Naina Samson is working as a Program Manager at Kahani Sunao storytelling School and is also a development Practitioner. Their business model is to bring peace through storytelling and to maintain peace and harmony in online and offline spaces. The main area of focus will be Climate injustice, Human rights, Social Cohesion, and Inclusion. So, it will be a social start-up named Kahani Sunao Storytelling School. This will help new journalists, bloggers, social/peace activists, and Human rights defenders to gain a professional degree. Their business model will be affordable fees for consultancy and paid preparation programs, for both rural and [...]

Hafiz Talha is a young activist from Lahore, Pakistan. He started social activism - voluntarily when he was in school. Talha passed his graduation from the University of Punjab Gender Studies. He is passionate about conducting theater performances and interactive sessions to train youth on Human Rights, Peace, HIV/AIDS prevention, Family Planning, Gender Equality, and their SRH rights. He had worked with ITA (Idara Taleem o Agahe) on a project ‘LSK’ where he gave training to kids regarding LSBE (Life Skill Based Education). Recently, he has been a part of the Institute for Social and Youth Development - (ISYD) as [...]

Fatima Yaseen is a young Sociologist who completed her bachelor’s degree from Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, with an excellent academic record. She was also inscribed in the Academic Role of Honor Lahore College for Women University and had been the secretary of the Sociological Society at LCWU.  Participating in different social activities like consultations, seminars, webinars, training sessions, etc. has built confidence, knowledge, professional behavior, leadership, and creativity in her. She was certified as a Youth Ambassador, Agent of social change, Volunteer Youth ambassador to Report incidences of Violence against Women, and Enumerator in Research on Climate Change.  [...]

Aftab Roonjha has been working with the Welfare Association for New Generation (WANG), a Lasbela-based non-profit organization focused on empowering young people through various social action projects in local communities. Aftab has developed a deep understanding of the challenges faced by these communities and has worked tirelessly to help address them. In addition to his work with WANG, Aftab has recently co-founded WANG LAB OF INNOVATION (WALI), the first-ever rural innovation lab in Lasbela Balochistan. Through WALI, Aftab is committed to bridging the gap between technology and rural communities, and connecting the unconnected through a number of his programs at [...]

Ayesha Noor is a feminist activist and humanitarian currently working at the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan. She is undertaking policy research and development of initiatives to tackle gender inequality and food insecurity in Pakistan. She took the lead in launching a national campaign, #StopGBVPK across the universities of Pakistan to raise awareness of pro-women laws in collaboration with National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). She also developed a citizen's guide to counter GBV under the Planning Commission's umbrella which has been disseminated nationwide. She is currently working [...]