires to work as a responder.

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1) Rohingya Crisis explained: https://www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/