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Our current projects
Our current projects
Instead of designing solutions from boardrooms and capitals, we work from the ground up — alongside communities, Indigenous knowledge holders, and those historically excluded from decision-making. Our projects build through collaboration and move at the pace of trust. Each one reflects a commitment to humility, reciprocity, and change shaped by those closest to the challenge.
Power, resistance, and institutional work in protracted displacement
Power, resistance, and institutional work in protracted displacement
This project explores how institutional change unfolds in contexts of long-term displacement, where formal systems are weak and existing power structures resist change. Focusing on the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, the research examines how local actors, host communities, and intermediaries negotiate identity, legitimacy, and authority in the face of prolonged uncertainty. The study identifies multilevel negotiation strategies across macro, meso, and micro levels, offering insights for practitioners working in fragile and politically sensitive environments.
Funded by the European Academy of Management (EURAM), Belgium, the project was led by principal investigator Mohammad Zainuddin.
Indigenous entrepreneurship and digital pathways to empowerment
Indigenous entrepreneurship and digital pathways to empowerment
This project explores how Indigenous women in Bangladesh build livelihoods through online platforms while navigating systemic barriers grounded in gender, ethnicity, displacement histories, and cultural expectations. Drawing on field-based qualitative research with hill women entrepreneurs, the study looks at identity, social norms, and community logics as forces that shape participation in digital markets and influence business growth and autonomy. The research highlights how collective identity intersects with technology and markets, foregrounding storytelling, cultural continuity, and self-determination as central motivations and outcomes.
Approved by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), the project is led by principal investigator Tangina Afrin.
Traditional knowledge and climate resilience in disruption
Traditional knowledge and climate resilience in disruption
This project investigates how Indigenous communities adapt to accelerating climate impacts in contexts where environmental disruption is prolonged, uneven, and deeply intertwined with histories of marginalization. Centering the Munda community of coastal Bangladesh, the research explores traditional ecological knowledge, collective adaptation initiatives, and the institutional barriers that shape climate responses at community, regional, and policy levels. Using praxiography, the work aims to inform future climate adaptation frameworks that move beyond technical fixes toward culturally grounded, community-led solutions.
The project is under review at the Toyota Foundation, Japan, and is led by principal investigator Ishtiaque Arif.
Collaborate with us
Collaborate with us
We welcome partnerships with organizations, communities, and institutions committed to context-driven, ethical research and action. Whether your focus is climate resilience, livelihoods, social innovation, or policy reform — we’re open to exploring aligned work.
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