I am a digital storyteller, media trainer and communication and advocacy strategist dividing my time between London, UK and Lahore, Pakistan. I am interested in creating innovative and thought provoking communications designed to mobilise and educate communities about their civic rights. I am the director of Maati TV, Pakistan’s first web TV dedicated towards creating advocacy and awareness on Climate Justice, Gender Justice, Equal Citizenship and Cultural Diversity.I am also a media consultant for Interactive Resource Centre, an info media organisation using theatre, film and other art based tools to create self empowerment opportunities for youth, women and minorities. As the director of Maati TV I have created over 300 digital stories on various human rights issues and have trained over 3000 individuals in citizen journalism and social media advocacy. I also have an extensive background in Interactive/Forum theater and have been part of a theater group that has performed on issues of gender-based violence, interfaith harmony and democracy, all over Pakistan.Previously I have worked as a digital communication strategist for the office of United National Human Rights Commission, where she designed digital strategies and products for the Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and association.I have been a SAJP Chevening fellowship in the UK as well as a Hurford Youth Fellow with the World Movement for Democracy in Washington DC. I am interested in understanding the global trends of the information industry, how it will impact the existing models of media and journalism and what new spaces can be created.