BanCotta

29/08/2026

Implementation Planning in Action!

A focused Implementation Planning Meeting was held to finalize BanCotta’s six-month roadmap, responsibilities, timeline, documentation process, and team coordination.

From Planning to Action — Building a Circular Green Future. ♻️

28/08/2026

Learning from Experience, Building for the Future

As part of the implementation of BanCotta – Banana Waste to Circular Green Enterprise, representatives from the BanCotta team, along with women artisans engaged in handicraft production, visited two renowned handicraft manufacturing and export-oriented factories in Rangpur.

The visit provided valuable practical exposure to handicraft production, product finishing, quality control, packaging, production management, and export-market requirements.

The knowledge and experience gained will support BanCotta in improving product quality, strengthening women’s technical skills, and developing market-ready and export-oriented banana-fiber handicrafts.

Learning → Improving → Producing → Connecting to Markets 🌿♻️

Implemented by Green Peace Youth Network
Supported by International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD) Youth Innovation Fund 2026

28/08/2026

Building the Foundation for a Circular Future!

As part of the implementation of BanCotta – Banana Waste to Circular Green Enterprise, an Enumerator Training Session was organized to strengthen field-level capacity for the upcoming Baseline Survey & Waste Mapping.

The session focused on accurate data collection, farmer interviews, banana waste assessment, waste mapping, field documentation, and ethical data collection—laying the groundwork for a reliable banana waste collection network.

Survey → Data → Waste Mapping → Collection Network → Circular Economy ♻️

Organized by Green Peace Youth Network
Supported by ICCCAD Youth Innovation Fund 2026

26/08/2026

BanCotta

Implementation Planning Meeting

কৃষি বর্জ্যকে সম্পদে রূপান্তর, গ্রামীণ নারীদের অর্থনৈতিকভাবে স্বাবলম্বী করা এবং তরুণদের নেতৃত্বে টেকসই সবুজ উদ...

23/08/2026

BanCotta — Turning Banana Waste into Value

What if agricultural waste could become a source of income, innovation and climate solutions?

Through BanCotta – Banana Waste to Circular Green Enterprise, Green Peace Youth Network is working to transform banana waste into valuable products while creating opportunities for farmers, rural women and youth.

From banana waste to fiber, handicrafts and organic fertilizer, BanCotta follows a youth-led Circular Economy Model—where waste is not the end, but the beginning of a new opportunity.

With support from the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD) Youth Innovation Fund 2026, we are building a greener, more inclusive and locally driven enterprise model from Rangpur.

BanCotta — Turning Banana Waste into Value, Empowering People, Protecting the Planet. 🌱

19/08/2026

BanCotta 🔥

রংপুরের কাউনিয়ায় কলা গাছের বর্জ্য থেকে পরিবেশবান্ধব পণ্য তৈরির ওপর আলোচনা সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়েছে।

12/08/2026

এসময় প্রকল্পের অর্জন ও ভবিষ্যৎ পরিকল্পনাও তুলে ধরা হয়।

12/08/2026

Learning, Sharing & Building Resilience Together

From 24–25 July 2026, the BanCotta team participated in the four-day learning field visit organized from 22–25 July at the Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, bringing together students and representatives from 15 universities across Bangladesh, alongside colleagues from ICCCAD and Independent University, Bangladesh.

During the learning exchange, the BanCotta team shared its achievements, experiences, and journey of transforming banana agricultural waste into sustainable opportunities through a youth-led Circular Economy Model.

The exchange provided a valuable opportunity to share ideas and learn from community-led approaches to climate adaptation, resilient livelihoods, youth innovation, and community resilience.

Learning from communities. Sharing local solutions. Inspiring climate action. 🌱

10/08/2026

BanCotta Project Kickoff & Stakeholder Alignment Meeting

As part of the implementation of BanCotta – Banana Waste to Circular Green Enterprise, implemented by Green Peace Youth Network with support from the ICCCAD Youth Innovation Fund 2026, a Project Kickoff & Stakeholder Alignment Meeting was held at the Upazila Parishad Hallroom, Kaunia, Rangpur.

The meeting focused on introducing the project’s objectives, implementation plan, stakeholder roles, agricultural waste management, women’s economic empowerment, youth engagement, and the development of a locally driven Circular Green Enterprise.

Upazila Youth Development Officer Md. Hafizur Rahman and Upazila Women Affairs Officer Rebeka Yasmin attended the meeting and expressed their support, assuring all-out cooperation for the successful implementation of the BanCotta project.

The meeting brought together relevant stakeholders to strengthen coordination and build a collaborative foundation for transforming banana agricultural waste into valuable resources while creating sustainable opportunities for farmers, women, and youth.
From banana waste to value—building a circular, inclusive, and sustainable future. 🌿

03/04/2026

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. 💚