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Mr. Abro has a Masters degree in Rural Regional Development Planning from the Human Settlements Development Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, with five years of experience in the social development sector. He has worked as a Sociologist for Raasta Development Consultants and the RWSS for Sukkur and Larkana districts in Sindh. He has organized workshops on the RWSS project in conjunction with the Government of Sindh and UNICEF. Mr. Abro was also a socio-economist on the Secondary Impact Evaluation study of the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) Stage-1 project, commissioned by joint donors including the World Bank and the Swiss Development Corporation. Currently, he is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Sindh. His areas of interest are rural & urban environment management, induction of environment-friendly technologies, eradication of poverty, and sustainable development.

Mr. Buzdar holds a Masters degree in Botany from the University of Balochistan and another Masters degree in Human Settlements Development with a specialization in rural and regional development planning from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Mr. Buzdar has been working with the European Commission’s Rural Social Development Program (RSDP) since Sept. 1998 as a Deputy Program Coordinator. RSDP providestechnical assistance to six high ranking national umbrella NGOs involved in the socioeconomic development of rural and semi-urban communities of Pakistan. His responsibilities include planning, monitoring, and assessment of the program as well as organizing technical assistance inputs in organizational development and targeted sectors in social development for NGOs. Prior to this, he served in different positions with the World Bank, GTZ (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) and ICIMOD-- funded projects. He has attended a number of workshops and participated in training regarding rural appraisal, monitoring and evaluation, social organization and various environmental and developmental issues.

Dr. Hasan graduated from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, and holds a M.Phil. degree in Microbiology from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. She is also a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Previously, Dr. Hasan worked at the Clinics of Medicine and Surgery and in the Department of Animal Reproduction at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Currently she works for the Save the Children Fund in Sialkot. She has also been employed with the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) in Gilgit. She is a member of WWF-Pakistan and the Environment Protection Club at Quaid-i-Azam University.

Mr Khan is a graduate Civil Engineer with Masters in Environmental Engineering from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London.  He started his career as an irrigation engineer in 1990 with a World Bank TATeam associated with Balochistan Minor Irrigation & Agriculture Development Project (BMIADP).  In 1994 he joined Balochistan Rural Support program (BRSP) as head of the Engineering Section. After his masters program, he worked for World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan, from 1995-2000, as Director Northern Areas and Environment Pollution Unit.  His work included development of legal, policy and implementation framework for sustainable resource use initiatives in Northern Areas in association with Forest & Wildlife Department, IUCN and AKRSP.  He also worked on urban and industrial pollution control projects and building the capacity of industry and other stakeholders for environmental management.  In March 2000 he joined Premier KUFPEC Pakistan B.V. and worked as Manager Environment & Community Relations.  He played a key role in the s the successful management of the first environmentally sensitive hydrocarbon exploration project in Khirthar National Park, Pakistan. The project was an international case study for employing pioneering environmental management techniques and stakeholder communication tools. The project also achieved ISO 14001 & Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OSHAS) 18001 accreditation in July 2004.  Since August 2004 he has been an advisor to Premier Oil-India, based in New Delhi, regarding environmental management of petroleum exploration in tropical forests with sensitive primate species.  In April 2005, he started advising MOL Pakistan Oil & Gas Co. B.V. on the management of community relations and development portfolio.  He is an avid cyclist, a keen trekker and loves the outdoors.

Lt. Col. A. M. Khan has a Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. He also has a Masters in Economics from the same university. Currently, he is working for the Pakistan Army in their Combat Development Directorate, at the General Headquarters. He is the head of the Cost-Benefit Analysis Cell and, with his ability to integrate his knowledge of engineering and economics, he has gained expertise in project evaluation, economic feasibility studies and cost-benefit analysis. He has published articles dealing with economics and aerospace/mechanical engineering. Lt. Col. Azhar has been working on means of linking the military with issues of sustainable development and environment protection. He has conceived a model in this regard and hopes that LEAD training will help him test the practical impacts of this concept.

Possessing a Masters in Economics from Punjab University, Mr. Khokhar has over seven years of experience in working with various international NGOs. These include the Population Council and Hagler Bailey Inc. (energy and social sector research and development consultancy) for whom he undertook operational research on issues of population dynamics and family planning in Pakistan. He has also worked on a number of research studies funded by USAID, the World Bank and UNICEF. Since 1995, Mr. Khokhar has been associated with the Ghazi Barotha Development Organization as Program Officer. His work includes the provision of advocacy to the affected communities for their land compensation and resettlement rights. In addition, his work involves monitoring, evaluation and report writing on social and environmental issues. Mr. Khokhar also coordinates with other agencies to ensure the implementation of mitigation plans and works for the promotion of participatory development for the sustainable social and environmental uplift of communities, focusing particularly on vulnerable social groups. He hopes to strengthen his understanding of national and global environmental issues and increase his knowledge of related subjects. As a result, he will be able to expand his responsibilities and involvement in hydropower projects, resulting in the improvement of its impact on environment and development in a particular area.

Ms. Nizami did her Bachelors and Masters in Forestry from Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. Her specialization was in Social Forestry (Farm and Energy Forestry Management, Agroforestry and economics). In 1993, she joined Balochistan Rural Support Programme, previously Pak-German Self Help Project, as Programme Specialist Agroforestry. Her major focus was on Northern Balochistan with occasional support provided to the Southern parts of the Province. In BRSP, she streamlined Social Forestry Sector and prepared a Social Forestry Master Plan, which received funding from USAID and Environment & Urban Affairs Division Government of Balochistan. She also introduced and implemented Range Management and forestry training Programmes in Balochistan. During her job she worked closely with rural men and women, often dealing first hand with poverty illiteracy and issues like conflict management in NRM in the region. After serving BRSP for four years, she joined Enterprise and Development Consulting (EDC) as Assistant Manager Natural Resources. She was assigned to work as M&E Consultant for the Dutch funded Social Forestry Project Malakand-Dir up in the North NWFP. Later she served DHV Consultants BV on the same position. She studied effects of the project interventions (extension, forestry, institutional development) in the target areas. She also developed computerized monitoring programmes and trained the people. During her three years consultancy in SFPMD she developed seven working papers on various studies. In 1999 she joined Swiss Development Cooperation – Inter-Cooperation as National Programme Officer NRM. Her responsibilities in SDCIC include NRM programme development, provide backstopping to programme mandate and management. She has had an informal association with the Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan in the past. Her favourite thematic areas of work are desertification, poverty, institutional reforms, community forestry, livelihood based NRM, stakeholders analyses, NRM conflict management. She is a member of cohort 4 in LEAD Pakistan and participated in trainings in Costa Rica, Japan and Zimbabwe. She also represented LEAD Delegation in World Science Conference UNESCO/ICSU) in Budapest, Hungary. She is now serving as a Director at Board of Governors LEAD Pakistan since 1999. Born in 1971, married in 1998 and has one daughter.

