Wasfia Nazreen is a woman on a mission: in her home country of Bangladesh, she works in the non-profit sector to help marginalized girls. And she’s shining a spotlight on that work by climbing the highest peak on each continent. She started the Bangladesh on Seven Summits Foundation to raise awareness for her cause, and that earned her a spot in a U.S. State Department project called the Global Sports Mentoring Program. Nazreen spent a month this fall in Vermont under the mentorship of the president of Burton Snowboards, Donna Carpenter. VPR’s Jane Lindholm talked with Nazreen and Carpenter about the program.
Elevating Women, Literally And Figuratively
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Donna Carpenter, left, and Wasfia Nazreen, right, outside Burton Snowboards in Burlington, where Nazreen had a month-long mentorship with Carpenter.
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Wasfia Nazreen started the non-profit Bangladesh on Seven Summits Foundation.
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Wasfia Nazreen with her custom built snowboard at Craig's Prototype Facility.
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