Curriculum

Vitae
OBJECTIVE
AUMIR ABBAS To bring about a paradigm shift in human development through a qualitative and
purposeful processes of change.

| EDUCATION │ M.A Masters in Sociology Shah Abdul Latif

University Khairpur
L.L.B Bachelor in Law Shah Abdul Latiff
University Khairpur
B.Sc Biology Shah Abdul Latiff
University Khairpur
DIT Diploma of Information Tech. Technocrat Computer
College Khairpur.

| PROFILE │ Mr. Aumir Abbas is a dedicated development professional, with an experience of

almost 15 years. His particular areas of intervention are education in general and
community based development in particular. He has been working in these areas
since 1995 and has benefited the communities.
During his association with NOWA, Sindh Education Foundation and Indus Resource
Centre, he has had greater exposure to community organization & mobilization,
conflict resolution, research studies, trainings (teachers & CBOs), health & IT
education, School management, examination and assessment.
His planning for Programme and team, and his incisive understanding of the
community has helped him and the stake-holders. Besides this, he has been
instrumental in providing liaison among community networks, Government schools,
School Management Committees, designed strategies to mainstream girls who were
out of schools, documentation of the Programme activities, design effective
monitoring strategies and teachers’ trainings. He is capable of developing process for
community schools and has introduced the system of delivering quality of education
in Govt. schools. He has had developed the large-scale mobilization plans, worked in
international agencies’ supported projects i.e. The British Council (DFID), The
World Bank, USAID, World Education, Save the Children-UK, Developments in
Literacy (DIL), IUCN, Action Aid (DA-12), Open Society Institution (USA) etc,. He
has delivered meaningful and insightful presentations to national and international
donors. He has also designed and delivered numerous training workshops for
teachers, teachers’ educators, CBOs, NGOs and Government officials.
He has an international exposure of visiting Nepal and Bangladesh wherein the
process of community development through educational initiatives reviewed,
assessed and in later, findings of an international visit were presented before the top
management of the World Education Boston USA in Pakistan during March-2005.
During, August-2010 he visited India and participated in 2 weeks’ training program
on micro entrepreneurship, NGO management and women empowerment model of
Rai Foundation and Piryas. Also visited Bangladesh once again during Dec-2011 for
one week course on best practices of BRAC in RH.
Presently he has been performing his duties as the Regional Manager in (ED-
Links) project funded by USAID, wherein his responsibilities are framed by Indus
Resource Centre (IRC) one of the implementing partners of ED-Links Project in
Sindh to implement the teachers and Students program within 05 districts of Northern
Sindh.
Quite unfortunately, Sindh province is experiencing the deadliest weather related
disaster known as super flood that has effected in many parts of Pakistan and
particularly Sindh. So, being the senior manager of IRC, he has been involved in
emergency response activities which include providing food and non food items to
IDPs within camps, design and implement IRC tent city model which is quite
successful and effective which accommodating more than 195 flood affected families
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 with more than 1221 people. He is quite instrumental in heading and providing
strategic guidance to IRC flood emergency response teams to cope up with day to day
matters.
Besides this he is responsible to coordinate, UNDP and FAO project activities across
flood affected districts of the same region.

| EXPERIENCE │

April-08 to date REGIONAL MANAGER (TSP EDLINKS)

Northern Sindh consisted of 05-districts, Khairpur, Sukkur, Kashmore, Shikarpur
and Jacobabad.
Indus Resource Centre (IRC)
Responsibilities performing:
Responsible to lead a team of 05 district managers in their
planning and implementation of the project modalities at district and
regional levels.
Taking meticulous and systematic efforts for improving the quality in
education at middle and secondary schools.
Help support Govt. officials for better categorization of school profiles,
data base management of subject teachers, improving the professional
development model for Head Teachers, Deputy Head teachers and subject
teachers, organizing excel camps and teachers development programs.
Donor reporting and coordination with all the implementing partners at
regional, provincial, national level.

