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Zhob, Balochistan
Abid Sherani
Abid Sherani; an education reformist, M.Phil Scholar and a social activist, has been working with a number of local & nationa...
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Abid Sherani; an education reformist, M.Phil Scholar and a social activist, has been working with a number of local & national organizations and consultancies on different positions for the past 5 years. He has experience of working for the education sector, research and women empowerment programs. Belonging from Sherani, Balochistan - for years he has worked with National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) as technical facilitator to Govt School teachers to ensure quality education. He has also worked with Change Through Empowerment (CTE) Balochistan based organization as Project Coordinator to educate the voters, ensure voters registration and raise the voice of voters to minimize their issues related to election. He is also the founder of AWARE- Balochistan, an organization working actively towards vocational trainings & education in Sherani and Zhob area. In November 2016, He joined Alif Ailaan as the Regional Campaign Organizer to invest his efforts in order to facilitate the poor and unprivileged members of the region gain access to education, by involving policymakers, politicians, students, teachers, parents, civil society and media. In 2014, he worked on out of school children of district Zhob & Sherani. He identified two communities and demanded informal schools from the Federal Ministry of Education which was granted. Secondly, he proposed 60 students for Prime Minister's Youth Skill Development Program (PYSDP) of Zhob & Sherani for vocational trainings which also provided a monthly stipend of Rs. 3000 to the students who were approved. The students are currently enrolled in a training of six months. Abid holds a Master’s degree in Sociology and is currently enrolled in M.Phil with his research in progress from Balochistan University. Being a student he conducted his Master’s research on “The effects of Tribal Traditions on Girls Education”.
Email abid.sherani@alifaiilaan.pk
Regional Page: Kushnai Ghazni
Lasbela, Balochistan
Khalil Ahmad Roonjah
Mr.Khalil Ahmad Roonjah comes from a small village of Wang in district Lasbela of Balochistan. He holds a Master’s degree i...
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Mr.Khalil Ahmad Roonjah comes from a small village of Wang in district Lasbela of Balochistan. He holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from University of Balochistan with years of experience in community development and campaigning around critical social issues. Khalil Roonjah is a well-recognized activist in his native Balochistan. As an active young leader, he is playing very important role both at ground and institutional level in uplifting human development around his area of work. In the last few years, his focus remained on Education, as he believes education is one of the powerful tools that can speed up the process of development in backward areas like Balochistan. He has been helping his local organization WANG with the support of British Council to run a mass level campaign under the idea of “Parhega Lasbela Barhega Lasbela” which has contributed amazingly and has been recognized at local and national platforms. Similarly, his passion towards education redirected him towards Alif Ailaan, where his contribution as a Regional Campaign Organizer is helping him to give his best to society with skills and deep understanding of the subject in the community, by engaging stakeholders and developing better relationships.
Email khalil.ahmed@alifailaan.pk
Regional Page: Parhega Balochistan Barhega Balochistan
Kasur, Punjab
Shakeel Ahmad
Shakeel Ahmad, a motivated and creative individual, with 5 years part-time and 2 years full time experience within education ...
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Shakeel Ahmad, a motivated and creative individual, with 5 years part-time and 2 years full time experience within education sector in different roles and capacities, specifically as motivational speaker, community mobilizer and career counselor. Hailing from a remote village of Punjab’s district Kasur, Shakeel has been fortunate to work with Khudi Pakistan as Coordinator, Pakistan Youth Alliance as Social Entrepreneur, Verita-LDI as Trainer, Bullah Shah Group of Colleges as Management Consultant, The Bright Leaders College as HR Consultant and National AIDS Control Program as District Monitor. He wished to continue his professional career by applying and developing his skills and knowledge within a dynamic and fast-paced organization in education sector, this quest encouraged him to join Alif Ailaan as Regional Campaign Organizer for Okara region. Successfully incepted the Bright Leaders College, the fastest growing institute of district Kasur. From the platform of United Social Welfare Foundation, Shakeel has been able to access hundreds of students of class 10 at public sector schools of Tehsil Kasur for their career counseling. His devotion and dedication for the cause of education has resulted in both tangible and intangible achievements. Tangibly, in collaboration with different stakeholders and SMCs, he successfully facilitated the process of constructing additional classrooms in the public sector schools, provision of furniture and securing land for construction of girl’s school. Intangibly, he managed to prioritize education in the remote and educationally neglected villages of Kasur, motivating SMCs to play their role in developing the schools is another attainment. While for him, career counseling and stressing upon quality education was the best part of his accomplishments. These small achievements are just milestones, he still has a long way to go and he is self-assured about it, because what he believes is, if you are persistent, you will get it and if you are consistent, you will keep it.
Email shakeel.ahmad@alifailaan.pk
Regional Page: Ugaiti Soch
