Built From the Ground Up: How Vision, Grit & Faith Created Real Change | Episode 4

The Muslim Non-profit Show with Tayyab Yunus · Jun 25, 2025 · 31m

In this powerful episode of The Muslim Non-profit Show with Tayyab Yunus, we hear from Anwar Khan, an engineer from the U.S. who returned to Bangladesh in 2004 with a simple mission: adopt a family and help however he could. What he didn't expect was that a single bathroom would turn into an entire movement.

Through deeply personal stories, we explore how Anwar went from helping one refugee camp to founding Obat Helpers, now employing over 350 people across 12 schools, IT centers, clinics, and more—staffed by the very people the world forgot.

This episode is for anyone asking: How can I make…