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. Designing and delivering culture- and gender-sensitive capacity building online and offline sessions in the field of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) for a diverse professional audience based in project countries (e.g. Canada, Myanmar, Niger, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Czech Republic etc.).Providing Salanga with recommendations on a mode of delivery (e.g. asynchronous vs synchronous, platform selection, etc.) of various training sessions, based on the learning objectives of the audience and the best learning results of each curriculum, and particularly considering needs of the audience in low-resource settings.Using and adapting content to create training sessions, based on agreed design and suitability for the chosen mode of delivery for each training session. Building courses on various Learning Management Systems for hosting training material for teams in project countries; managing the system and supporting uptake by new users

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

.Supported curriculum development activities to upgrade EFE's trainings for youth in the MENA region to develop demand-driven skills that lead to employment .Contributed to identification and development of an online Learning Management System (LMS) to be used by the EFE Network in eight countries .Tested the new LMS, uploaded courses and prepared guidelines for improving uptake .Conducted literature reviews, analyzed and documented findings related to ongoing projects .Collaborated with the Curricula Development Core Team and training Managers across EFE’s Network, to share insights, track progress and gather community feedback on new training materials

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

.Conducted research to support initiatives of the NGO related to online teaching and innovative technology based education service delivery for underserved school in Pakistan, especially in response to school closures due to COVID-19.Upgraded teacher training material for a 4-day virtual training for K-12 teachers in Punjab

Washington D.C. Metro Area

.Developed a webinar focused on advocating for integrating ‘Peace Education’ with mainstream schooling in Pakistan. It was used as a module for HasNa’s online course on ‘Peace Education in Classrooms’, .Determined the scope of the module, wrote the content and hosted the webinar.Conducted interviews with academics, practitioners, and activists for the webinar.Conducted literature reviews and curated content .Managed communications and established effective working relations with partner organizations working on similar projects

Washington D.C. Metro Area

.Wrote a 12-page policy brief on the impact of strengthening China-Pakistan ties through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), in the context of U.S. South Asia Policy .Conducted research and carried out a literature review .Attended relevant events on the subject at USIP, Embassy of Pakistan, Stimson Center and Georgetown University to engage with the policy community.Conducted six interviews with subject matter experts in U.S. and Pakistan, to support the research analysis .Submitted the policy brief along with policy recommendations for use by USIP staff.The brief was published by Sustainable Development Policy Institute

Bethesda, Md

.Identified linkages between infrastructure investments and employment generation in developing economies, as per the requirements of a project for DAI’s clientConducted comparative case study analyses of infrastructure-based employment in four market types - agriculture, natural resource, manufacturing, and service-based economies.Analyzed the performance of four case countries- Ethiopia, Nigeria, Vietnam and Philippines- to broadly analyze infrastructure related employment concerns .Formulated recommendations for each case country to address its infrastructure deficit while supporting sustainable job growth.Presented the findings during a presentation at DAI

Columbus, Ohio Area

.Collected primary data for a study: ‘National Survey of Technology Integration Preparation in Teacher Education Programs’.Communicated effectively with universities across the U.S., to track and collect data with the aim to help guide national policies about technology integration for teaching K-12 courses online.Completed documentation of responses in Excel.Worked independently and adhered to strict timelines for submission of data

Lahore, Pakistan

Conducted research to evaluate the government’s policy of using only the national language, as opposed to the regional languages, for instruction in elementary schools in Pakistan Designed Questionnaires and collected the response of teachers regarding the policy in 12 schools in the outskirts of Lahore Observed elementary classrooms (Grade 1 and 2) in the 12 selected schools to record the instructional environment Conducted a literature review to analyze the impact of using the native language as a medium of instruction, on learning outcomes and student retention in multilingual regions Based on the primary and secondary research, wrote a detailed report and presented it to SAHE and Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS) as the undergraduate thesis

Lahore, Pakistan

Conducted weekly tutorials for students Designed/graded quizzes and conducted the final exam

Master Of Public Policy, International Development Policy

Bsc Honors, Economics And Mathematics

Certificate, Genderpro Capacity Building And Credentialing Program

Action Learning Project: Designed a women empowerment program to increase female labor force participation through enrollment.