In this episode of Chalk and Code, host Jill chats with Mariam Nusrat, the visionary founder of Breshna.io, a no-code platform revolutionizing how video games are built, shared, and used. Think Canva meets Candy Crush, but with a mission.
Before founding Breshna, Mariam spent 15 years at the World Bank as an education economist, advising countries on how to use tech for impact. Now, she’s combining her global development background with game design to empower teachers, students, marketers, even dads in Senegal to build meaningful games in minutes.
From fundraising with grit to flipping classrooms with student-built games, Mariam shares hard-earned lessons and bold dreams for democratizing game creation around the world.
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Mariam Nusrat
Founder, Breshna
Mariam Nusrat is founder of Breshna, a no-code platform, described as “Canva for games,” that lets teachers, students, and businesses build and share video games without any coding experience. Breshna has more than 180,000 registered game makers and over 2 million game plays. Prior to founding Breshna, Mariam spent 15 years at the World Bank as an education economist.
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