Vision
A generation equipped to change what comes next.
To build a compassionate, skilled, ethical, innovative and globally engaged generation capable of creating sustainable, positive change for humanity and for the future.
A youth-led non-profit in Bangladesh, working since 2014 to empower young people through leadership, education, research, volunteerism, advocacy, innovation and global engagement.
- Founded in Dhaka
- 2014
- Focus areas
- 06
- Mission commitments
- 07
About HTF
Youth are not only the future. They are the present.
Help The Future began in Dhaka in 2014 with educational support and youth volunteer initiatives for underprivileged communities. It has grown into a nationally and internationally connected youth platform, dedicated to building socially responsible, skilled, ethical and globally engaged future leaders — and it still runs on the hours its volunteers give it.
Mission
Seven commitments, in HTF's own words.
Help The Future is committed:
- To empower youth through education, leadership, advocacy and innovation
- To promote volunteerism, civic responsibility and social engagement
- To encourage research, critical thinking and policy awareness
- To support sustainable development and the ideals of global citizenship
- To build and sustain national and international collaborations for the advancement of youth
- To create opportunities for skill development, networking and capacity building
- To conduct humanitarian, educational, cultural and social initiatives consistent with the objects of the organisation
Why we exist
Bangladesh has one of the world's largest youth populations.
Despite that potential, many young people meet the same walls: education, leadership opportunities, skills, mental wellbeing, climate vulnerability, social inequality and a plain lack of guidance. HTF exists to build an ecosystem where youth can:
- Develop leadership and life skills
- Take part in social and research initiatives
- Engage in volunteerism and community service
- Build networks and international exposure
- Become active citizens and changemakers
What we do
Six areas of work
Everything Help The Future runs — a masterclass, a national competition, a field deployment — sits inside one of these six.
Youth Leadership & Capacity Building
Leadership training, youth engagement programmes, workshops, mentorship and youth-centred initiatives that develop the people who will run the next thing.
Research & Policy Engagement
Youth participation in research, public policy dialogue, governance awareness and evidence-based advocacy.
Education & Skills Development
Educational workshops, seminars, bootcamps and development programmes focused on communication, leadership, critical thinking and professional growth.
Volunteerism & Humanitarian Action
Volunteers mobilised for social impact projects, humanitarian campaigns, environmental initiatives and community-based programmes.
Global Citizenship & International Collaboration
Intercultural exchange, international networking, youth diplomacy and the global engagement opportunities that rarely reach students here.
Civic Engagement & Advocacy
Raising awareness of youth policy, civic responsibility, democratic participation and sustainable development.
Programmes
Things that actually happened
Three pieces of work with a date, a place and a partner attached to each. Add the rest as the archive is assembled.
Global Spell Bee Bangladesh
The Bangladesh national final of an international spelling competition, open to students in grades 4 to 12 and hosted with the NSU Debate Club. National winners go forward to the international final.
- Place
- North South University, Dhaka
- With
- EduPro Concepts Bangladesh, GateKeepr
Public Speaking Masterclass
A single-day session on speaking in public, for students and early-career professionals who rarely get the chance to practise in front of a room.
- Place
- Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, Dhaka
- With
- Bangladesh Research Society, Nirjon Foundation
Volunteering and Leadership Training
HTF's own training track, and the way every volunteer starts. Lectures and presentation work first, then team work, then field work. Nobody is sent out before that.
- Place
- Dhaka
- With
- Help The Future
How it works
A volunteer year, in four movements
Nobody is dropped in at the deep end. The training runs in the same order for everyone.
You join
No experience required
You join
You write in. There is no application fee and no requirement to have done anything like this before. Most volunteers are students.
Lecture and presentation
You learn
Training starts in a room, with lectures and presentation work. You learn what the six focus areas cover, how a programme is planned, and what is expected of you in front of a child.
Team work
You work as a team
Nobody works alone. You are placed in a team, given a share of a real programme, and held to it by the people beside you.
Field work
You go into the field
Then the practical part. Schools, halls, competitions, and the communities the humanitarian work reaches. This is the part people remember.
Dhaka
Where the work happens
Every programme on this page ran in one city, with schools, universities and partners inside it.
The record
What can be pointed at
- Founded in Dhaka
- 2014
- Focus areas of work
- 06
- Commitments in the mission
- 07
- School grades reached by the Spell Bee
- 4-12
Help The Future has not published headline impact totals. Rather than estimate them, this page shows only what can be sourced.
Reasonable questions
Seven answers, and what we cannot answer yet.
What is Help The Future?
A Bangladesh-based, youth-led non-profit working to empower young people through leadership, education, research, volunteerism, advocacy, innovation and global engagement. It was founded in Dhaka in 2014 and started out with educational support and volunteer initiatives for underprivileged communities.
Who actually runs it?
Young volunteers, most of them students, working under a small permanent team. HTF has been run by its volunteers since 2014.
What does HTF actually work on?
Six areas: youth leadership and capacity building; research and policy engagement; education and skills development; volunteerism and humanitarian action; global citizenship and international collaboration; and civic engagement and advocacy. Every programme sits inside one of them.
How do I volunteer?
Write to the office and say a little about yourself. Training runs in three parts: lectures and presentation work, then team work, then field work. You will not be sent into the field before that is done.
Do I need experience?
No. Most people arrive with none. The training exists precisely because it is not assumed.
Can my school, university or organisation take part?
Yes. HTF works with institutions, educators, professionals and development partners as well as individual volunteers, and has run programmes with university clubs and education partners — including the national final of the Global Spell Bee at North South University. Get in touch and say what you have in mind.
Where are you based?
Dhaka. The office address and phone number are at the bottom of this page.
Join the movement
HTF welcomes youth leaders, students, researchers, volunteers, institutions, educators, professionals and development partners who believe in building a better future through youth empowerment and collaborative action.
- Training provided, no experience needed
- Teams, not solo assignments
- Real programmes with real dates
- Open to individuals and institutions alike
Together, we can inspire change, empower youth, and shape the future.