Consulting with Purpose. Designing for Impact.
Bridging Minds. Inspiring Possibilities.
Every organization has a mission. The challenge is in shaping the strategy, structure, and story to bring that mission to life. With over two decades of global experience in strategic planning, research, project design, and human development, this consulting practice helps mission-driven organizations navigate complexity, unlock innovation, and lead with clarity. Whether you’re rethinking your fundraising model, designing a youth skills program, or building a future-ready learning ecosystem—this is where insight meets action.
Bridging Minds. Inspiring Possibilities.
Strategic planning remains vital for organizations navigating AI disruptions, generational shifts, and global uncertainty. A foundation in strategic frameworks from Harvard’s Kennedy School, paired with two decades in leadership roles, informs an inclusive and action-oriented approach. Recent work includes strategies for ActionAid Bangladesh, Oxfam Bangladesh, and Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh—spanning fundraising, private sector engagement, and long-term planning. Whether crafting organization-wide roadmaps or focused interventions, the goal is to ensure relevance, resilience, and sustainable impact.
Let’s build your roadmap for impact—tailored, grounded, and future-ready.
Training and Development
People hold the key to transformation—and effective training unlocks that potential. Every learning journey begins with understanding the audience, the institutional mission, and the broader context. Blending technology with empathy, each program is crafted to be outcome-driven and human-centered. Hybrid formats often include pre-engagement sessions, impact tracking, and mentoring support to ensure learning leads to action. Programs such as Oxfam’s She Leads, ULAB’s Essential Skills curriculum, and entrepreneurship training for youth and women stand as recent examples. Empowering individuals through customized, inclusive, and measurable training experiences remains at the core of this work.
Let’s unlock your team’s growth through strategic, inclusive, and tech-enabled learning experiences.
Bridging Minds. Inspiring Possibilities.
Research serves not just to inform—but to awaken insight. A lifelong observer of social dynamics, the research process often involves walking the extra mile—literally. Field immersion, stakeholder interviews, and context-sensitive analysis define each engagement. From education access and gender equity to labor market transformation and skills development, projects are shaped by both rigor and storytelling. Over the past year, studies for USAID, Save the Children, and Oxfam have explored dropout trends among girls, gender-responsive employment pathways, and rural economic participation. The goal is always to surface grounded truths and turn them into pathways for change.
Let’s work together to turn research into meaningful change through grounded insights and powerful storytelling.
Program Development
Programs succeed when they are born from collaboration and designed with context. Years spent across global development platforms have reinforced the importance of creating agile, cross-sector programs that solve real-world challenges. From action research to green entrepreneurship and inclusive leadership development, recent initiatives include the She Leads program for Oxfam and the Green Business Bootcamp in collaboration with ULAB. Experience in CSR design from Harvard and partnerships with global corporations inform a model that merges innovation with practicality. Whether housed in nonprofits, academia, or hybrid spaces, every project is built to grow beyond its origin.
Let’s co-create high-impact programs that align with your mission and unlock innovation at scale.
Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Education today demands more than content—it calls for relevance, empathy, and adaptability. With Gen Z now the dominant force in higher education, faculty are being challenged to rethink how learning happens. At ULAB’s Graduate Business Program, hybrid pedagogy, digital tools, and real-world simulations are already in motion. Recent certification in game-based teaching by Wharton Interactive and learning for business schools has further strengthened efforts to reimagine student engagement. The mission remains to build classrooms that are future-ready, ethically anchored, and intellectually vibrant.
Let’s reimagine education together—future-focused, tech-enabled, and socially conscious.
Youth Engagement
Bangladesh’s demographic dividend brings both promise and urgency. In working with youth-focused policy initiatives and private-sector collaborations, the goal has been to help institutions engage meaningfully with emerging generations. From researching how AI is reshaping youth employment to addressing post-pandemic career transitions, projects have spanned research, strategy, and advocacy. Mid-level skills development, Gen Z engagement, and inclusive talent planning are recurring themes. Work in this space bridges local realities with global trends, offering youth a seat at the table—and the tools to lead.
Let’s invest in youth to build a more resilient, innovative, and inclusive future for all.
What They Say, Why It Matters
“Watching Asif design and deliver training in the Chittagong Hill Tracts was eye-opening. Each cohort felt seen, heard, and respected. His empathy, storytelling, and ability to tailor every session made a lasting impact. At one point, I thought—I didn’t know training could be done like this. It was thoughtful, inclusive, and truly inspiring.”
Ms. Mohuya Leya Falia. Senior Coordinator—Program, Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)
“What stood out most in working with Asif was his relentless curiosity—not just to solve problems, but to truly understand them. He doesn’t settle for surface-level answers. His persistence, creativity, and ability to connect with people at every level make his approach both grounded and strategic. But beyond the methods, it’s the values that drive him—there’s a quiet conviction in everything he does. You sense that the work comes from a deeply personal place, and that’s what makes it so powerful.”
Abrar Shahriyar Mridha. Global EDP Manager, Multi-Country Programme Management Team, Oxfam Great Britain
Recent Consulting Highlights: Delivering Impact Through Strategy, Research, and Innovation
| 2025 (Ongoing) | 2025 (Ongoing) | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
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Facilitating Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh’s 3-year strategic plan aligned with Habitat International’s global development vision and priorities. |
Conducting a sector study for the ILO to guide responsible business conduct policy under the Advancing Decent Work in Bangladesh cluster. |
Designed and delivered business training to 192 indigenous women across CHT under Global Affairs Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership initiative. |
Developed and delivered green entrepreneurship training for climate-resilient enterprises in Satkhira and Cox’s Bazar, under Oxfam’s climate justice portfolio. |
Facilitated Amal Foundation’s strategic planning—focusing on youth, climate resilience, and women’s economic empowerment in marginalized communities. |
Designed SheLeads, a rural women’s leadership program with Oxfam to empower 50 female staff through action research-based capacity building.
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Drafted Bangladesh’s first Green Business Policy for cottage industries under NASCIB with technical and financial support from ILO Bangladesh |
Led an Oxfam-funded market assessment on women’s economic inclusion in Bangladesh’s formal and informal sectors under the Economic Justice portfolio. |
Directed gender-responsive labor market assessment for Save the Children to support NEET youth skill-building under the Accenture-funded Skills to Succeed. |
Facilitating Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh’s 3-year strategic plan aligned with Habitat International’s global development vision and priorities.
Conducting a sector study for the ILO to guide responsible business conduct policy under the Advancing Decent Work in Bangladesh cluster.
Designed and delivered business training to 192 indigenous women across CHT under Global Affairs Canada’s Women’s Voice and Leadership initiative.
Developed and delivered green entrepreneurship training for climate-resilient enterprises in Satkhira and Cox’s Bazar, under Oxfam’s climate justice portfolio.
Facilitated Amal Foundation’s strategic planning—focusing on youth, climate resilience, and women’s economic empowerment in marginalized communities.
Designed SheLeads, a rural women’s leadership program with Oxfam to empower 50 female staff through action research-based capacity building.
Drafted Bangladesh’s first Green Business Policy for cottage industries under NASCIB with technical and financial support from ILO Bangladesh
Led an Oxfam-funded market assessment on women’s economic inclusion in Bangladesh’s formal and informal sectors under the Economic Justice portfolio.
Directed gender-responsive labor market assessment for Save the Children to support NEET youth skill-building under the Accenture-funded Skills to Succeed.