Mr. Palijo is a lawyer by profession, a writer and activist by interest and an engineer and researcher by qualification. He is a graduate of Civil Engineering from the Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, and a graduate of law from Sindh University, Jamshoro. Mr. Palijo received his M.Sc. in Rural Development from Wye College, University of London, under the SU-Wye link program. He has nine years experience with the Irrigation & Power Department, the Sindh Arid Zone Development Authority (SAZDA), Oxfam, Legal Practice and the largest provincial monthly magazine Subuh Theendo. He has been holding the responsibilities of Chairman of the Sindh Research Council (SRC) and the General Secretary of the Sindh Intellectual Forum for several years, and has been contributing to the advocacy and research initiatives of SRC, the Awami Intellectual Forum, Subuh Theendo and Sindhorg List in the fields of development, environment, human rights, legal aid and conservation. As a SRC Researcher, he has been monitoring the National Drainage Programme and Kirthar oil exploration and its effects on wildlife and the environment. He has written extensively on environment, politics, education and gender issues in five daily newspapers of Sindh: Kawish, Ibrat, Jago, Sawal & Sach and the English daily Dawn. He has also written four books and hundreds of columns and travelogues of the USA, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, China, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, UAE, Singapore & Hong Kong. Recently he launched the first and the largest circulated development and environment related email list of Pakistan, SINDHORG, and has initiated a free legal aid structure for the needy. Mr. Palijo was recently elected as a member of a Consultative Group for the World Commission of Dams for South Asia.

Mr. Rafiq holds a Masters degree in Irrigation & Drainage from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Currently, Mr. Rafiq is currently working as a Program Officer in the Global Environment Facility unit of the United Nations Development Program Pakistan (UNDP-Pakistan). Prior to joining UNDP, he was working as a consultant with the National Engineering Services of Pakistan (NESPAK). Mr. Rafiq has been involved in the planning and designing of the Dera Ghazi Khan Integrated Drainage and Irrigation Project, the Drainage Sector Environmental Assessment Study, the National Drainage Program and the Muzaffargarh Canal Command Project.

Dr. Said received his Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Punjab University, Lahore. After working on the quality control of Packages Limited in Pakistan, he went on to earn his Ph.D. from Sheffield University in the UK. His doctoral work focused on the benefaction of high ash coals. Dr. Said currently works in the Department of Research and Development at Packages Limited.

Mr. Shaikh received his Masters degree in Urban Planning and Environmental Management from the Asian Insititue of Technology in Bangkok. He is a development professional, an architect and an urban planner with experience in program development and management and working with grass roots communities, donors and the public sector. Presently, he is working with the Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan) as Program Officer, NGO Enhancement and the Counterpart to the CIDA – Pakistan Social and Institutional Development Program Coordinator. Mr. Shaikh has previously worked for the Trust for Voluntary Organizations (TVO), the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) – Research & Training Institute, Arif Hasan & Associates, the Urban Resource Centre, and on assignments with Raasta Development Consultants for AKF – NGO Resource Centre (NGORC) and UNICEF. Most recently, directly contributing to all management aspects of an integrated development program, he has served the AKF – funded "Building and Construction Imporvement Program" (BACIP) as the Deputy Program Director and as the Acting Program Director from 1997-99.

Dr. Uzma holds a Masters degree in Public Health in Developing Countries from the University of London, UK. She received her MBBS degree from Fatima Jinnah Medical College. Dr. Uzma was previously working as a Basic Health Specialist in the UNDP-sponsored Area Development Program, Balochistan. Here she was responsible for preparing consultancy reports on various environmental issues. Previously, she worked on rural development projects with the Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP). Dr. Uzma has done freelance consulting for WWF-Pakistan. She was a Community Development Specialist with the Northern Areas Project for Halcrow-Pakistan and a Women in Development Specialist for the UNDP. She has participated in a number of trainings and workshops dealing with management, public health issues and human resources. Dr. Uzma has recently relocated to Canada.

Aftab-ur-Rehman Rana

Executive Director-Young Explorers Division

Adventure Foundation

Cohort 8

Mr. Rana received his B.Com from the University of Punjab. He is currently Executive Director - Young Explorers Division of the Adventure Foundation. Mr. Rana’s job entails the planning and operation of various kinds of national, regional and international nature study camps, wilderness explorations and adventure expeditions, such as the Nanga Parbat Mountain Clean-up Expedition. In addition, he has received a number of awards including the Trainer of the Year Award from the South Asia Tourism Human Resource Development Program (SATHROP). He also was the author of the first guide book on environment-friendly trekking and mountaineering in Pakistan. Mr. Rana has published a number of articles in leading newspapers and journals.

Previously, Mr. Rana was an Eco-tourism Advisor on the Lehri Nature Development Park Development Project funded by the UNDP. Mr. Rana was also a Recreational Advisor and a member of the WWF-Pakistan’s team working on the management plan of the Hazarganji National Park.

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Mr. Sikander undertook his Masters in Anthropology from the University of Peshawar with a focus on rural socio-economic patterns. Currently, Mr. Sikander is a Field Program Officer with the World Conservation Union (IUCN). He joined the Sungi Development Foundation as a Field Coordinator in 1994, as their Zonal Coordinator from 1994-97, where he was responsible for the planning, implementation and monitoring of Sungi's field and advocacy programs in district Abbottabad. During his time with Sungi he served as the focal point for a British High Commission Project on environment and development in the remote highlands of Circle Bakote. His work was focused upon developing integrated and sustainable natural resource management practices through irrigation, drinking water supply, latrine, plantation and village infrastructure schemes. Mr. Sikander has participated in numerous institution-building initiatives including a NGOs and development training conducted through the Development Studies Program at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia. His future plans include developing the capacities of social organizations to address livelihood and environmental needs through participatory involvement in community-based development initiatives.

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Fauzia Bilqis Malik

Project Officer Agriculture

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Cohort 7

Ms. Malik is currently Project Officer, Agriculture for Catholic Relief Services. Previously, she was a Social Survey Officer for Halcrow Rural Management. She has undertaken the monitoring and evaluation of an on-farm water management project, to improve the standards of living and agricultural yields of small holders by improving irrigation agronomy efficiency and water availability. She has also worked as a Social Organizer with the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and as a Participatory Rural Appraisal Specialist with ABB on the Marala Ravi Link Canal Improving Project. She holds a Masters degree in Forestry from Peshawar University and a Masters degree in Botany from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. She is a member of WWF-Pakistan and the Pakistan Tree Farm Society.

Farhan Sami

Cohort 7

Mr. Sami has a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Engineering from the University of Texas, Arlington, USA. Presently, he works for Euroconsult Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. as an Environmental Specialist. His main responsibilities include policy development, proposal formulation and making cost estimates of projects in the areas of environment, development, natural resources and engineering disciplines. Previously, he worked for WWF-Pakistan as Senior Environmental Officer where his duties involved developing awareness about environment problems in the public and industrial sector and solving problems by proposing economical and efficient treatment technologies. He has also worked with the industrial sector in the USA, where he implemented environmental regulations and pollution control measures. As Chief Editor of NEEDs at NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, he wrote articles on engineering, humanity, social anomalies, environment, entertainment and news. He has also delivered lectures and presentations on environmental and sustainable development issues.

