Listen to Jonathan Parkinson’s story about what it is liketo be an international expert. Jonathan is a Civil and Environmental Engineer supporting many fast growing cities to manage their waste and water sustainably. Jonathan worked both for non-profit and private sector andhighlighted both the challenges and key to success as an international consultant.

He alluded to the local insights and leadership to any successful work that he has done overseas. Jonathan's MARS mantra as an international consultant, is to be humble to acknowledge the local expertise to bring in the most sustainable solutions to our fast growing cities worldwide. Jonathan also loves being a DJ and is inspired by world music and especially Bob Marley.

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Creator and host: Rumana Kabir

Co-producer: Alistair Marston

Editor: Zahid Shumon

Promotion: Ahsan Faisal and Tasnim Latif

Music: ASEIS

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Listen to #changemaker Shamira Haider’s story. Starting from Bangladesh as an architect, then working in the UK andglobally as a business professional and now as a humanitarian worker in many disaster zones like Ukraine, South Sudan, Haiti and Pakistan to name a few.

At the core of Shamira’s decision to change her career path was to make a difference. Shamira invites us to useour skills in a more meaningful way, to support those who needs help the most.

The #UnitedNations (UN) established #WorldHumanitarianDay in 2008, for of the 22 #HumanitarianHeros who lost their lives in the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad on August 19,2003. Since then, many humanitarian workers have sacrificed their lives, wellbeing and families to voice the voiceless and to provide basic human dignity to millions of people suffering from war, and other disasters. Although a career in the UN sounds very exciting and lucrative, it comes with the price,which we cannot see form outside.

Subscribe to your preferred podcast platform and inspire yourselves by listening to more changemakersstories to come.

Email us at: ⁠mymarsmantra@gmail.com⁠ if youwant to share your stories as a changemaker.

Creator and host: Rumana Kabir

Co-producer: Alistair Marston

Editor: Zahid Shumon

Promotion: Ahsan Faisal

Music: ASEIS

Listen to my inspiring ⁠#chagemaker⁠ friend, Nada Ibrahim, an enterprise development specialist from the UK, supporting small and medium businesses worldwide. Nada started her career by advising the World Bank in ⁠#Sudan⁠ andthen working across Asia and Africa. Nada also co-founded a social enterprise to export products like ‘gum Arabic’, and empowered farmers to export honey and many other products in different parts of the world. Nada emphasised the importance for us as changemakers on creating a sustainable business eco-system, starting in a bottom-up way, in parallel to working at the top, to reform policies for inclusive economic development. ⁠

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Creator and host: ⁠Rumana Kabir⁠

Co-producer: Alistair Marston

Editor: ⁠Zahid Sumon⁠

Promotion: ⁠Tasnim Latif⁠ and ⁠Ahasan Faisal

Music: ASEIS