BanCotta

Successfully delivered our presentation and interview for the BanCotta Project at the ICCCAD Youth Innovation Fund 2026. 🌱♻️
Green Peace Network is proud to move forward with our vision of turning agricultural waste into resources, creating green livelihoods for women, and building a circular economy for a sustainable future. Your support and encouragement mean everything to us. 💚

At the invitation of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer, the BanCotta team held a constructive discussion at the Upazila Nirbahi Officer’s office on the progress and future plans of the BanCotta project. The team shared updates on achievements and expansion possibilities of this climate-resilient initiative. The Honorable Upazila Nirbahi Officer expressed appreciation for the project and assured necessary support for its continued growth and sustainability.

🌿 Empowering Women through Climate Innovation!

The ICCCAD team visited the BanCotta Project, implemented by Green Peace Network, which proudly won the Youth Innovation Fund 2025 under ICCCAD. During the visit, the team observed BanCotta’s progress and held an interactive meeting with the women’s group directly involved in fiber extraction, production, and marketing — showcasing how climate-smart innovation is driving women’s empowerment and sustainable livelihoods. 💚✨

🌿 Climate Innovation in Action!

The ICCCAD team visited the ongoing BanCotta Project, implemented by Green Peace Network, which won the Youth Innovation Fund 2025 under ICCCAD. During the visit, the team observed the banana fiber drying process and reviewed the project’s progress in transforming banana plant waste into sustainable handcrafts and organic fertilizers — a true example of climate-smart innovation and circular economy in action. 🌱✨

Proud part of Green Peace Network's Youth Innovation Fund winning project BanCotta

📢 Newspaper Publication Alert! 🗞️

We’re excited to share that Dhaka Tribune, a leading national daily, has featured our recent youth dialogue “Youth Voices for Climate Resilience” held on 19 October 2025 at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)!

The dialogue highlights how youth leaders and climate advocates are calling for institutional reforms to ensure inclusive, local, and just climate resilience in Bangladesh.

Organized under the CAP-RES (Capacity Strengthening of Multi-Actors to Limit Climate Change Impacts and Enhance Resilience) Project of ICCCAD, IUB, and supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Dhaka, the event brought together government officials, development partners, media professionals, and youth networks to amplify youth-led climate action and policy engagement.

We thank our partners and participants for their continued efforts to make climate resilience inclusive and locally driven.

📰 Read the full article in Dhaka Tribune: 👉 https://epaper.dhakatribune.com/?date=2025-10-28&edition=1&page=6

🌿 Showcasing Sustainable Innovation!

The Green Peace Network proudly presented the progress of its winning project BanCotta — a Youth Innovation Fund initiative under ICCCAD — during the ICCCAD team’s recent field visit. The session began with a detailed PowerPoint presentation highlighting BanCotta’s journey in transforming banana waste into eco-friendly handcrafts and organic fertilizers, empowering rural communities and promoting climate resilience. 🌱✨

🌿 Proud moment for Green Peace Network! 💚

Our BanCotta Project has secured the 2nd position in the Climate Voices in Motion: Digital Content Competition 2025! 🥈🎉

Grateful to ICCCAD and the Embassy of Sweden for this recognition. 🌍

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Proud moment for Green Peace Network 🌿

Our project BanCotta has been recognized under the Sponsoring Green Idea Campaign at the ICCCAD Youth Award Ceremony 2025, held at IUB and funded by the Embassy of Sweden. 🏆

Together, we continue to innovate for a greener, climate-resilient Bangladesh. 💚

Achievement🌸

As part of its implementation efforts, the Green Peace Network’s youth-led project BanCotta has launched an eco-friendly initiative to produce vermicompost from banana plant residues — promoting effective waste management and offering farmers a sustainable alternative to chemical fertilizers.

On 7th September 2025, Agronomist Ms. Tania Akhter, Upazila Agriculture Officer of Kaunia, Rangpur, visited the plant. She observed the process, praised the young innovators’ dedication, and noted the importance of this initiative for waste management and soil fertility.

She also shared valuable guidance and assured full support for the project’s future growth.

✨ Her encouragement inspired the BanCotta team to keep working for a greener, more sustainable agricultural system. 🌿