Building and Consulting Solutions for Climate, Business & People
An enthusiastic entrepreneur and young professional with a thirst for knowledge and a passion for growth. With an insatiable curiosity and an unquenchable drive, I’m constantly seeking new opportunities to learn and expand my skill set.
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Building and consulting solutions in the intersection of Climate, Tech and AI.
Rehanuz Zaman is a technologist, social entrepreneur, and youth policy advocate from Dhaka, Bangladesh. As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mindy, he leads the engineering and deployment of an anonymous, zero-knowledge mental healthcare platform engineered to eliminate social stigma and provide accessible psychological first aid to thousands of students and youth across South Asia.
Beyond his venture work, Rehanuz serves as an official Youth Climate Delegate at COP30 dialogues, advocating for digital public goods, loss and damage financing frameworks, and youth inclusion in climate adaptation technology. He is a recipient of the prestigious UNESCO & SEVENTEEN #GoingTogether Youth Grant, the EMK Center Small Grant, and is an alumnus of the Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC).
His technical expertise spans modern full-stack engineering (Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL), distributed systems architecture, cryptographic zero-knowledge protocols, and user-centric social impact products.
Tech Consultant
Climate, Technology, AI & Engineering
UNESCO, UNICEF, ICCCAD, EMK Center, US Embassy Dhaka & more.
Live Telemetry & Impact
Measurable outcomes across different sectors.
Projects Completed
Grant and Consultancy based projects by different parties
Total Processed Volumes
Total processed volumes through different projects and initiatives
Lives Impacted
Through different projects and initiatives
International Participation
International participation including COP 30 at Brazil
Grants Secured
International funding from UNESCO, US Embassy & accelerators
Experiences
Professional work and leadership.
Founder,
MindyProfessionalMindy is a pioneering platform dedicated to mental health first aid and emotional support. We believe that everyone deserves a safe space to express their thoughts, vent their emotions, and find comfort without judgment. Our mission is to bridge the gap between those struggling with mental health challenges and the support they need, empowering individuals to navigate difficult moments with resilience.
- Architected anonymous session routing and emotional support triage protocols.
- Scaled peer-counseling frameworks across 15+ university chapters impacting 24,000+ individuals.
Youth Fellow,
International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD)ProfessionalAdvancing youth-led climate change adaptation research, digital climate policy, and international dialogues.
- Collaborating on South Asian climate adaptation policy and digital frameworks.
- Representing youth perspectives in climate resilience initiatives.
Leadership Development Facilitator,
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)ProfessionalFacilitating leadership curricula and empowering young changemakers across Bangladesh with adaptive leadership tools.
- Facilitated adaptive leadership workshops for emerging youth leaders.
- Mentored grassroots social innovation and civic mobilization projects.
Info Graphics Designer,
10 Minute SchoolProfessionalDesigned high-engagement educational infographics and visual learning assets for millions of students nationwide.
- Created visual explainers and infographics simplifying complex curricula.
- Collaborated with content and marketing teams to reach massive student audiences.
Other Contributions
Voluntary contributions and leadership.
Operations Advisor,
Golden VaultGolden Vault is a student-founded startup from Daffodil International University. It is designed to engage and empower both technical and non-technical individuals by providing them with a platform to evaluate and enhance their skills through real-world challenges and expert guidance.
- Advising on strategic growth, community operations, and challenge-based learning programs.
Head of Guests and Judges Management,
Hult Prize OnCampus ProgramThe OnCampus program serves as the first phase of the annual US $1,000,000 Hult Prize competition. Student volunteers, known as Campus Directors, organize training programs and community events at their universities focused on the Hult Prize challenge of the Year. The goal of every OnCampus Program is to advance a winning team to represent their university in the next phase of the competition.
- Coordinating executive guest speakers, industry adjudicators, and startup evaluations.
Youth Representative,
UNICEF BangladeshUNICEF supports the Government of Bangladesh to respond to the needs of the most disadvantaged children. The 2022 to 2026 UNICEF country programme is aligned to Bangladesh’s Eighth Five-Year Plan for 2020 to 2025, with a focus on supporting Bangladesh to prioritize investments in children for the realization of child rights and sustainable development in Bangladesh.
- Advocating for youth rights, digital inclusion, and education accessibility.
