Every great movement begins with a single act of compassion - and for Farida Yeasmin Jessi, that moment came the day she realised that kindness alone was not enough. Growing up in Bangladesh, she witnessed people all around her battling unimaginable hardship - mothers struggling to feed their children, families who had lost everything to floods, and children with disabilities hidden away because society didn’t know how to care for them.
Farida saw that charity often came in moments - a donation, a meal, a gift - but what people truly needed was opportunity. She believed in the kind of help that restores independence, dignity, and confidence. This belief became her calling. With that fire in her heart, she founded Earn N Live, a charitable organisation dedicated to empowering individuals with disabilities and those living in extreme poverty to rebuild their lives with pride and purpose.
arn N Live was not born from privilege or power, but from empathy. Farida did not start with large donors or global networks, she started with conviction - that every human being deserves a fair chance to earn, to live, and to dream. What began as a small initiative of compassion slowly grew into a registered organisation reaching hundreds of lives across Bangladesh. Today, Earn N Live stands as a symbol of what happens when one woman’s courage meets a community’s resilience.
The name Earn N Live carries Farida’s philosophy in its very essence - that the ability to earn a livelihood is at the heart of a dignified life. Her work focuses not only on giving aid, but on creating self-reliance. Whether it’s teaching vocational skills to people with disabilities, helping widows start small businesses, building tube wells for safe drinking water, or providing education for children who never had the chance to go to school - every project is designed to restore independence and hope. Farida often says that poverty is not just the absence of money; it is the absence of opportunity. Through Earn N Live, she has made it her mission to change that reality - one family, one child, one community at a time.
Her journey has not been without challenges - financial struggles, logistical hurdles, and moments of doubt. But in every obstacle, Farida sees a reason to keep going. She often recalls the faces of those whose lives have changed through the organisation - their smiles, their gratitude, their renewed hope. That is her greatest reward. Today, Earn N Live continues to grow under her leadership, expanding its reach and deepening its impact. But the mission remains as pure as it was on day one: to empower lives and build futures through compassion, opportunity, and dignity.
Farida Yeasmin Jessi’s journey is a testament to what one person’s empathy can become when turned into action. Her story inspires us to believe that no dream is too small, and no act of kindness ever goes unnoticed. Through Earn N Live, she has proven that when we lift others, we rise together - and that the true measure of a life well lived is not in what we earn, but in how deeply we help others live