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Hammad Naqi Khan

Director Environmental Pollution Unit

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF)

Cohort 7

 Mr. Khan attended the University of Birmingham, UK, where he earned a M.Sc. (engineering) degree in Water Resources Technology and Management. He currently works as Senior Environmental Officer for the Environmental Pollution Unit at WWF. His responsibilities at WWF include the preparation, implementation and supervision of field-based projects, which address major environmental issues of Pakistan. Mr. Khan is also responsible for the review of environmental policies, legislation and environmental impact assessment reports. Curriculum development, the management of training programs for the corporate sector, and the development of informative and educational materials for both the print and electronic media on local and global pollution issues all fall under his responsibility. Mr. Khan has compiled and co-edited WWF-Pakistan’s EMAS Resource Book and co-authored the Environmental Guide Book. He has also written articles on environment and pollution issues in newspapers and magazines. Prior to joining the WWF, he worked for seven years with the Irrigation and Power Department, Government of Punjab.

Huma Mustafa Beg

Managing Director

Serendip Productions

Cohort 8

Ms. Beg received her BA (Hons.) in Psychology, Education and Persian from the Islamabad College for Girls and another BA (Hons.) in Graphic Design from the London College of Printing. She is currently the Managing Director of Serendip Productions. Clients of Serendip Productions include UNICEF, UNFPA, DIFID, Save the Children, the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and Pakistan Television (PTV).

Ms. Beg is a producer and director who has produced programs such as "Imran Khan: The Untold Story," for the BBC and "The Clean Gang" which won a British Medical Award. Ms. Beg has produced the film "Harnessing People’s Potential" which deals with poverty alleviation. In addition, she produced the film "Extra Time" which deals with child labor. Previously, Ms. Beg was a director and designer with Channel 7, an advertising agency in Pakistan.

Mrs. Halima Saeed received dual Masters degrees in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. She is currently working as a Training & Women in Development Coordinator with the Asian Development Bank-funded Barani Area Development Project (BADP), Peshawar. As a project-based employee of Environment Development Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd., she works for the BADP and coordinates two departments of Training and Women's Development, which includes coordination between the Barani Development Office and the implementing line agencies of BADP. Ms. Halima is also responsible for monitoring, reviewing and planning development activities in various sectors of agriculture extension, livestock extension, horticulture extension, forestry and range, rural infrastructure and village level development. She is an active member of the Swat Environmental Protection Society and has arranged a number of seminars and walks for environmental awareness. She is also working for the Society of Human Rights and Child Labour, and has organized workshops in collaboration with the International Labour Organization. Her future goal is to form an integrated rural development NGO for Swat, which is her native region. Through this NGO she would like to work with local institutions and government departments to give input for accelerating the process of sustainable development.

Mr. Zaidi is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. He is currently Deputy Editor of News and Current Affairs for Geo TV, a regional satellite channel in the process of being launched. Previously, he worked for five years with the monthly newsmagazine Herald as its Features Editor. Two of his stories for the Herald won the All-Pakistan Newspapers Society award for journalistic excellence. He also has experience in the NGO sector, having worked earlier for the NGO Resource Centre in Karachi and a rural development program in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. He recently co-authored an UNICEF-published book on the evolution of a rural development organization in the Thar Desert of Sindh. In addition, he has worked as a volunteer teacher with displaced Mozambican children in Zimbabwe in 1991. Mr. Zaidi has a number of short films and documentaries to his credit, including "Blueprint for Change" (on the Faisalabad-based Anjuman Samaji Behbood, 1999), "Mast Qalandar" (on qawwali maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1997) and "The Simplest of Ideas" (on the pioneering community development initiative the Orangi Pilot Project, 1996). He also served as director of photography and editor of "Manzilein Aur Bhi" (a drama dealing with women's rights and literacy, 1994).

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Iftikhar Ahmed Durrani

Program Coordinator

Oxfam

Cohort 8

Mr. Durrani received his B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. He is currently Program Coordinator for Oxfam’s Balochistan program. Some of Mr. Durrani’s responsibilities entail facilitating project reviews and audits, and planning, coordinating and implementing projects throughout Balochistan with the help of NGOs and CBOs. He also represents Oxfam in different forums conducted by the IUCN, the Women in Development Network and DAPRC (Islamabad). In addition, he provides technical advice for Oxfam’s agriculture-related projects. He is currently involved in the preparation of Oxfam’s Country Strategic Plan. Mr. Durrani has attended a number of workshops that have furthered his understanding of environment and participatory development.

Previously, Mr. Durrani served as Assistant Agricultural Engineer in the Department of Agriculture with the Government of Balochistan. He has participated in a number of workshops that have furthered his understanding of participatory development programs, environmental communication and education, the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act of 1995, and the Balochistan Conservation Strategy for sustainable development. Mr. Durrani has prepared a number of technical and financial papers for Oxfam and the European Union.

Ms. Khattak is currently doing her Masters in Environmental Management and Auditing from the University of Tasmania, Hobart, where her special fields of interest are environmental auditing and the implementation of the ISO 14000 series. Ms Khattak received her first Masters degree in Chemistry from the University of Peshawar. She is keenly interested in the role of environmental ethics in our day to day lives and its impacts both at the local and the global levels. Ms. Khattak has worked as an Assistant Director in the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency, for 6 years where she reviewed environmental impact assessments of public sector development projects. She has worked as a Scientific Officer in PCSIR labs for 5 years where her specific field of interest was in projects related to environmental pollution control. Ms. Khattak has also worked with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as Provisional Coordinator for a year looking after the rehabilitation and welfare of Afghan women. She has participated in conferences and seminars on environment related topics in Pakistan and abroad where she has also presented papers.

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Dr. Javaid Afzal

Dr. Afzal obtained his Ph.D. in Irrigation Systems Management from Silsoe College, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Bedford, UK. He also holds a Masters degree in Irrigation and Drainage and a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Engineering. He currently works as a Water Quality Modeler, at National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. Here he is involved in the development of a salt water model which aims at predicting the impact of the proposed disposal of drainage into the River Indus from agricultural lands. Also included in the project are the existing practices of drainage and disposal, which cause pollution. His Ph.D. project was: "An Irrigation Management Model: Optimizing the Use of Different Quality Water by Alternative Irrigation." He has written extensively on environment and development issues.

Mr. Das has Masters degrees in Public Administration from the University of Sindh and in Rural Development from Wye College, University of London. Presently he is working as a Program Officer with the Save the Children Fund (UK). Previously, he was a Program Coordinator for Oxfam. Mr. Das has also worked with IUCN as Coordinator Community Development, where his work included developing strategies for community participation in natural resource management, particularly in mangrove forests in the coastal areas of Karachi.

