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خلاصہ
A women rights activists and development professional with expertise of campaigning, influencing, advocacy, women rights, fundamental rights, feminism, capacity building of counselors, SMCs, community groups and local government.
She led more than 50 member’s team for the implementation of USAID Education Program, build the capacities of women counselors, Nazim, chairman and local government officials on LG system Sindh.
Ensured the social safeguarding of students through their right to education, right to safe and secure living environments, safety from nuisances, accesses to all legal support mechanisms at state level. Ensured that students, parents, school management committees are taking part in the planning of school improvement plan and school improvement grant so that process should be inclusive. Build the capacities of Fisherfolk, peasant and women group on organizing, mobilizing, rights based approach, organizational management etc. She possess more than 16 years’ work experience in development field.
Ms Shahzadi has been awarded with fellowship of “16 days activism and 21 days on learning” by ISIS international from 25th October to 14 November 2010 at Quzeen city of Philippine. She presented the issues of Pakistani women including marriage customs, GBV strategies for responsive organizational practices, and the main learning on elements of the feminist ideas, committed to collective action to realize feminist visions for social transformation.
She was awarded with Fellowship of EWHA global empowerment Program by “Asian center for women studies” EWHA Woman University Seoul South Korea and her paper was accepted on “Issues and challenges faced by woman leaders in local bodies of Pakistan” attended by 400 international participants including university students, academia, researchers, development professionals, Journalists etc from 9th January to 23rd January 2013, Seoul, South Korea. Her paper has been published by EWHA women’s university.
She was also awarded the Fellowship of EWHA global empowerment Programme by “Asian center for women studies” EWHA Woman University Seoul South Korea. Presented paper on Transnational Feminisms and Women’s Activism: Strategies for Engagement and Empowerment in Jan 2019 January. Her paper has been published by EWHA women’s university. She was also awarded best Trainer by PAIMAN ALUMANI Trust under local bodies’ capacity building Program for women consolers and nominated for International trip to Nepal to meet with various stakeholders to share the learnings.
She has been part of plenty of short term assignments of survey, trainings, TOTs, translations, editing. She has worked with national organizations including PAIMAN Alumni Trust Fund, PATTAN, Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum and Shirkatgah Women Resource center and Arts Foundation.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree, Sociology · (2004 - 2006), University of Sindh
LANGUAGES
Language
Reading
Speaking
Writing
English
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Urdu
Excel
Excel
Excel
Sindhi (Mother language)
Excel
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Seraike
Medium
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Competencies
· Social safeguarding of students, women’s, minorities and other vulnerable groups in project implementation by ensuring their participation in planning and implementation of all project interventions. Make aware all vulnerable groups should be aware about their individual, citizenry rights given as per law of land, constitution of Pakistan and legal institutions, ministries etc. Ensure do no harm policy or safeguarding policy at organizational.
· Community Mobilization, Organization, capacity building of agri, fishing, growers, women groups, transgender and youth groups.
· Alternative livelihoods for small scale fisherfolk through aquaculture management, crab farming, formation of cooperative societies.
· Facilitate training on social mobilization, organizational management, school improvement plan, and school improvement grant and village development plan.
· Influencing work on fishing policy and women legislation.
· Media engagement through social media, blogger, writer on different issues.
· Implemented long-term Projects on livelihoods, women entrepreneurship.
Women Entrepreneur:
Established and run women led Ottaq restaurant in E-11/3 Markaz Islamabad in the year of 2019 and 2020. It was successful venture for almost one year but closed due to COVID-19 repercussion.
CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENTS
Manual Development Specialist with Institute for Social Policy Islamabad. 2020 &21. Continue.
Developed Manuals on climate change and gender, GBV, Leadership & accountability, Food security in Sindhi and Urdu languages. Translated, edited final version for ready to print.
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Enumerator.
Worked as Enumerator for the Evaluation of the impact of the ongoing COVID19 pandemic on employment in Pakistan conducted by Mannheimer Zentrum für Evaluation und Entwicklungsforschung gemeinnützige GmbH | Limited NPO Germany in September, Octobor, November &December 2020.
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Master Trainer.
Worked with TDEA FAFEN under the project of Women Action for better workplace as Master trainer in Rawalpindi and Islamabad from Jan to December 2019.
Worked with Jazz Ba khabar kissan as Translator and Sindhi Voice over artist since May 2018 to January 2020.
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Team Supervisor Private Health provider and private schools supported by World Bank Conducted by LEAD Pakistan at Karachi from18June to 24 june2008
Conducted survey of farmers, landowners of Sindh province.
Team Supervisor Crop maximization Program Supported by world food program and MINFAL conducted by SDPI in 2008.
Conducted housed survey and collected the information about schools and hospitals and identify locations for survey teams regarding survey techniques and tools.
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Research analysts (RA)/Lead Mentor
Women Political School WPS, organized by Ministry of Women development funded by UNDP and NORAD. From June 2006 to December 2007
Conducted two days training session of Nazims and Naib Nazims (Elected representatives of local bodies) on gender, budgeting, effective role in constituency, LGA, mechanism of decision making, need prioritization, Advocacy and Lobbying, in Tando Jam, Hyderabad, Tando Allahyar, Shah Karim, Saeedabad, Mirpur khas, Umer koat, Nanger parker, Matlee, Jatee, Thari Mirwah, Ghotkee, Kashmore, Dokree, Sukkur in Sindh province.
