Rashid Ahmed Rifat

A wanderer in my own world, engineer & researcher

Volunteering


Chairperson
IEEE IUB Student Branch
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 
  • Worked as the Chair of IEEE IUB Student Branch
    Major responsibilities and achievements:
    • Set objectives and made the annual plan of the Student Branch
      Organised more than 40 national and international events, seminars and workshops.
    • Collected funds and sponsors worth 14,000 euro for the annual events. 
    • Successfully improved membership of 100% from 110 to 205 in 2018
    • Initiated more student participation in competitions and real-life engineering challenges
    • Got awarded the Best Student Branch in 2018 among 37 student branches in Bangladesh
Logistics Coordinator
IEEE Bangladesh Section
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 
  • I worked as a volunteer in the Logistics department of IEEE Bangladesh Section Student Activities Committee. Provided logistics support to events conducted by Bangladesh Section.
Sub-Executive Committee Member
IEEE IUB Student Branch
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 
  • Arranged technical workshops and seminars for the Student Branch
  • Responsible for maintaining social media pages and launching campaigns
  • Designed banners, posters and flyers for print and electronic purposes in different events
Invigilator & Examiner
Prothom Alo
Jan 2012 - Feb 2012 
  • I worked as a volunteer in as an Invigilator for Regional Mathematical Olympiad 2012, held in Dhaka Bangladesh
  • Responsible for invigilating exams and checking scripts of Mathematical Olympiad organised by Prothom Alo
Volunteer
British Council
Feb 2013 
  • I worked as a volunteer for the social awareness of women rights by British Council Bangladesh.
Volunteer
Volunteer for Bangladesh
Jan 2012 - Jun 2013 
Events participated: 
SOS-I- A day with the cancer patients of Shishu Hospitals, World Environment Day, 
Universal Children’s Day, The Great Kindness Challenge
President
Protiddhoni
Jun 2013 - Jul 2015

  • Protiddhoni Foundation (A youth-led social welfare organization) 
  • Elected as President of this foundation in June, 2013. 
Social Events and Projects done: 
  • Helping those who are yours: A visit to an old age home in Savar called ‘Subarta Trust’, helped a victim family in the Savar Rana Plaza Disaster. 
  • Respect Pride Responsibility: An art competition and game show organized 
    for the autistic children at school in Dhamondi 
  • Udipto Ekushe: An art competition organized for the under privileged 
    children at Shahbag 
  • Ushnotar Usha: Warm clothes distribution in Sirajganj among the Heroines 
    (Birongonas) of 1971 Liberation War 
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