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Liaqat Ali Sheraifi

Free Lance Consultant

Cohort 8

Mr. Sheraifi received his BA in Fine Arts from the National College of Arts, Lahore. He is currently a Communications and Media Specialist with the Balochistan Community Irrigation and Agriculture Project. He is responsible for designing and assisting the production of printed materials for training, producing audiocassettes for distance learning programs, and producing video films for public relations and training. Previously, Mr. Sheraifi worked for the Balochistan Rural Support Program (BRSP) were he designed awareness campaigns for farmers and artisans and conducted trainings in communication, presentation, community participation and community mobilization. He has also served as a consultant for projects sponsored by the FAO, UNDP, and the WWF. Mr. Sheraifi has conducted a number of workshops on the role of the media in the effective dissemination of information, and the preparation and use of training aids. He has participated in a number of workshops and seminars on community participation and development, international art and communications.

Mr. Lal Muhammad holds two Masters degrees in Economics and History from the University of Balochistan. He is currently working with the Institute for Development Studies and Practice (IDCP). His work includes promotions managing and the establishment of the institute. He is also responsible for the coordination of the institute with national and international centres of research and learning. He assists the board in policy making, future planning, and the design and implementation of training courses. Mr. Lal is an advocate of female education and has done several projects for the government of Balochistan, local NGOs, and Community Based Organizations in setting up financially sustainable projects. He has also worked on the capacity building of NGOs and Community Based Organizations and government line departments, often through community participation. Mr. Lal has also visited Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka for the study of community participation.

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Mohammad Rafi Ghaus

Divisional Incharge, EIA, EA, Environmental Studies and Operations

Ms. Mamoona Wali Muhammad

Lecturer

Pakistan Forest Institute

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Naseer Memon

Community Development Officer

Premier-KUFPEC Pakistan B.V. (PKP)

Cohort 8

Mr. Memon received his B.Eng. (Hons.) in Civil Engineering from the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. Mr. Memon has undertaken a variety of assignments for the UNDP, UNICEF, Oxfam, and the Asian Development Bank. His projects have dealt with raising awareness on land and water resource management and the building of low cost schools.

Noor-un-Nisa Ghangroo

Freelance Consultant

Oxfam and OSH Communications

Cohort 8

Ms. Ghangroo received her MA in International Relations from Karachi University. She is currently a freelance consultant working for Oxfam and OSH Communications. Ms. Ghangroo is currently studying the policy reforms of the National Drainage Programme-Pakistan for Oxfam. She is working on a documentary on the sea level rise and its impact on the human population living along the Pakistani coast for OSH Communications. Ms. Ghangroo is also conducts a monthly workshop on environmental education for the Layari Community Development Project. Whilst working at WWF-Pakistan, she assisted in a study titled, "The Root Causes of Biodiversity Loss in Mangroves Ecosystems at the Indus Delta and Balochistan Coast." Ms. Ghangroo has conducted a number of workshops on topics such as community activism, poverty alleviation and the monitoring and evaluation of community organizations.

Previously, Ms. Ghangroo was a Project Development Coordinator with GHK International, a UK-based management consulting firm. Here she was involved with the Faisalabad Area Upgrading Project, and was charged with the identification of the needs of the poor and the facilitation of the capacity-building of social organizers (SOs) and multi-purpose community organizations (MPCOs). As a Community Organization Coordinator with GHK International, Ms. Ghangroo together with field teams developed a methodology for sustainable community organization formation through a process of local management, institution-building, capital formation and skill enhancing.

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Mr. Yunus received his Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. He is currently working as a Safety Engineer at SAABIC, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Previously, Mr. Yunus was a Senior Safety and Environment Advisor at Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd., which is one of the leading fertilizer manufacturers in the country. Key responsibilities in this position included implementing company policies in safety/environment;

monitoring of environmental parameters; and training of personnel in the area of safety/environment.

Prior to his Engro assignment, Mr. Yunus was a member of the project team responsible for relocating two world scale plants from overseas to Pakistan. His mandate in this team was to design and specify the utility equipment necessary for the project.

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Rubina Zahur

Chairperson, Department of Science Education

Ali Institute of Education

Cohort 8

Ms. Zahur received her M.Sc. in Botany from the University of the Punjab and an MA in Elementary School Science Education from Columbia University, NY. She is currently the Chairperson of the Department of Science Education at the Ali Institute of Education and is responsible for conducting science education sessions for pre-service and in-service teachers and developing material and modules for training and resource centers. Ms. Zahur has published a number of articles on teacher’s education and science. She has conducted a number of workshops on topics such as teachers’ trainings, and approaches to teaching. Ms. Zahur has attended a number of workshops pertaining to teaching and the environment. Ms. Zahur is currently a member of a core team working with the WWF and the Ministry of Environment that is working on organizing the first GLOBE Workshop to be held in Pakistan. In addition, she is involved in two projects that deal with teaching and learning through environment for private schools in Lahore and rural primary schools.

Ms. Rahila Durrani is working in various sectors including social, education, journalism and law. Ms. Durrani is serving in administrative posts in organizations including Helper’s Association and Aurat foundation. She is also associated with other organizations such as Pakistan Youth Federation, Pakistan Youth Crescent Organization, Balochistan NGOs Federation, Media Watch Group. WID Network Balochistan etc. She has to her credit a Masters Degree in Mass Communication from Balochistan University and a Law degree from University Law College. She has worked for reputed newspapers such as Daily Jung, Daily Zamana, Daily The Balochistan Times and Daily Bakhabar. She has also worked as editor of Aghaz. Ms. Durrani has also been associated with Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television Quetta. She founded a welfare organization called ‘Pakistan Companion’ along with some companions. This organization is serving in the health, environment and education sectors. She has vast experience in arranging workshops, seminars, conferences and group discussions. She herself has attended a number or workshops and seminars. Ms. Durrani hopes that her experience through the LEAD training will enable her to better understand people and organizations she is associated with. She feels that the LEAD program will assist her in identifying the current problems and attitudes which will help her achieve her goals as a lawyer more effectively.

Ms. Bilgrami is currently the Assistant Resident Representative for Environment in UNDP-Pakistan, and is the focal point for all activities being carried out in the environment sector and under the UNDP/GEF Program in Pakistan. Her main focus of work is biodiversity conservation and climate change. Ms. Bilgrami earned her Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi. She was awarded a British Council scholarship and went on to obtain a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London. Her thesis was awarded the Institute of Public Health's Engineer Prize for best dissertation, and focused on a review of the current technologies for thermal treatment and incineration of waste, and their environmental impact assessment. Her previous assignment was with National Environmental Consulting as Projects Manager, where she was involved in the planning, design, management, coordination and implementation of environmental management projects (EIAs, Environmental Audits, Environmental Management Plans) in the industrial sector, particularly in the leather tanning industry.

