I knew about One Degree Initiative during my years in high school but only as far as it was a cooked by my classmates and friends and seemed to be destined to die off at the end of their years in Mastermind, when everyone will be shipped to different parts of the world. That, however, was not the case, as I overheard some of their members talking about expanding so the organization they helped build to continue their legacy even after they moved on. It was then that I learned they are looking for someone to build them a website.
I jumped in. I was experimenting with Joomla! and this would be an excellent opportunity to test as well as prove my skills to my peers. A few weeks later, after my GCE A Levels were done with, I officially joined 1di.
Eventually I learned that 1di is more than idle fantasy of people who had nothing better to do. These people were the ones with vision about helping those who needed it, and were committed in doing so. The “team” was built up of teens from all over Dhaka city, from students of different schools I was so familiar with, and from those of which I never even heard of.
Another few weeks later, I finished a working prototype of the 1di site, and with little improvements, published it in an evening of Eid-ul-Fitr. Glued together with different Joomla! components, the finished product looked seamless and met all the criteria I was given, but with obvious room for improvement.
And here it is, my first community website for One Degree Initiative. Although I took it upon myself to maintain it, the site is moderated by people more dedicated to the organization. I will however, of course, keep improving the site as 1di grows more and more 