Shawn Ahmed
From QueerBio.com
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1981 -
Occupation
Activist
Description
Founder, the Uncultured Program. Focuses on bridging digital, cultural, and economic divides in his ethnic homeland of Bangladesh. Over the years, has fundraised in the middle of disaster relief operations, rebuilt a school, helped a village get clean water, helped over 10,000 kids, spoken about domestic abuse, stood up for LGBT rights, reported violence by Muslim extremists, and built a Catholic school with some help from a Hasidic Rabbi. Has been honored by The World Economic Forum, Save the Children, as well as The Webby Awards.