Mr. Hayat is a member of the resource group of the Rural Support Program Network as Human Resource Development (HRD) Specialist. This UNDP funded network cell provides guidance and support to all Rural Support Programs in the country. In addition, Mr. Hayat is the Program Manager-HRD of NRSP. NRSP facilitates participatory development in the rural communities to reduce poverty through a program of institution building at the grassroots. As team leader-HRD, he leads a team of highly motivated and dedicated professionals based at the head office and in twelve NRSP regions, and works through teamwork and participatory decision-making. The HRD team has trained 50,000 community activists and 3,200 professionals from NRSP and other organizations in six years. Mr. Hayat has designed and conducted over two hundred trainings both nationally and abroad. He has traveled extensively in Pakistan and several foreign countries. Recently he authored a "Training of Trainers Module" for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia & Pacific (ESCAP), and the "HRD Course for Poverty Alleviation." Mr. Hayat conducted a workshop for UN staff in Thailand. He is writing a trainer’s manual "Trainers Life Saver", to be published in late 1999. He was part of United Nations international missions to develop a Master Plan for Youth in Cambodia, and a member of the Training Formulation Mission of the UNDP multi-national team for the World Bank "National Drainage Program". Currently he is the team leader of multi-RSP team to conduct training needs assessments of three Rural Support Programs.

Ms. Rehana Khilji has a Masters in Political Science from Balochistan University and a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Arkansas, USA. She is currently working with SPO, Islamabad, as Manager, Gender and Development, where she mobilizes and strengthens women’s groups. As Program Coordinator with SPO, Quetta, she was in close contact with Community Based Organizations and other NGOs of the province, and conducted training workshops for them on topics like pest control management and conservation. She has also worked on several irrigation and agriculture projects for these Community Based Organizations in Northern Balochistan. In 1995, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock awarded Ms. Khilji a gold medal for Best Woman of Agriculture in Pakistan on World Food Day. She has also been selected by the Common Wealth Foundation for a NGO study on poverty eradication in Uganda and Africa.

Dr. Ravji has vast experience in policy formulation, financial planning, management, monitoring and evaluation of social sector programs in the areas of primary health, reproductive & child health, and family planning. She has post-graduate degrees in Maternal and Child Health, Population Dynamics and Health Services Administration from Harvard University in the USA. Dr. Ravji has been instrumental in assisting the Government of Pakistan in the development and implementation of health sector reforms within the social sector development initiative of the Government called the Social Action Program. As the Health Specialist in the Multi-Donor Support Unit, she is leading the unit in providing technical assistance to the Government and guiding donor investments for health and population sector development. Her focus has been on health system policy and strategy development, strengthening institutions, building capacity, identification and provision of appropriate technical assistance, identifying measures for addressing governance issues, improving accountability, improving monitoring and evaluation, building partnerships with private and NGO sectors, and facilitating donor coordination. Dr Ravji has excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. She has traveled extensively in Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America.

Ms. Shaikh has Masters degrees in Chemistry from the Sindh University of Jamshoro and in Rural Development from Wye College, London University, under the SU-Wye Link program. Currently, she is Principal Program Coordinator at Sungi. Previously, she was the Field Coordinator at the NGO Resource Center, a project of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF). Her main responsibility was to initiate and facilitate the process of the capacity building of community-based NGOs (CBNGOs) in Khairpur Mir district. Her other activities includes the management of projects, training and the dissemination of information. Ms. Shaikh has acquired field experience in the remote areas of Sindh in organizing rural communities, working on socio-economic issues, environmental rehabilitation and livestock development. Ms. Shaikh's future plans include strengthening the process of sustainable development and working on the capacity building of CBNGOs and upcoming mid-level NGOs. Her future plans also include the management of natural resource projects and conducting research for a publication on conservation and community development initiatives in Pakistan.

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Syed Nadeem Hussain Bukhari

Program Monitoring Officer

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Cohort 7

Mr. Bukhari holds a Masters degree in Forestry from the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. Currently, he is working for the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Local Initiative Facility for Urban Environment (LIFE) and GEF (Global Environment Facility)-Small Grants Program as a Program Monitoring Officer, where he isresponsible for coordinating and implementing a monitoring system for tracking the technical and financial performance of projects. He also guides CBOs/NGOs in improving their project implementation. Previously, he worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Pakistan as Program Monitoring & Evaluation Officer. He volunteered his services in a bear-baiting survey and has conducted and organized several workshops. Mr. Bukhari has attended and organized conferences dealing with the environment.

Sheraz Manzoor Haider

Assistant Director, SAP

Department of Auditor-General Pakistan

Cohort 7

Mr. Haider has completed post-graduate studies in Pakistan Studies from the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. He currently works as Assistant Auditor General for the Department of the Auditor General of Pakistan on financial Monitoring & Evaluation and Third Party Validation of the Social Action Program. He has to his credit the designing and implementation of several development projects. Mr. Haider has demonstrated deep interest in social communication and performing arts. He has been a film, theatre and music critic contributing to newspapers and magazines of the likes of The Muslim, The Frontier Post, Dawn and Perspective; a scriptwriter and compere for the Pakistan Television Corporation and Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation. As a producer and scriptwriter, Mr. Haider has made a series of documentaries for radio and television on themes as diverse as women in development, universal human rights, consumer issues, and environment. One of his video documentaries was screened in an international competition hosted by Japanese television in 1999. Mr. Haider is a mainstream playwright for the experimental theatre in Pakistan and has scripted stage plays for various national and international theatre festivals.

Siraj Narsi

Business Finance and Management Consultant

Cohort 7

Mr. Narsi has earned Masters degrees in Business Administration from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and in Education Administration from the University of Texas, Austin, USA. He also holds a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering. Mr. Narsi currently works in Houston Texas as Vice-President of a Management and Business Finance consulting company. Prior to moving to US, he worked for an educational enterprise in Calgary, Canada as well as a free lance management consultant. Before migrating to North America, he worked in Pakistan in the areas of Project Management, Educational development and management consulting. Prominently, he worked with Aga Khan Education Service Pakistan as Manager Projects and Finance, in the areas of Project Managment, educational development, strategic planning, institutional development with particular focus on female education development in rural and poor regions of Northern Areas, Chitral and Sind. As Adjunct Faculty, he taught courses in Business Communication and Management at the Institute of Business Administrationm, Pakistan's premier Business School. As a volunteer, Mr. Narsi was appointed Director on the Board of Aha Khan Housing Board of Pakistan (1996-99) and a member of the Pakistan National Council for United World Colleges (1996-98). As an independent consultant, he provided consulting services to the International Finance Corporation and the Canadian International School on issues related to project planning and development in Pakistan.