June-01,2004 to PROGRAM OFFICER (EDUCATION & LITERACY)

March-08 Senior Manager
Khairpur Region
Indus Resource Centre

Responsibilities performing:

Over all education & literacy programs’ responsibility at regional

level, team leading, proposal writing, designing training polices ,
research initiatives, presentations to national and international
donors, developing examination/assessment system, capacity
building of stakeholders, verification of finances, linking micro
finance with community education, community physical
infrastructure, advocacy campaigns, approval of work/action
plans, promotion of child and human rights, program reporting
to all concerned partners, i.e. Save the children Fund -UK, DIL-
Developments in Literacy (USA), ESRA-Education Sector Reform
Assistance (USAID), Pak., PPAF-Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund,
Program appraisals, Unicef, IRC-Senior Management member,
the member of staff recruitment Committee and the ESRA-
District Education Committee at district level being an Adult
literacy Prog partner., provided consultancy to IRC-DA-12
education (Action Aid) and literacy team, Partner, member of
IUCN in promoting environmental education within all IRC-
managed schools and an e-member of British Council and SPELT-
Society for Pakistan English Language Teachers.

Additional Responsibilities:
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 In coordination with regional program coordinator, I have been
engaged in organizing trainings for political parties’ workers and
chairing meetings of District Steering Committee comprised of
political workers from PPP, PML (F), PML (N) and JUI. Have also
organized roundtable meetings on Education, Role of Local
Government and Law and order under a Political Development
Program Supported by National Democratic Institute for
International Affairs. Under Voters’ Education Project, supported
by TAF (The Asia Foundation) to work for Free and Fair Elections
Networks across three districts.

Sept 01, 2003 to

S. PROGRAM ASSOCIATE (F&M) FELLOWSHIP SCHOOL
May-2004
PROGRAM
Sindh Education Foundation
Principal Office Clifton, Karachi
Responsibilities Performed:
Program Management, designed strategic direction of all 119
community managed schools implemented under the aegis of
The World Bank and the DFID-Department for International
Development (British Council) projects being implemented
across Khairpur, Hyderabad and Karachi regions through SEF
Regional offices, Program Appraisals, Consortiums building of all
partner CSOs, capacity building of Program Stakeholders,
Program Administration, Program Logistical arrangements,
Liaison building of concerned public sector institutions to support
the sustainability process of all 119 community schools.

July-2003 to Aug- COORDINATOR/MANAGER

2003 Sindh Education Foundation
Regional office Khairpur
Responsibilities Performed

Undertook the stipulated programs initiatives, over all office

management, verifications of 50 Financial plans of SEF – Program
partners, Registration of all 50-Parents Management bodies with
CDD Community Development Department under District Govt.,
got renewed the 50-schools’ registration with DED –District
Education Department, Community meetings, team leading,
established linkages with Public sector Departments and designed
HR polices for program staff.

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May-2003 to PROGRAM COORDINATOR /IN-CHARGE
June-2003 Sindh Education Foundation (SEF)
Principal Office Clifton, Karachi.

Responsibilities Performed
Under the direct reporting of Managing Director -SEF, under took
various program initiatives at provincial level, coordinated at all
levels of the programs ranged from program Policy making to its
implementation in field, Financial management of program,
provided consultancy to program implementing partners /NGOs
on regular basis, Production of analytical reports for INGOs, gave
presentations to The World bank & DFID Department for
International development and the British Council teams.

May. 2002 to S P A (Focal Point)

April 2003
Sindh Education Foundation (SEF)
Sub. office, Malir /Clifton office Karachi

Responsibilities Performed
Direct reporting to Project coordinator and MD-SEF during the
absence of Project Coordinator, supervised the database
management, Financial management, program record, analyses
of data collected from 120-Fellowship Schools time to time,
Production of analytical reports for out country donors. (TWB and
DFID)

July 1999 to April MANAGER (Education)

2002 Sindh Education Foundation (SEF)
Sub - Office, Malir Karachi

Responsibilities Performed
Over all office management and field teams, formed 50- school
management bodies, field based surveys, implementations of
training events, remained extensively involved in policy making
activities associated with community empowerment and got the
schools registered with SED-Sindh Education Department Govt. of
Sindh, designed and initiated the community awareness
campaigns, i.e. women/child rights, child abuse and promotion of
Girls’ education at various forums.

