Nasima began her career as a local school teacher, funding her own education and earning a bachelor’s degree. She later joined The Hunger Project-Bangladesh as a Community Nutrition Mobilizer, drawing on her knowledge of the community to connect remote and marginalized families with primary healthcare, maternal nutrition advice and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services.
To ensure the continuity of maternal and child health services, The Hunger Project-Bangladesh shifted its approach from direct subsidies to long-term local capacity and self-reliance. Building on this model, Nasima received training in business management, financial literacy, and supply chains through The Hunger Project-Bangladesh and the Entrepreneur Network, transforming her community health expertise into an independent social enterprise that distributes essential nutrition and sanitation products.
Within her first few weeks, Nasima’s business was reaching seven to eight remote villages each week and had generated more than BDT 28,000 ($223.97 USD) in product and service transactions.
