Story of celebration
Dr. Kamrun Nahar Koly Won the Award ‘Mujib 100 Research Grants for Women’ (Mujib 100 RGfW)
Dr. Kamrun Nahar Koly won the award with the prestigious ‘Mujib 100 Research Grants for Women’ (Mujib 100 RGfW) for her research proposal, which aims to explore intimate partner violence and it’s link to mental health, especially among the underprivileged population during the ongoing pandemic. Bangladesh government has launched this
Dr. Kamrun Nahar Koly Won Nibedita Equalizer, 202, Organizedd by Nibedita, Daraz, and The Daily Star
Dr. Kamrun Nahar Koly was awarded with the prestigious recognition Nibedita Equalizer, 202, organized by Nibedita, Daraz, and The Daily Star for being the women in breaking the bias in the space of Mental Health in Bangladesh. The event was to acknowledge the women who have been doing exemplary work
Dr. Kamrun Nahar Koly Won Inspiring Women Volunteer Award 2021 by UNV Bangladesh
WSIF was awarded the 2nd prize for the Inspiring Women Volunteer Award 2021 launched by UNV Bangladesh, VSO Bangladesh, Plan International and ActionAid Bangladesh. The award aimed to recognize and promote the invaluable contributions of women volunteers in Bangladesh during the pandemic. The women volunteers are selected for recognition for
Training on Mental health Psychosocial Support
What a good day it was..!! We are taking the privilege to announce that the WSIF expert team has attended a day-long training on the Mental health Psychosocial support training conducted by the Directorate of Non-Communicable Disease Control (NCDC), DGHS, Dhaka through the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) supported
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In Bangladesh, only a small number of women researchers have contributed to the field of science and health. Eminent scientists such as Firdausi Qadri, Dr. Rubhana Raqib, have played an instrumental role in encouraging young female researchers to follow
Dr. Kamrun Nahar Koly attends Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit-2018
I have been very down for the few days, being unproductive, also not doing regular WSIF activities (if you have already noticed). I think, I have been also very miser in sharing some of my positive experiences that might be helpful for someone who is trying to do something out
Capacity building workshop at University of York
Dr. Mir Nabila Ashraf attended 3 days capacity building workshop in 2019 conducted by University of York. The purpose of this workshop was capacity building of the young researchers to prepare their personal development plan, sharing their experiences with the fellows of other collaborative countries and establishing a communicative network.
Dr. Kamrun Nahar Koly wins BMJ award 2017
BMJ awards 2017 was held in New Delhi that awarded the individuals and teams who are working relentlessly to improve the quality of healthcare in the region. Dr. Kamrun Nahar Koly and her team achieved the award of the best Mental Health Team of the Year for the project Promoting