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Oct 1998 to June PROGRAM ASSOCIATE IMPLEMENTATION
1999 Sindh Education Foundation (SEF)
Malir sub office /Principal Office Karachi

Responsibilities Performed
Led and guided the field teams stationed at Khairpur, Hala &
Karachi regions, had an over all implementation responsibility of
100-Fellowship School program, remained extensively involved in
field based activities wherein raised the standard of girls’
education at primary level across the most deprived and
marginalized parts of rural Sindh. (Khairpur, Hala,Sanghar, Malir,
East-Karachi, Sukkur and Hyderabad).

Nov 1997 to
C-E-P /FOCAL PERSON
Sept 1998
Naz Old Boys Welfare Association (NOWA)
NOWA office Khairpur

Responsibilities Performed
Performed the role of an effective team member of the project
implementation team, in the establishment of 10 Fellowship
Schools in Khairpur District funded by DFID…. Department for
International Development, the British Council through SEF-Sindh
Education Foundation (GOS) under the direct guidelines of
Balouchistan Education Foundation and SOCIETY (NGO) from
Balouchistan province-Pakistan.

July 1995 to Oct

SUBJECT TEACHER
1997
Sindhi Children’s Academy
Khairpur
Responsibilities Performed
Taught Science subject to class six, seven and eight.

CONSULTANCY PROVIDED
Oct. 1998 to
2001 (HANDS) Health & nutrition development society, remained as
the partner organization of SEF in Fellowship program for Hala
Hyd.& Sanghar Districts in Sindh
(NOWA) Naz Old boys welfare Association, remained as the
partner organization in the same program for Khairpur & Sukkur
districts
(BEHBUD) Karachi. Remained the partner organization in the
same program for Karachi South & East slum areas.
(MASHAL) Education Society (Implementing partner NGO of ESRA
in Adult Literacy Project) in Sukkur March-2005
(NGO-CC) Gambat Khairpur to support flood affected population
being one of the senior board members.

During the years 1- Conducted and facilitated the Research Activities on the
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2000, 2002 and topics of Community and School Financial System (WB-SEF),
2007. Exploring the quality of education within Govt. schools (SC-
UK) and done research on “What works in education and
why” (SAHE-OSI-Open Society Institution-USA).

2- Facilitated a research study conducted within Sojhro

Schools by Sarah Simon and John Hellmann from Los
Angeles, University of California (UCLA) U.S.A.
As a sample, Model and Junior schools of Sojhro were focused by
both the research fellows. It was a master’s client project work
for IRC’s partner in education, DIL (Developments in Literacy)
USA.
The title of the project was, “A needs-based assessment of
teacher development strategies in DIL-funded schools.” The
research was focused on two concerns of teachers’: (a) how to
improve content knowledge and (b) increase self-study
opportunities. They further focused on three other DIL funded
projects, The Adult Basic Education Society (ABES), Indus
Resource Centre (IRC) and (NOWA), wherein total 76 schools
were taken from Punjab and Sindh.

3- During May and June-2007, under took a research project

on Women's Land Rights along with SDPI-Sustainable
Development Policy Institute Pakistan, which was a multi-
layered research aimed to draw its analysis through a policy and
law review by examining the current position regarding women’s
ownership and control over land. The fieldwork for it was
undertaken in all four provinces of Pakistan. The total numbers
of field sites were 8 out of which SDPI selected two districts from
each province, keeping in view the different geographical zones.

