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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
Badin, Sindh
Mukesh Meghwar
Mukesh Meghwar was born on 04-04-1988 in Kapri Mori district Badin, Sindh. Academically, he is a law graduate from University...
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Mukesh Meghwar was born on 04-04-1988 in Kapri Mori district Badin, Sindh. Academically, he is a law graduate from University of Sindh, Jamshoro. He is a researcher, blogger, writer, and human rights activist. He is also the Vice Chairperson of Pakistan’s leading Youth Forum, PYF (Progressive Youth Forum Pakistan) and an active member of Soc Dem Youth Network Pakistan. He is in the board of directors of UELECT Pakistan and, Co-founder of Pakistan's first Hindu Rights based Newspaper "Sandesh" which represents the minority community in Pakistan. He has also implemented successful promotions of Hindu community and their rights through a variety of national and international channels. Currently, he is working with Alif Ailaan as Regional Campaign Organiser in Thatta region to create a meaningful and informed conversation around education by engaging policy makers, politicians, students, teachers, parents, civil society and media. Apart from this he was selected for highly competitive fellowship ELP (Emerging Leaders of Pakistan) based Washington DC based think tank Atlantic Council South Asia Center, due to his contributions in human rights activities and education. He was interviewed by voice of America Urdu as motivational and inspiration young activist. In 2015-16 as a youth activist of Asia, he was selected in (SI) Swedish institute’s program (YCF) Young Connectors for Future Fellowship. Some of the other issues he has worked on are blasphemy, talibanisation and minority rights. He has experience of social mobilization and trained in capacity building and leadership with solid background in organizational development and operations. He was also a Regional Coordinator at the Mehergarh - a Center for Learning, regional office Hyderabad from 2008 to 2012. Here he acquired significant and progressive experience for three years. In addition, he assisted in strengthening individual capacities for health, human rights, education, domestic violence and Mehrgarh graduates performance assessment through monitoring and surveys.
Email mukesh.kumar@alifailaan.pk
Regional Page: Laar Education Campaign
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
