content.ts

export const work = {
  title: "Hi, I'm Shayan",
  description: [
    "**CS & Policy Student** @ [**Columbia University**](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=upxVTlMAAAAJ)",
    "**AI & Medicine Research Trainee** @ [**Harvard AIM**](https://aim.hms.harvard.edu/)",
    "**Founder & Executive Director** @ [**Reach4Help**](https://reach4help.org/)",
    "**Global Shaper** @ [**World Economic Forum**](https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/nyc-queens-hub)",
    // "**Director of Mentorship** @ [**Harvard CVT**](https://scholar.harvard.edu/cvt/people/shayan-chowdhury)",
    "**Amateur Guitarist** @ *my bedroom*",
  ],
  subtitle: "Thanks for dropping by!",
  subtitle2: "For those interested, **[here's my resume](/resume)**.",
  currentWork: {
    title: "What I'm working on",
    works: [
      {
        title: "[COVID-19 in Bangladesh](https://corona.gov.bd/)",
        subtitle: "Data Analyst",
        link: "https://corona.gov.bd/",
        description:
          "As a member of the **National COVID-19 Policy Dashboard Commitee** under the **Ministries of Health and IT**, I analyze COVID-19 data on tests, cases, hospitalizations, deaths and movement across the country to influence national policy on testing, targeted lockdowns and now vaccinations. Since March 2020, I've been **coordinating epidemiological data analysis and modeling** with reputed research institutions and **developing decision-making tools** for senior policymakers, from district coordinators to the Prime Minister, to make **timely decisions on lives and livelihoods across the country**.",
      },
      {
        title: "[Reach4Help](https://reach4help.org/)",
        subtitle: "Executive Director & Co-founder",
        link: "https://reach4help.org/",
        description:
          "Since co-founding it in March 2020, I lead the **tech nonprofit Reach4Help**, **connecting people in need with local volunteer help**. Amassing over **500 volunteers from 38 countries**, we're digitally enabling **volunteer organizations worldwide** from Montréal, New York, Dhaka, Lisbon, New Delhi and more to make volunteer help accessible during times of crisis. Today, our **[global map of aid](https://map.reach4help.org/)** is a **crisis resource aggregation platform** for **over 10 thousand charitable organizations**, nonprofits and service providers worldwide. Through our comprehensive pipeline for collecting, verifying, updating and mapping out resources in real-time, we're providing **access to critical resources for thousands of people in need everyday**. For our efforts, we were honored to receive a **grant of $120,000** for the year from the **Google for Nonprofits** program for software, outreach, maintenance and hosting.",
      },
      {
        title: "[Migrant Nation](https://migrantnation.org/)",
        subtitle: "Software Developer",
        link: "https://migrantnation.org/",
        description:
          "In the **Rohingya refugee camps**, I'm developing an **e-commerce marketplace** with **United Nations agencies** (UNDP, UNHCR, WFP) to help those who have been displaced **produce and sell products to consumers worldwide**, on the way to **financial sustainability**. Recently, I built an app currently being used in the camps for them to **earn hourly wages while ensuring they can't be exploited** in by far, the most fulfilling experience of my life.",
      },
    ],
  },
};

export const about = {
  title: "A bit about myself",
  description:
    "Hey there! I'm Shayan, a student and researcher at **Columbia University**, a climate policy leader with former **US Vice President Al Gore's Climate Reality Project**, and the Founder & Executive Director of **Reach4Help**, coordinating disaster response efforts for the most remote and vulnerable communities of the world. Since 2020, we've been supporting **10K+ NGOs and charitable organizations** respond to local crises—from running food distribution campaigns across 38 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, to raising over €170K for medical supplies for Ukraine with the **World Economic Forum's Global Shapers**, to serving over 60K households affected by the recent floods in Bangladesh and Pakistan.  \nFor my work, I've been honored to be invited to speak at **Google**, the **UN Headquarters**, the **International Youth Conference**, and events hosted by the **World Economic Forum**. Previously, I worked as **data analyst** in Bangladesh with the **Ministry of Health**, analyzing COVID-19 data to inform governmental policy on lockdowns, resource allocation, and public health communications—and have co-authored several research publications on our work. Prior to that, I've been fortunate to develop my skills in research and data science at the **NY Genome Center, Google and Nobel laureate Joachim Frank's lab**.  \nWhile I'm not juggling being a student, leading an NGO and doing AI research, I love playing guitar, [browsing Reddit](https://redd.it/hp9wwp) and sleeping. Feel free to reach out!",
  quote: {
    text: '***Quote of the day:*** "No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another."',
    author: "— Charles Dickens",
  },
  contact_section: {
    title: " **Feel free to reach out!**",
    description:
      "Whether you'd like to debate about LLMs or just share some memes, I'd love to chat! Feel free to reach out via [email](mailto:sc4040@columbia.edu). For professional inquiries, please check my [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shayanhchowdhury). Or if you're an adventurous coder, take a peek at my [GitHub](https://github.com/shayantist).",
  },
};