Taleemabad (15/01/2024 to Continue)
Focus Group Discussion Facilitator
Qatar Foundation Project:
Digital School Project
The Digital School Program (DSP) is a flagship program the EAA (Education Above All) Foundation devised. It represents a pioneering hybrid, self-learning model, uniquely tailored to address the educational needs of out-of-school children and youth (OOSCY). This initiative offers a crucial opportunity for those unable to partake in traditional education due to various challenges such as full-time employment, displacement, living in remote areas, or being at a different learning level than their peers. By leveraging technology and a flexible learning approach, DSP provides a dynamic solution that allows learning to occur anytime, anywhere, and for any duration.
Taleemabad collaborates with JICA, NCHD, and BECS to digitize primary-level education in Pakistan. The main theme of the Digital School Project is to help every child get a formal education up to the primary level, bring out-of-school children, dropped-out-of-school children, and never-enrolled children to school, provide them with digital learning, and enable them to further their education. As a Focus Group Discussion Facilitator, I engaged with the community and gathered data by conducting student need analysis surveys, teacher diagnostic tests, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with parents and the communities, Mapping the Lesson Plans (LP), and Student Learning objectives (SLO).

I worked as a Peer Educator at Quetta Balochistan as part of the Inclusive and Gender-Sensitive Voter Education Campaign of the Chanan Development Association (CDA), Pakistan a project of IRI. I learned the importance of democracy, voter rights, and the step-by-step process of casting votes. I also developed voter outreach and mobilization session plans to further educate my respective constituencies about the voting process and inspire them to go out and cast their votes.

As an Admission Officer (from April 17, 2023, to December 10, 2023), my primary responsibility is to evaluate and process applications from prospective students, ensuring adherence to the institution\'s admission criteria and policies. I possess a strong understanding of the higher education landscape, including the admission requirements, program offerings, and academic standards of various institutions. With excellent organizational skills and an ability to multitask, I efficiently manage a large volume of applications, review transcripts, conduct interviews, and assess candidates\' qualifications. I am adept at fostering positive relationships with students, parents, and educational counselors, providing them with accurate and timely information regarding admissions procedures and requirements.

UNESCO`s Study. Exploratory Study to Profile Out of Primary School Children in Selected Districts of UNESCO`s Geographical Presence in Pakistan (from February 24, 2023, to March 10, 2023). We gathered data from households and children in the age range of 5 to 10 by conducting Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). The main theme of the project is to investigate the reasons why children are out of school, dropped out of school, or never enrolled in school between the ages of 5 and 10.

Service at Mashal Model School (a charity-based school) as a Teacher (from October 1, 2021, to December 30, 2022), provided me with communication skills experience, developed my interpersonal skills, and boosted my confidence.

I worked as a Brand Ambassador for IR Technologies Pvt. Ltd.\'s marketing department (from August 1, 2022, to September 15, 2022), where I gained experience, knowledge, and skills about market structure and human behavior.

The freelancing instant skill course (from 1 March, 2021, to 1 April, 2021) taught me how to create an online profile on Upwork, Fiverr, and other platforms. How to get a job on these platforms and improve an individual\'s online experience and knowledge, enhance his/her skills, and broaden his/her horizons.

I worked on the UNDP & Kamyab Jawan project \"National Youth-Led Policy Forum (NYPF)\" (from October 31, 2020, to March 1, 2021), on behalf of the School of Economics, Quaid-E-Azam University Islamabad, on the “Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Educational Institutes” as a volunteer.