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Here are some of the people helping us make education part of the national debate across Pakistan
Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hafeez Ur Rehman
Hafeez Ur Rehman has over fifteen years of experience in the nonprofit sector. He holds a Master’s degree in English. In ...
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Hafeez Ur Rehman has over fifteen years of experience in the nonprofit sector. He holds a Master’s degree in English. In the most recent capacity as Regional Campaign Organizer for Alif Ailaan - a project by DFID, his responsibilities include establishment of networks at regional and local level with civil society organizations, for-profit and not-for profit organizations to advocate Alif Ailaan’s campaign objectives and turn them into coherent pressure groups. Prior to this, Hafeez gained work experience as a Markaz Coordinator NCHD, Social Moblizer at PRSP, Social Organizer at ISWDO-CRS, Managing Director at SIAM College Kohistan and Coordinator Kohistan Qumi Tehreek. In April 2014, when Hafeez joined Alif Ailaan as a Network Coordinator, there were many ghost schools in Kohistan and majority of teachers were absent from schools, many schools were being used as residential houses and Hujras. Hafeez helped mobilize the Education Department’s officials and they paid visits and punished the responsible authorities. Throughout Hafeez’s experiences he has gained skills in communications, monitoring, reporting and advocacy. With a strong passion for and firm belief in human rights and education, he is interested in focusing on developing human rights standards and increasing awareness in Pakistan on education and its policy. Through his work as volunteer for a number of organizations like PRCS, SRSP, Awaz Foundation etc, he is committed to increase capacity development of local organizations, in turn assisting those less fortunate through conceptual understanding of participatory approaches and sustainable development interventions. He is passionate about travels and exploring other cultures.
Email hafeez.rehman@alifailaan.pk
Regional Page: Kohistan Valley
Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dr. Jawad Iqbal
Jawad Iqbal hails from Swat; he is a youth and education activist and a writer. Albert Einstein once said, “We can’t solv...
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Jawad Iqbal hails from Swat; he is a youth and education activist and a writer. Albert Einstein once said, “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them’’. This quote triggered his thinking and helped him understand the environment and the situation around him. He thinks that the situation is deteriorating ever since terrorism has gripped the country and the only way to resolve it is through education. Despite of having a background in medicine, Jawad Iqbal started struggle for the uplifting of education related issues in the region. As Swat suffered during militancy, Jawad used his pen and wrote more than 400 articles in country’s widely published newspapers. He wrote stories for children to contribute positively to the society. He is also a founding member of Innovative Youth Forum consisting of more than 4000 youth members across Pakistan. Jawad has actively been highlighting education challenges faced by communities living in Swat through national and international media. Jawad has been working with Alif Ailaan since November 2012. Among his numerous success stories, Jawad helped re open 1000 closed maktab schools in Khyber Pakhunkhwa with a continuous struggle of 3 months. He has also organized one of the largest education rallies in Swat in which 2800 people participated demanding increase in the education budget. He is known widely as a reference for education and worked closely with politicians, media and community. Jawad has a Doctorate in Pharmacy, with Mphil in Public health and Epidemiology from Khyber Medical University. He has also studied communication skills from University of Washington, USA.
Email jawad.iqbal@alifailaan.pk
Regional Page: Udhyaana
Matiari, Sindh
Rahmatullah Balal
Rahmatullah has been investing efforts in development sector since last 10 years. His learning journey started from his villa...
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Rahmatullah has been investing efforts in development sector since last 10 years. His learning journey started from his village where he set up a community based organization. Having worked vastly in development sector and taking experience from grassroots, he developed his capacity by growing up the ladder and worked with national level organisations and government departments. He has achieved substantial results by utilizing his expertise in education, training, advocacy, research and monitoring. He has been working for education development in Sindh as volunteer campaigner before joining Alif Ailaan. He filed a case on government of Sindh in Supreme Court of Pakistan in year 2013. The case was about re-opening of the closed schools in Sindh. He fought that case without any financial support and also worked as an advocate for that case in Supreme Court of Pakistan. On apex court discretion, he won that case and re-opened closed schools in Sindh. Apart from that, he has initiated various petitions for corruption in education sector. Being a part of Alif Ailaan family, he has been making continuous efforts contributing towards improving state of education in Sindh. With time Rahmatullah has built a strong network of volunteers’ base which proves vital in making campaign effective in the region. He is also skilled in communication, network building, implementation and monitoring on projects, management skills, organizing and directing programs. He also possesses exceptional interpersonal, supervision and coordination skills. ? Highly skilled in planning, organizing and directing programs ? Strong donor communication and management skills ? Excellent team management, and adjusting with multicultural teams. ? Good Budget managing and expenditure forecasting skills ? Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines-proven expertise in result base management ? Excellent resource mobilization skills
Email rahmatullah.balal@alifailaan.pk
Regional Page: Educate Hyderabad
