Mariam Raheem
2024-2025 University of Chicago Scholar
Pakistan
Co-Founder, Baad-e-Sabaa Pakistan
Mobilizing young leaders to promote climate literacy through tech-based solutions to empower, educate, and uplift communities in underserved regions.
Mariam is an experienced data analyst who aspires to work at the intersection of people, technology, and information to increase digital literacy and civic engagement in rural Pakistan, especially for women. In her past work, she has collaborated with teams of academics and technical experts on literacy projects impacting over 300,000 students, and led digital literacy campaigns with five schools and universities in Lahore. She has also worked with the World Economic Forum-backed Global Shapers and Scale360 networks to develop local solutions for air quality, while training students as climate activists. Leveraging her experience and networks and inspired by her family’s strong connections to farming communities in Pakistan, Mariam aims to create a smartphone-accessible curriculum that empowers women and girls to become leaders in building community resilience against climate hazards. Long-term, she plans to expand this initiative to underserved regions across Pakistan by leveraging partnerships with local organizations and government agencies working to bridge the digital divide.
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