2012
May 11, 2012
Connecticut’s WTNH Channel 8 interviewed members of Brighter Dawns’ Executive Board and the Wesleyan chapter officers in “Creating Brighter Dawns for People in Bangladesh.”
March 8, 2012
Tasmiah Khan was selected as one of DoSomething.org’s “11 Young Women to Look Out for” on International Women’s Day 2012.
February 13, 2012
Brighter Dawns CEO Tasmiha Khan is recognized in the Wesleyan Connection article “Khan ’12 Awarded Movement One to One Fellowship.”
2011
November 03, 2011
ABC News covers Brighter Dawns first project in “Girls bring Brighter Dawns to Bangladesh”
November 02, 2011
The Wesleyan Connection runs a story on updates from Brighter Dawns in “Wesleyan Students Raise Funds To Help Poor in Bangladesh.”
October 24, 2011
Middletown Press covers our work over the last year and plans for the future. “Wesleyan group raises funds to help poor in Bangladesh”
September 12, 2011
The Chicago Tribune interviews Tasmiha about her road to establishing Brighter Dawns in “Chicago woman helps bring clean water to Bangladesh.”
July 22, 2011
Brighter Dawns’ successful construction of the wells and latrines in Ward 12 was announced in the Middletown Patch article, “Liquid Life Reaches Bangladesh.”
June 28, 2011
The Middletown Press highlights Brighter Dawns’ successful fundraising in “Brighter Dawns Raises Thousands for Bangladesh.”
May 27, 2011
Several Brighter Dawns members were interviewed for a piece in the Hartford Courant: “Wesleyan Helps Bangladesh Improve Sanitation”
May 25, 2011
The Wesleyan Connection featured an article on Tasmiha’s’ receipt of the Dell Social Innovation Fellowship for Brighter Dawns during the summer of 2011: “Khan ’12 Named Dell Semi-Finalist Fellow.”
May 4, 2011
The Wesleyan Connection runs three articles on Brighter Dawns: “Brighter Dawns Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant”, “Students Raise Funds at 5K for Brighter Dawns”, and “Khan ’12 Speaks at Yale’s United for Sight Conference”
May 3, 2011
Brighter Dawns is recognized in The Argus: “Non-Profit Brings Aid to Bangladesh”
May 15, 2011
The Argus runs an article on the 5K for Brighter Dawns: “Students, Professors, and Middletown Residents Unite in 5K for Brighter Dawns”
March 2011
Tasmiha Khan, the founder of Brighter Dawns, is recognized for her work in Bangladesh during the summer of 2010, as well as her current work for Brighter Dawns, in the March/April 2011 issue of Islamic Horizons. The article can be found on page 13 (accessed by clicking on the March/April issue cover).
Feb 14, 2011
Brighter Dawns’ participation in the Dell Social Innovation Competition is mentioned in The Wesleyan Connection. “3 Student Organizations Vie for Social Innovation Competition Awards”
Jan 2011
Brighter Dawns’ gingerbread contest at Wesleyan University received recognition in Bravo magazine: “Wesleyan Benefits Bangladesh with Gingerbread House Contest.”
2010
Dec 01, 2010
We are featured in Middletown Press. “Reinventing Happiness”
Nov 25, 2010
Southtown Star recognizes Brighter Dawns: “Bridgewater Woman Wants to Transform the World”
Nov 10, 2010
The CIO of Brighter Dawns, Tasmiha Khan, is featured in the New York Times’ article on the Do Something Bootcamp for young activists that was attended by several representatives from Brighter Dawns. Khan also gives her pitch for Brighter Dawns in a related New York Times video.
Nov 12, 2010
The Argus featured us again. “Brighter Dawns Grows on Campus”
Nov 09, 2010
Brighter Dawns was featured in the Wesleyan University paper, The Argus. “Brighter Dawns for Bangladesh”
