ATHAR IQBAL
Youth engagement specialist. Experienced development professional.
Hi. I welcome you all to my webpage. I am a 'Public Policy' graduate from National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad Pakistan. I wrote my graduate thesis titled "Civic education in Pakistan: The present status and prospects" under the supervision of Dr. Sarfraz Hussain Ansari.
For five years (2015-2020) I worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan, leading the flagship youth civic education/engagement program known as United Nations Civic Education Volunteer (UNV) Program. This program was designed to engage men, women, youth, religious minorities, transgenders and other marginalized groups of communities to enhance their civic knowledge and engagement, promoting equal citizens' rights and social cohesion, increased voter information/education, building trust in institutions, promoting local governance and local government systems, increased National Identity Card (NIC) and voter registrations etc... For further information regarding this one of a kind youth engagement program please watch this short documentary on YouTube. You can also read this to know more about the achievements of this program over the years, especially how it made an impact on people's lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.
If you have any questions or inquiries regarding my work please do not hesitate to write to me at my email address below.
Email: athariqbalonline@gmail.com
OR you can follow my work on my facebook page
Facebook: www.facebook.com/civiceducationpakistan