The opening of the exhibition ‘Surging Hope: Stories of Climate Resilience' & inauguration of the photobook was hosted in Shala Neighborhood Art Space in Aloki on 31 October, 2024. The exhibition was inaugurated by Nayoka Martinez Bäckström, first secretary at the Embassy of Sweden, and Masud Jamil Khan, Honorary Consul of Ireland and Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, former foreign affairs Adviser of a Caretaker Government. Dignitaries from various embassies, donor agencies, INGOs, researchers, and academics attended the opening ceremony
Organized by Concern Worldwide, the exhibition, featuring the works of renowned photographer Saikat Mojumder documents the lives of residents in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, and Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat where Concern Worldwide runs the Flood Resilience Programme with support from Zurich Foundation under Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance. The exhibition was open to public from 31st October to 1st November, 2024.