In order to ensure that the study encapsulates all significant

dimensions by looking at different types of land, that is, arid,
coastal, mountainous, etc.

These sites were carefully selected for research study in which

District Hyderabad and Khairpur were the important ones in
Sindh province.

Year 2000 to WRITTEN ARTICLES IN DIFFERENT NEWS PAPERS

Year 2001
The Dawn 2. The Nation 3. The Mirror (Kawish Group) 4.
Kawish

In different Time GIVEN INTERVIEWS IN RADIO PAK. KHAIRPUR & FM-92

spans On situation analysis of Education in rural Sindh
SEF – Programs’ orientation / Social Sector reforms
Rights based approach, human rights.

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DETAILS OF TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES

| TRAINING │ • Training of Trainers (TOT) by SEF

| RECEIVED • Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Aga Khan university
(AKU)
• School Management and girls’ education by SEF
• Financial support and system of schooling by BEF
(Balouchistan Education Foundation)
• Facilitation skills by SEF
• Quality Education by SED (Sindh Education Department)
• Social mobilization by Social Welfare Department
• Presentation skills by SEF
• Conflict resolution by SEF
• Advance research methodologies- SAHE-Lahore
• Gender & Development by SEF and Aga Khan University
• (HRD) course on psychosocial and medical services for
sexually abused and sexually exploited children and youth.
( Organized by: Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid
(LHRLA) & United Nations and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific (UNSCAP)
• School Monitoring by ABES –Adult basic Education
Society – Rawalpindi Islamabad Pakistan.
• Proposal writing training organized by the Church
world service at O’ spring Muree-Pakistan.
• Capacity Building Of Literacy Managers, conducted by-
Nation Commission for Human Development (NCHD) in
collaboration with UNESCO-United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural organization at Islamabad Pakistan.
• Training on GENDER by Dr. Fouzia Saeed (a gender
specialist in Pakistan)

Qualified scholarship on “Enabling leadership for Reproductive

Scholarship
Health (LRH-II) Cohort under the aegis of LEAD (Leadership for
under LRH-II Environment and Development) and the David and Lucile
Packard Foundation for 2010 -2011.

Under the aegis of World Education –USA-Boston and ESRA-

Out Country Education Sector Reform Assistance; visited Nepal &
Visit Bangladesh countries and have come across the following
to action points:
Nepal
• Reviewed an integrated Literacy model of both the
and countries.
Bangladesh • Compared an adult literacy model of Pakistan with an
existing model of adult literacy in Nepal and Bangladesh.
28th Feb.2005 • Observed the working behavior of world education with
to the marginalized and underdeveloped community groups
10th March-2005 in Nepal and Bangladesh.
• Studied the women empowerment schemes.
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 • Had orientation about the National literacy model in Nepal
by the Word Education.
• Learnt the working behavior of the BRAC and Ahsania
Mission in Bangladesh and the World Education in Nepal
with communities.
• Reviewed the public Private Partnership.
• Observed the communities role in integrated
development.
• Studied the economical development with education
development.

| TRAINING │ Community mobilization with reference to girls’ education

| CONDUCTED │ • Proposal Writing
• Community Groups formation
• Financial management
• School Management
• ToT of program staff
• ToT of teaching staff
• Base line survey
• Team building
• Teachers and administrators training
• Conflict resolution
• Indicators Development, Teachers’ Assessment &
Examination systems
• NGO Networking /consortium development
• Means of Communication for UNICEF field teams at
Khairpur

| TRAINING │ • Field Staff Training (SEF)

| MANUALS │ • Teachers Training (FSP-Teachers -SEF)
• Social mobilization (SEF-PECs’)
• Financial management-(SEF-PECs’)
• Community mobilization-(HANDS-Health & Nutrition
Development Society)
• Community & School partnership-(USAID-ESRA-Education
Sector Reform Assistance-UEI – United Education Initiatives-
Pakistan )