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Mr. Rasheed holds a M.Sc. degree in Forestry with a specialization in watershed management from the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. He is also a law graduate and is presently studying for his M.Sc. degree in rural development from the Sindh Development Studies Center, which is affiliated with Wye College, UK. He is currently employed with WWF-Quetta, where his responsibilities include organizing and conducting training events for staff and target groups, preparation of proposals and curricula, implementation of program packages, monitoring and evaluation of performed activities and mobilization of communities at the grassroots level. Mr. Rasheed also cooperates with other agencies and the Pakistani government to further the cause of rural development.

Ms. Samina holds Masters degrees in Social Forestry and Biochemistry. Her main areas of interest are environment, community and gender development. She has worked with several national and international NGOs and is currently working as a Process Monitoring Field Officer on the World Bank Water and UNDP Sanitation Program. The focus of this program is the upgrading of community and infrastructure in the urban and rural sectors of NWFP. She has taken the lead in developing and setting up the new concept of monitoring i.e. "Process Monitoring", at the conceptual, program and implementation levels. The Water & Sanitation Partnership Project (WPP) Bangladesh has benefited from her expertise by implementing the Process Monitoring approach in their project. Previously, she worked in the field of rural development and agriculture development at the Management Service for Health, USAID, Austrian Relief Committee and the Sarhad Rural Support Corporation. In addition to a number of other publications, she is the co-author of Process Monitoring Manual.

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Mr. Umar Farooq Hashmi is currently employed by Bristol-Myers Squibb. He is responsible for educating./supporting the employees on decision making tools, reports and inquiries, looking after the environment, health and safety department and providing support to the Senior Director Technical Operations to ensure Manufacturing effectiveness. He has successfully completed a project implementing the MRP-II system in the organization. Mr. Hashmi has to his credit a Masters in Public Administration from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. Mr. Hashmi has worked for Ciba Geigi and the Data Processing Center of the Income Tax department. He feels that LEAD will contribute to his professional development by broadening his vision and providing opportunities for networking.

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Waqar Ahmad Khan

Junior Engineer SCADA Software

Tarbela Power Station

Cohort 8

Mr. Khan received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology in Peshawar. He received his M.Sc. in Control and Information Technology from University of Mnachester’s Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST) in the UK. Mr. Khan is currently Junior Engineer at the Tarbela Power Station where he works with SCADA software which is used for control and data acquisition in the power station. In the past, Mr. Khan has worked as a Junior Protection and Instrumentation Engineer at the Tarbela Power Station where he had to oversee a team of twenty-six technical staff. During his stay as a student in England, he was selected from a pool of foreign students to work with Northern Electric on database programming.

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Zafar Hasan

Director Lands, Rehabilitation and Enforcement

Capital Development Authority

Cohort 8

Mr. Zafar received his BA in Economics from Government College Lahore and his MBA from Quaid-e Azam University, Islamabad. He then completed an M.Sc. in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. Mr. Zafar is currently the Director Lands, in the Rehabilitation and Enforcement Department of the Capital Development Authority. He is interested in the preservation of environment and ecology. Evidence of this interest is Mr. Zafar’s role in the initiation of the Solid Waste Management Program (SWEEP) in Rawalpindi and his preparation of the master plan for the disposal of toxic effluents of the tannery industry. He has ten years of experience in government. Mr. Zafar’s previous assignment was as administrator/mayor of Rawalpindi where he was responsible for managing a Rs. 500 million budget for the planning, executing and the management of development work.

Ms. Zeba Ali is currently enrolled in the Master of Environmental Studies program at York University, Toronto. Ms. Ali earned her first Masters degree in Economics from the University of Karachi in 1989. She also completed a short-term course at Tufts University in environmental management in 1993, specializing in the field of natural resource economics. As part of her course work, Ms. Ali developed a paper on the methodologies for the environmental economic evaluation of the mangrove ecosystem in the Indus Delta. Previously, she was working as Deputy Project Coordinator with the Environmental Technology Program for Industry (ETPI), a project of National Environmental Consulting (Pvt.) Ltd. Her work involved the financial analysis of environmental audits of industries, development of technical papers for ETPI partner organizations and managing the core team of ETPI. She is able to integrate the fields of economics and environment which has allowed her to widen her work ranging from the feasibility of projects, to socio-economic studies of the environmental problems of Pakistan.

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Cohort 11- Associates

Raza Ahmad

Governance Specialist

Asian Development Bank, Islamabad

Raza Ahmad has been working as Governance Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at its Pakistan Resident Mission since 2002. Prior to joining ADB, he was working for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo as Civil Affairs Officer, posted in a remote municipality bordering Macedonia. In Kosovo, he assisted the UN Mission to set up municipal administration and local development operations. Mr Ahmad joined the Government of Pakistan’s district management group in 1994 after standing first in the Central Superior Services examination and served in the field as Local Administrator in four districts of the Punjab. Mr Ahmed has also worked for two leading NGOs in Pakistan: the Agha Khan Rural Support Program and Aurat Foundation. He has been educated at the London School of Economics and later trained at the Civil Services Academy, Pakistan, in Law and Public Administration.

Qasim Mahmood Ahmed

Environmental Management Expert

LEAD Pakistan, Islamabad

Qasim Mahmood Ahmed is Environmental Management Expert with LEAD Pakistan. He is responsible for developing projects and partnerships with potential partners to address environmental and governance issues. Before joining LEAD Pakistan, he was working as Manager, Environmental Education with WWF – Pakistan. He has worked for four years in the Northern Areas of Pakistan with rural communities, on biodiversity and integrated conservation and development projects. He has also worked with IUCN as Deputy Coordinator for the UNDP/ GEG funded Biodiversity Pilot Phase Project, and UNDP and UASID/ Winrock International in various capacities. Mr Ahmed is a forester/ conservationist and environmentalist by training and profession; he completed his Masters in Environmental Management, specializing in Protected Areas Management from the University of Queensland, Brisbane. Mr Ahmed possesses additional skills in human resource management, project management, capacity building, delivering trainings and proposal writing. His interests include map reading, trekking and camping. 

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Mirza Habib Ali

Industry Liaison Officer

Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad

Mirza Habib Ali is Industry Liaison Officer at the Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Islamabad. His responsibilities include establishment of Public Private Partnerships for socio-economic development. He is also responsible for liaison with research and development organizations, funding institutions and the private sector for applied research projects. He holds the office of Research Associate at the Zoological Sciences Division of the Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad. Here he is in charge of the Ornithology Section. Before joining PSF, Mr Ali was working as a lecturer in Zoology in the Education Department of the Government of the Punjab, where he taught Biological Science at undergraduate level. His interest areas are environmental impact studies, sustainable development, biodiversity, birds, conservation of nature and education. He holds an MPhil degree in Zoology from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Mohammad Arif Baloch

Assistant Director, Planning and Development

Balochistan Coastal Development Authority, Gwadar

Mohammad Arif Baloch is working as Assistant Director, Planning and Development, with the Balochistan Coastal Development Authority (BCDA), Gwadar. His current responsibilities include development and execution of development projects in BCDA.  Before joining BCDA, Mr Baloch served as Tehsil Officer in the District Government in Gwadar. He has also worked as a Research Officer with the Planning and Development Department, Quetta. Here he was responsible for planning, appraisal, implementation and monitoring of various projects. Mr Baloch has attended several national training courses on development economics. He holds a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Balochistan, Quetta. Mr Baloch is interested in the development of coastal communities, health, education, environment and gender.

