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I love interacting with energetic souls, showing them the future a true and successful human being should have. I see myself as a diplomatic personality with project management capabilities. I am keen to bring the world back to peaceful living with all our personal freedoms and diversity while respecting the differences. My interests include program designing with action research approach. I am interested in Peace Education, Youth empowerment for positive social change and a special focus on inclusion of social segments left behind in whateverI do. PORTFOLIO: 100+ projects all over Pakistan with few interventions in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar. Also worked for Life USA in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan as its Regional Director. I have overseen project cycle management at Helping Hand in Pakistan and ASEAN for 14+ years as a Program Manager and then as a Director. I steered Reasearch and Development Section in the organization as my last assignment. Interpersonal Communication; - International/ diverse cultured team player; - Project Cycle Management; - Researching Climate Action for resiliency; - Languages Known are Urdu, English to full extent, Arabic and Swedish to some extent while Punjabi being native. Special Interests: - Time Banking (creating and running local currencies) - Cooperative Community Initiatives - Theater of the Oppressed. - Actively engaged in research oriented response to climate challenges to enhance resiliency among small-holders in the South of Rawalpindi.