Hironyo Bivabory is a research intern for the continuation of the project “Research and Advocacy to enhance climate justice for LDCs, Bangladesh in particular under the Paris Climate Agreement” at the Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), Bangladesh.

Hironyo is an aspiring development professional with a Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) degree in Anthropology and a minor in sociology from BRAC University, specializing in gender, development, law and human rights, history, and kinship and family studies.

Hironyo’s academic and research experience has strengthened her skills in qualitative data collection, interview transcription and translation, thematic analysis, and understanding complex social issues within the context of Bangladesh. Her senior thesis titled “Exploring Choices, Conflicts, and Consequences of Urban Middle-Class Youth Through the Lens of Young Marriage” illustrates how the urban middle-class youth’s marriage decisions are influenced by family authority, religious legitimacy and gendered expectations and is the means to pursue intimacy, mobility, and adulthood.

Hironyo previously served as a Project Coordinator at Oroddho Foundation, which is a youth organization using art, education, and advocacy to tackle gender-based violence and other women’s rights concerns in Bangladesh. She is experienced in project planning and implementation, coordination with educational institutions and partner organizations, advocacy, and community engagement, through her work on initiatives addressing gender-based violence and raising awareness on women’s rights perspectives through education. Additionally, Hironyo has briefly worked as a translator and transcriptionist under BRAC University on a research project on the renewable energy transition in Bangladesh’s RMG industry.