Waqas ul Hasan

Provincial Program Officer

Access to Justice Program, Peshawar

Waqas ul Hasan is a Provincial Program Officer for the Access to Justice Program, a major national initiative funded by the Asian Development Bank to strengthen the system of administration of justice in the country. His responsibilities include liaison with key stakeholder agencies and the civil society for implementation of program initiatives and to provide policy advice and supervise operational activities. Before joining the Access to Justice Program, Mr Hasan was a member of the Program Team, Decentralization Support Program and has worked on designing capacity building and institutional strengthening projects for the nascent local government entities created after devolution in Pakistan. Tehsil/ Town Municipal Officer, Abbotabad, was his first appointment after training at Civil Services Academy. Mr Hasan has a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Punjab, Lahore. Governance and social enterprise management are his basic areas of interest and he is a keen reader of literature on local finance and legislative issues. He enjoys reading biographies and solving mathematical puzzles.

Sahibzada Irfanullah

Research and Technical Officer

Farm Forestry Project, Peshawar 

Sahabzada Irfanullah is Research and Technical Officer at the Farm Forestry Project. He is responsible for providing technical support to the project field teams and project partners in preparation of village development plans, general forestry activities and rehabilitation of degraded lands through innovative approaches. He is also responsible for coordinating the activities of project partners and research institutions in the establishment of sustainable farm forestry practices for poverty alleviation and livelihood improvement. Before the Farm Forestry Project, Mr Irfanullah worked for an ICIMOD based project in the Hindukush-Himalayan region of Pakistan. He worked closely with mountain communities for sustainable natural resource management. He has experience in implementation of project activities and collaborating with line agencies to make joint efforts for the benefit of poor communities through improved management of natural resources. Mr Irfanullah is a forester by training, with a Masters degree in Forestry and specialization in Watershed Management from the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan.

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Hameedullah Khan Jamali

General Manager, Programs

Balochistan Environmental and Educational Journey (BEEJ), Quetta

Hameedullah Jamali is General Manager, Programs, for the Balochistan Environmental and Educational Journey (BEEJ). He is one of the founders of the organization and has been working there since 2002. He is responsible for overall management of the organization, including proposal writing, report writing, field monitoring and supervision of staff. Previously he worked with Taraqee Foundation, a leading NGO in Balochistan, as Program Officer, Micro Credit Component, in District Naseerabad, Balochistan. His areas of interest include promotion of education, environmental management with special focus on water in the Balochistan context, and conducting research on various social issues with a special focus on children. Mr Jamali is a graduate of Hamdard University, Lahore campus. He has done his Masters in Economics from Balochistan University.

Ahmad Khan

Senior Conservation Officer

World Wide Fund for Nature – Pakistan (WWF – Pakistan), Peshawar

Ahmad Khan is Senior Conservation Officer with WWF – Pakistan, Peshawar region. He is responsible for the crane and flamingo conservation project and the project on conservation of chilgoza forests and endangered Suleiman markhor in the Suleiman Mountain Range, and also coordinates the activities of the Protected Areas Management Project. Before joining WWF – Pakistan, Mr Khan worked as Range Officer with the NWFP Wildlife Department and volunteered as Executive Director of the Holistic Understanding for Justified Research and Action (HUJRA). During all this time he coordinated the activities of Care International in Pakistan and Afghanistan on a voluntary basis. Over the past few years, Mr Khan has developed his skills from a simple wildlife manager with academic training as forester to a skilled conservationist. He has successful projects like community-based conservation of the snow leopard to his name. Mr Khan holds Masters degree in Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development from the University of Wisonsin in Madison, USA.

Fauzia Khan

Program Manager

Contech International Health Consultants, Lahore

Dr Fauzia Khan is a public health professional. She is currently working with Contech International, Health Consultants, as Program Manager, Technical Assistance Management Agency, a USAID and DFID project. She is a Fellow of the Population Council, Pakistan and Leadership Development Mechanism, International Institute of Education, USA. Dr Khan is actively involved in public health networks and coordination of training and policy initiatives of different public functionaries and NGOs. She has presented technical papers in various conferences and seminars and also acts as a resource person for different reproductive and public health capacity building programs. She has attended several training programs concerning public and reproductive health, and has a special interest in health, leadership, gender and sustainable development.

Mushtaq Ahmed Khan

Director Environment, National Highway Improvement Program

National Highway Authority, Islamabad

Mushtaq Ahmed Khan is currently working as Director Environment for the National Highway Improvement Program, National Highway Authority. He has worked for the State Highway, Maryland, and Federal Highway Administration, USA. He was responsible for review of environmental documents and worked extensively on the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) as well as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for six months in Washington DC, USA. Mr Khan is an environmental engineer by profession and has done his Bachelors in Civil Engineering and MSc in Environmental Engineering. He is now working on his PhD in Environmental Engineering. The areas of his expertise deal with social and environmental issues.  

Shazia Tehmas Khan

District Councilor

City District Government, Peshawar

Shazia Tehmas Khan is a District Councilor in the City District Government of Peshawar, responsible for community development. Previously she has worked with various NGOs as well as the electronic media eg; PTV, radio etc. She also works on a voluntary basis with various governmental as well as non-governmental organizations. In addition she works as a resource person on women’s political participation and Convention on The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). She is working as a Master Trainer in different projects of UNDP and the Ministry of Women’s Development. Ms Khan is also a Human Rights Activist, Community Mobilizer and Social Organizer, and holds a Masters degree in journalism.

Tariq Zaman Khan

District Officer, Environment

City District Government, Lahore

Tariq Zaman Khan is a District Officer, Environment, in the City District Government, Lahore. He is responsible for developing policy and the execution and implementation of the Pakistan Environment Protection Act, 1997, and the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 2001, in the Lahore district. This focuses on optimal protection of the urban environment and prevention of damage from industrial wastes, vehicular pollution and municipal waste. Before taking on the role of District Officer, Mr Khan worked as Assistant Director in the Punjab Environmental Protection Department. His key strength and experience is in implementing effective policy, running advocacy campaigns for both civil society and interest groups, and fostering public – private partnerships. Mr Khan also carries out independent research studies. Among his published reports are the Northern Areas Study on Processes and Mechanisms report and Research and Development of Northern Areas Strategy for Sustainable Development, both sponsored by IUCN. Mr Khan did his Masters in Environmental Management from the University of Nottingham. His interests include traveling to green places and playing cricket.

