About Hearth Summit Bangladesh
Hearth Summit Bangladesh is one of the dozens of regional Hearth Summits being hosted by the Wellbeing Project around the world. Based on the success of the first regional Wellbeing Summit (RWB) titled ‘the Wellbeing Summit Dhaka (TWBS Dhaka)’ held in March 2024 at Bangla academy where more than 200 changemakers participated in a two-day event, the Innovation for Wellbeing Foundation is hosting ‘Hearth Summit Bangladesh’ in two locations in 2025 titled as Hearth Summit Bangladesh (Dhaka Edition) and Hearth Summit Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar Edition). Hearth Summit Bangladesh (Dhaka Edition)
For Dhaka Edition, IWF is collaborating with BRAC IED, BRAC University and Heroes for All to host a day long Summit in BRAC University Campus with 200 Youth and Teachers coming from different academic institutions to foster healing from trauma and cultivating wellbeing and growth. Hearth Summit Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar Edition)
For Cox’s Bazar Edition, IWF is collaborating with NGO Platform, Cox’s Bazar, YPSA, COAST Trust, Protyashi and Gono Unnyon Kendra for a 2-day event with 50 leaders from NGOs, INGOs, and local NGOs and 200 Humanitarian Aid Workers providing various services to Rohingya Refuses and the affected Host Community for ‘Cultivating Hope in Crisis’. In both events, participants are taken into a journey with a vast itinerary of panel discussion, thematic and therapeutic workshops, and immersive art experiences inspiring the creation of a strong, engaged, and compassionate society rooted in collective and holistic wellbeing.