Raised in Kawkhali, Rangamati, and now based in Chattogram, Foyez Uddin is a youth leader working at the intersection of climate justice, community resilience, and policy advocacy. His journey began in 2017 through a UNDP-supported youth camp in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, designed to foster leadership, cultural diversity, and volunteerism. Today, he is the Vice President of the UNDP Youth Forum, Founder of Nobody to Somebody, and a fierce advocate for climate-affected and marginalized communities.

Foyez has mobilized youth from the hills of Rangamati to the coastal regions of Noakhali, building structures that elevate grassroots voices in national climate dialogues. In Chattogram, he led over 300 young people during the 2024 Global Climate Strike, demanding renewable energy investment. His activism goes beyond protests—he organizes street dramas, school awareness campaigns, and youth journalism training to amplify issues ranging from SRHR to environmental justice.

“UNDP’s youth campaign didn’t just connect us—it empowered us. Many of us from remote areas now know that our voices matter,” says Foyez.

His leadership helped coordinate flood relief for over 12,000 people during the Feni disaster, distribute 6,000+ sanitary pads, and advocate for mental health and hygiene awareness in underserved schools. Through platforms like Lal Sabuj Society, Foyez has helped craft over 40 climate policy recommendations, anchoring youth voices in the national development agenda.

Foyez’s long-term vision includes a Youth Climate Action Toolkit and an annual youth-led climate roundtable to systematize youth participation in governance. His model—connecting local action with institutional change—is now being replicated in other districts, proving that empowered youth can lead not just movements, but meaningful policy shifts.

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