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Mukesh Kumar

Manager, Cluster Development

Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA), Lahore

Mukesh Kumar is Manager, Cluster Development at SMEDA in Lahore. Currently his responsibilities are studying, assessing and analyzing various industrial as well as agricultural clusters and developing and implementing various projects for sustainable growth. Before joining SMEDA in Lahore, Mr Kumar was Manager BDS at SMEDA in Karachi. There he was also involved in sales and marketing of computer hardware and software for several years during which he introduced online product sales. Mr Kumar is also a member of the Management Association of Pakistan and the Pakistan Engineering Council. His main hobbies are reading business journals and history.

Iftikhar Malik

Manager, Governance Program

LEAD Pakistan, Islamabad

Iftikhar Malik is Manager, Governance Program at LEAD Pakistan. His responsibilities include development of program portfolios by forging strategic alliances and partnerships with key players involved with good governance, devolution reforms and improved social services delivery under the rubric of poverty alleviation in Pakistan. Before LEAD Pakistan, Mr Malik worked with IUCN - the World Conservation Union for eight years, most recently as Manager, Abbottabad Conservation Strategy (ACS). He has contributed to the design of IUCN’s program portfolio for northern Pakistan. Mr Malik led the completion and approval of ACS; establishment of the first sustainable development fund at the district level; and development of a Capacity Development Framework for IUCN partners in NWFP. He has also facilitated establishment of the first multi-sectoral National Environment Management Center (NEMC) in NWFP under UNIDO’s Integrated Development Program for Pakistan. Mr Malik holds a Masters degree in Environmental Planning and Management from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan and has attended a range of trainings on contemporary managerial, leadership and sustainable development concepts.

Kazim Niaz

Political Agent, Orakzai Agency

Government of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Orakzai Agency

Dr Kazim Niaz is working as a Political Agent in the government of NWFP. Previously Dr Niaz served as Project Director in Barani Area Development Program (BADP) II – a project funded by Asian Development Bank and International Fund for Agriculture Development that has poverty alleviation and improvement in the status of women as its objectives. Dr Niaz is a federal government civil servant with ten years’ experience of working with the government and two years of work experience in the non-government sector. He has worked for the International Medical Corps, Khushhali Bank and the National Rural Support Program. He has also worked in the Planning and Development Department as Chief of Section, Health and Green sectors. His areas of interest include poverty alleviation and the nexus between poverty and environment and sustainable development. He has worked on district administration reforms in Pakistan as well as the administrative framework. Presently he is the General Secretary of the NGO Sabawoon Volunteers Association, which provides quality education free of charge to deserving students, both Afghans and Pakistanis. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the International Development Department University, Birmingham, and another in Political Science.

Muhammad Ahsan Rana

Senior Program Manager

Pakistan Center for Philanthropy, Islamabad

Muhammad Ahsan Rana is Senior Program Manager at the Pakistan Center for Philanthropy (PCP). He is responsible for initiatives like certification of nonprofit organizations and research on the nature and dimensions of philanthropy. Before joining PCP in 2003, he worked with the Punjab Rural Support Program as its General Manager in the Sahiwal region. Working closely with rural communities, he was responsible for providing micro credit services. He has also served in the Government of Pakistan as a civil servant for over nine years. He has vast experience of working in the public and nonprofit sectors in Pakistan at policy formulation and implementation levels. He is particularly interested in agricultural biotechnology, food security, philanthropy for social development and micro–finance. Mr Rana is a development economist and social planner by training with a Masters degree in Economics from Islamia University, Bahawalpur, and another Masters degree in Social Planning and Development from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Hamid Sarfraz

Deputy Manager, Pakistan Environmental Program

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Islamabad

Hamid Sarfraz is Deputy Manager of the Pakistan Environmental Program at IUCN – the World Conservation Union, based in Islamabad. He is responsible for the operational management of the program. During his six-year association with IUCN, he has worked as Deputy Project Director, Northern Areas Conservation Strategy Project and Program Coordinator, IUCN Balochistan Program. Before joining IUCN in 1999, he taught social psychology, sociology of population and sociology of education at the University of Balochistan for seven years. Mr Sarfraz has also worked as a consultant for various organizations, including Government of Balochistan and BHP Minerals, Australia. Mr Sarfraz has held honorary editorial positions with various research journals. His interest and work experience ranges from research in sociology to managing environment and development initiatives. A sociologist by training, Mr Sarfraz holds an MPhil degree in sociology from the University of Balochistan. He has acquired management skills through various executive education courses like the Management Development Program from Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Syeda Nayab  Bukhari

Assistant Professor, School of Business and Economics

In-charge – Gender Development Center, Lahore

Syeda Nayab Bukhari is currently serving as Assistant Professor at School of Business and Economics. She is also in-charge of Gender Development Center. She has earned almost 9 years of unique experience in teaching and social development. She has done her MPhil in Media and Communications with major research on Gender and Communications and holds a Masters in Journalism, Social Enterprise Management Program and Diploma in International Affairs. Currently she is working on her PhD dissertation on Institutional Strengthening of Civil Society Organizations in Pakistan.

Ms. Bukhari is an active member of many NGOs and networks working on social development and has given consultancy and training to many organizations including Asian Productivity Organization – Japan, National Productivity Corporation – Malaysia, UNICEF, Center for Women Corporative Development, National Ministry of Women Development, Punjab Police, Punjab Rural Support Program, universities e.g. Fatima Jinnah College for Girls – Lahore, Bahauddin Zikria university – Multan, Islamia university – Bahawalpur etc.   

Ghulam Mustafa Talpur

Senior Program Officer, Water Rights

ActionAid Pakistan, Islamabad

Ghulam Mustafa Talpur is Senior Program Officer, Water Rights in ActionAid Pakistan in Islamabad. He is responsible for designing research in sustainable water resources management; for community mobilization; building water rights campaigns, and networking and advocacy for equitable distribution of natural resources. Before joining ActionAid Pakistan in 2003, Mr Talpur worked as a social organizer, data analyst and social scientist in the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan, for five and a half years to facilitate the process of Participatory Irrigation Management. This experience has developed Mr Talpur’s interest in more focused research on the poverty–environment nexus, especially in the context of water resource management. His basic concerns are related to environmental degradation created by policy decisions in respect of mega water resource development projects and their impact on sustainable development. Mr Talpur is an economist by training, with a Masters degree in Sustainable International Development Program from Brandeis University, USA, and another Masters degree in Rural Development from the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.

Tahira Kamal Umrani

Deputy District Health Officer for Preventive Health

District Mastung, Balochistan, Mastung

Dr Tahira Kamal Umrani is Deputy District Health Officer for Preventive Health, District Mastung, Balochistan. She is responsible for conducting preventive programs like the Extended Program for Immunization, the TB Control Program, Malaria Control Program, and Health Education and Awareness. The areas of her expertise include training, facilitation in field related health policy and planning, education, gender and environment. Previously she worked as Emergency Medical Officer with World Health Organization. She has done her Masters in Public Health from the Health Services Academy, Islamabad.

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