Youth Representative,
Generation UnlimitedA GenU Foundation Partner Group brings about stronger coordination and collaboration between the key stakeholders and partners: UNICEF, ILO, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), BRAC, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dhaka and JAAGO Foundation. The GenU Secretariat, hosted by UNICEF with ILO and UNDP participation, leads on strategy and the pursuit of national-level impact and scale by leveraging public-private-youth partnership.
- Representing youth voices in public-private-youth coalition frameworks.
Child Journalist,
Hello BD News 24 by UNICEF BangladeshThe first Bengali website for child journalism. Under 18, every child can write their expressions.
- Covering grassroots stories and amplifying youth perspectives through investigative reporting.
Youth Parliamentarian,
Bangladesh Generation Parliament by UNICEF BangladeshGeneration Parliament – a joint initiative of UNICEF and Bangladesh Debate Federation – facilitates engagement of young people in discussion of policies that have direct impact on their present and future wellbeing. Around 600,000 young people aged between 13 and 17 years have joined this initiative through online platforms with 300 groups formed in line with the parliamentary constituencies.
- Participating in national policy debates addressing youth welfare and digital public goods.
Vice-President,
SwapnabeshShwapnabesh is a non-profit organization which is run by the youth for the youth.
- Leading executive planning and volunteer community mobilization projects.
Global Engagements
International engagements & contributions.
COP 30 at Brazil
Youth Observer • UNFCCC
30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
RCOY APAC 2026
National Deligate • YOUNGO (UN Youth Wing)
Regional Conference of Youth, an official youth-led climate conference endorsed by YOUNGO, the official children and youth constituency of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
International Climate Camp at Nepal
International Deligate • Mission Green
The International Climate Camp in Nepal is a regional, youth-led initiative that brings together students, researchers, environmental advocates, and policymakers from across South Asia to tackle climate change through collaboration and hands-on action.
Hult Prize Regional Summit at Tunisia
Participant • Hult Prize Foundation
Representing youth voices in multilateral policy and technology innovation.
Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge 2.0
Participant • International Organizing Body
Representing youth voices in multilateral policy and technology innovation.
Grants & Funding
Internationally backed project funding & acceleration.
UNESCO #GoingTogether
Issuer: UNESCO & SEVENTEEN
The UNESCO x SEVENTEEN Global Youth Grant Scheme, officially titled "Going Together – For Youth Creativity and Well-Being," is a joint initiative launched in June 2024 by UNESCO and SEVENTEEN (the K-pop group serving as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors for Youth).
EMK Small Grant 2024
Issuer: US Embassy Dhaka & EMK Centre
The EMK Small Grant is an annual competitive funding program offered by the Edward M. Kennedy Center for Public Service and the Arts (EMK Center) in Bangladesh. It supports individuals, informal groups, and organizations proposing grassroots projects that strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Bangladesh while solving local social challenges.
Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge 2.0
Issuer: Generation Unlimited
The Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge (often part of initiatives like the imaGen Ventures Youth Challenge) is a global innovation competition run by UNICEF's Generation Unlimited (GenU) partnership.
Honors & Achievements
National and global honors, awards & achievements.
NASA Space Apps Challenge Finalist
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Engineered satellite telemetry visualization platform for climate hazard early-warning signals, reaching national finals.
National Youth Leadership Award
Ministry of Youth & Sports / BYLC
Honored for outstanding community service, youth mobilization, and mental health advocacy across Bangladesh.
DIU Innovation & Leadership Award
Daffodil International University
Recognized as top student innovator and campus leader for pioneering tech ventures and mobilizing social enterprises.
Certified Full-Stack Software Engineer & Cloud Architect
Distributed Systems Institute
Advanced certification covering modern distributed systems, PostgreSQL optimization, Kubernetes, and enterprise microservices.
Publications
Papers and articles
Women as architects of Bangladesh’s just transition
Published: Dhaka Tribune
Woman & Just Transition
The visual disparity at COP30
Published: Dhaka Tribune
Experience at COP 30
Digitech: Rethinking climate action through a digital lens
Published: Dhaka Tribune
Climate Digital Technologies
What leaders & collaborators say.
Reflections from delegates, partners, and peers who have worked with me.
“Rehanuz brings a rare combination of deep systems engineering and fierce grassroots empathy. His work on Mindy proves how young technologists can build dignified public goods that save lives across the Global South.”
Dr. Sarah Jenkins
Global Youth Innovation Lead
UNESCO & SEVENTEEN #GoingTogether Initiative
Writing
My recent blog posts
Gallary