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Creating Opportunities. Transforming Systems.

Impact

Results belong to the teams and communities behind them. Organizational impact figures, as of 2026, as reported by each organization; they are not independently audited.
NL Eats volunteers carrying food boxes from a car

Cumulative, as of 2026

Mehnaz Tabassum biography (2026, PDF) ↗

NL Eats Community Outreach

10,000+
meals
3,000+
learning opportunities
300+
employment & placements

Recognition

Recognition timeline

  1. 2026

    Senate of Canada committee appearance

    Senate of Canada · Oct 29 · Individual

  2. 2026

    SHIFT Award

    Foodservice Women's Alliance · Individual

  3. 2026

    QECT 100 Young Leaders Awardee

    The Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust · Individual

  4. 2017

    MUN Fail Tale Cup

    Memorial University of Newfoundland · Team recognition

  5. 2024

    Most Inspiring Immigrant recognition

    As identified in the Global News interview · Individual

  6. 2020

    Premier’s Youth Policy Council

    Government of Newfoundland and Labrador · Individual

International engagement

Building Beyond Borders

Conversations across technology, public service and food systems. No partnerships or formal roles are implied.

Mehnaz holding a plaque beside her CogniCo speaker portrait at the Bangladesh AI Summit
Mehnaz seated with four panellists in front of Global Government Forum and AccelerateGOV banners
Mehnaz speaking at an audience microphone while holding her notes
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