Facilitate the trainers and lead mentors during training session and analyze the performance of lead mentors during session while Developed performance report of trainers, logistic arrangements and share with officials
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Master Trainer/lead Mentor
Women Political participation project W3P, organized by Ministry of Women development funded by UNDP and NORAD. February 2003 to April 2004
Conducted 3 days Training Sessions of Ladies councilors ( elected representatives of female in local bodies) on their role and responsibilities, gender sensitization, Budgeting, role in constituency, social safeguarding, LGA, advocacy and lobbying, need prioritization on women issues in local bodies at union council, taluka council and district council at Hala, Tando Allahyar, Dolat Pur, Qazi Ahmed, Naoshareferoz, Khairpur, Pano Akil, ShikarPur, Thull , Larkana , Dadu , Mirpur Khas , Golarchi and Nager Parker in Sindh Province.
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Surveyor/Enumerator Conducted by PATTAN Development Organization Islamabad, Funded by Department for International Development DFID in 2001 at District Mirpurkhas Sindh.
§ Conducted Interviews of voters who casted votes in local bodies elections
§ Conducted interviews of candidates.
§ Conducted Focus Groups Discussions
§ Observed the election process especially on Election Day
§ Written political profile of area
Trainings Conducted
- Conducted training of women councilors on role and responsibilities of women councilors, women focused planning, projects, schemes and budgeting across Sindh. Training organized by UNDP and ministry of women development under women political participation project (W3P) funded by NORAD in 2003.
- Conducted trainings of school Management Committees on role and responsibilities, development of school improvement plan, development of school improvement grant, financial management and record keeping. A joint exercise of planning with school teachers and parents Funded by USAID in 2004 &2005.
- Conducted training of school management committees reading social safeguarding, student rights, security, inclusion in Project planning and implementation.
- Conducted training of women councilors, UC Nazims/ Naib Nazims on role and responsibilities of women councilors, women focused planning, projects, schemes, gender sensitization and budgeting across the Sindh. Training organized by UNDP and ministry of women development under women political School (WPS) funded by NORAD in 2006.
- Conducted sessions of presiding officers, assistant presiding officers, polling officers on role and responsibilities, Election Day proceedings, record keeping and other relevant aspects of elections. Sessions conducted at district Umerkoat and Ghotkee in December 2007 and January 2008 during National elections 2007/08 organized by UNDP under support to national elections (SNEP) 2007 and 2012.
- Conducted training sessions of fisherfolk communities around fundamental rights, human rights, advocacy, lobbying, and organizational management and fishing rights. Organized by Pakistan Fisherfolk Fourm under Just and sustainable livelihoods project across Sindh and Baluchistan in 2008 & 2009.
- Conducted trainings of CSOs on livelihoods of women in Hyderabad district in 2010 organized by Shirkatgah resource center.
پراجیکٹس
تجربہ
Community development officer
Conducted meetings, orientation, briefings of the donors, INGOs and philanthropists regarding sharing of Arts foundation work.
Provided feedback in Programe designing with regards to gender mainstreaming
Represented ARTS Foundation and shared its work, achievements, successes stories on various national forums, women groups at Islamabad.
Developed briefing papers, IESC material to show case ARTS Foundation work in different fundraising events and other social events.
Aligned meetings of higher management of ARTS foundation with donors, INGOs and philanthropists.
Shared TORs of call for proposals, EOIs with resource mobilization unit and higher management with regards to proposal development.
Programme officer Livelihoods
worked in Emergency Respone 2010, 2011 with Shirkatgah and provided releif assistance to women in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. Supported WASH sevices, camap management, protection issues at camps.
Developed training Manuals on livelihoods issues for rural women of Sindh and Baluchistan.
Conducted trainings of rural womens on livelihoods, supported women in super flood 2010.
Developed women focused emergency plan for Sindh and Baluchistan provinces and implemented project in both of the provinces.
She was also providing support and input to senior team on policy level issues of women at provincial and national level. Shirkatgah is working on policy related issues of women especially Hudood ordinance, early childhood marriages, Karo Kari (honor killing of women), legal aid to affected womens etc.
Developed material for the training sessions on women livelihoods for community based organizations of Sindh and Baluchistan provinces
Conducted training sessions on livelihoods in Sindh province
Worked as emergency response focal person during super flood 2010 in Sindh province and did rapid assessment, distributed relief items among flood hit people, develop coordination with other stakeholders
Developed budget requisition for field activities and report to Manager
Master trainer and Gender focal person for Sindh and Baluchistan
Conducted sessions for rural Fisherfolk communities on: Organizational management, Leadership skills, advocacy and human rights While Sessions conducted at PFF Human resource Centre (HRD) Hyderbad, Kamber@ shahdadkot, Kashmore, Gawader, Sehwan. These training modules have been developed with training team members while developed training reports of the training sessions and shared with Training coordinator.
Organized rallies, demonstrations, sit-in, and seminars under an advocacy programme of Fisherfolk communities of Sindh. Organized policy advocacy campaign for the abolition of contract system on inland water bodies of Sindh
A Gender focal person in the project to ensure the women participation in project interventions conducted training of staff members on gender and women rights. Member of Gender vigilance committee on sexual harassment, receiving complaints and sharing with senior management for actions. Conducted orientation workshops for the staff members of PFF on PFF gender policy. Organized a two days workshop for the development of Gender action plan of the PFF .Organized long March from the Kharo Chaan to Jamshoro for the restoration of Indus River and rehabilitation of Indus Delta.
District Coordinator ,
Headed 48 members field team during project and completed the construction of 250 classrooms through earth quick reinforcement technology with community participation and handed over to education department Tando Allahyar. Conducted monitoring visits, follow-up for core competencies of SMC, Resolved the issues, problems, and conflicts during project implementation, written case stories of the interventions, prepared monitoring and evaluation reports, conducted meeting with stakeholders. Conducted capacity building trainings of SMCS and communities for the development of school improvement plan and proposal for school improvement grant. Prepared presentations for the senior Management, Donors, stakeholders and government authorities of Tando Allahyar district. Headed the gender committee of the PAIMAN in district Tando Allahyar.
