Bushra Afreen
Bushra Afreen is the former Chief Heat Officer for North Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was appointed in May 2023 and built urban heat resilience through efforts that include expanding the urban forest and creating a heat awareness campaign.
Prior to this role, she served as a social welfare executive within Bangladesh’s garment sector. Afreen spearheaded the creation of a task force to reduce heat on garment industry production floors and implemented policies like dedicated feeding rooms and expanded child-care options. Afreen worked closely with the local government in her role as a policy advocacy consultant, where they collaborated on policy change and the implementation of the Animal Welfare Act of 2019.
Afreen also served as a Management Executive where she monitored the impact and efficacy of ongoing micro-finance initiatives and processes. She organized the annual Citi Micro-entrepreneurship Awards (CMA) with Citibank N.A. and the Credit and Development Forum (CDF) to bring funds and global recognition to socially innovative micro-enterprises in Bangladesh.
Afreen earned a B.A. Honours in Global Development Studies and Drama from Queen’s University in Canada.
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