| WORKSHOPS │ • School Policy workshops

| SEMINARS │ • Schools’ annual seminars
|ORGANIZED/ • Field staff trainings
FACILITATED │ • Teachers Trainings (In-service , Pre Service , Refresher
courses)
• PECs Trainings………. Management bodies of Schools.
• Learning Sessions of NGOs in project management
• Education Committees…….. FSP
• School Annual Review seminars
• IRC-Taleemi Melas (Education Festivals)
• Capacity building of Nazim, Naib Nazims and Union council
secretaries on the issue of universal birth registration of
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 children under PLAN- Pakistan.
• Women empowerment and legal awareness (PAWLA)
• Seminar attended on Islamic system in Pakistan organized
by Takhleeq Foundation Karachi.
• WTO-workshop at IRC-Khairpur
• IUCN- Workshop at IRC-Khairpur
• PPAF- Workshop at IRC –Khairpur
• HARI-MELA (Farmers’ Festival) at Khairpur
• What works in education 03- day workshop organized
by SAHE under the aegis of OSI-open society institution-USA
at Lahore Pakistan.
• Attended one day 07/01/2006 program on (AVIRA) by
Kamran Rizvi an associate of KZR at Khairpur .
• Attended, participated and conducted Seminar on issue of
the Rural Girls Education in Sindh during the World Social
Forum 24th to 29th March-06 in Karachi.
• UNDP-Conference on Education at Marriott Islamabad
Pakistan Oct.2007.
• DEWALI Festivals
• Adult Literacy Melas/festivals

CONFERENCES • Attended a 20th International ELT-Conference of

ATTENDED AND Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT)
REPRESENTED in collaboration with Beacon house School System, British
Council & Oxford University Press. (Oct.2004).
• Attended 02nd -National Conference on Education
for Sustainable Development at Karachi organized by IUCN
from 20th March-07 to 21st March-07.
• Represented Sindh Province on behalf of all
Eleven Grantee large and small organizations of ESRA-
under the Adult Literacy Project before the World
Education (USA) Delegation in NGOs held Conference in
Karachi- on 28th May -2005.
Supported the
Under the grant of District ESRA program, Education
District
Government at
Department was technically assisted in terms of recruiting
Khairpur the fresh teachers for the opening of 65-Non formal and
through District 50-closed schools of Education department existed in all
Grant program eight talukas of District Khairpur, similarly assisted DED
by ESRA (District Education Department) GOS on the development
of District Literacy Plan.

| COMPUTER│ • MS Office
• Internet browsing
• Installation wizards

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| LANGUAGES │ • English
• Urdu
• Sindhi
• Siraiki

| PERSONAL │ • Father’s Name : Dur Mohammad B. Mangi

• N.I.C No: 42501-5501797-9
• Address: Mohalla Abid Colony (Butro)
Khairpur Mirs
Khairpur District –Sindh Pakistan
• Date of Birth: 15-08-1975

• Contact Telephone Nos. Office (0243)-552512

(Ext.213)
Residence: (0243)-715070
(Cell) +92300-2017444

E-mails rayhopelife@yahoo.com
aumirmangi@hotmail.co
m
aumirmangi@gmx.co
m

| Exposure Visits │ • Balouchistan Fellowship Program (Lasbela District )

• LHRLA….. lawyers for human resource & legal aid Karachi
• EDHI ….... Rehabilitation center Clifton Karachi.
• Police Surgeon ……………. Karachi
• IED. Institute for educational development Agha Khan
University.
• Behbud ……………………………...Karachi.
• HANDS……………………………...Karachi, Hyderabad & Hala.
• Save the children ……………………Karachi
• Save the Children……………………Islamabad
• TCF…………………………………Pashmby G. Malir/Karachi
• IRC …………………………………Khairpur
Mirs/Karachi/Sehwan
• CDD………………………………...Karachi, Hyd, Sanghar,
Khairpur & Suk.
• CSS, Adopt a school Prog, Child labor education Prog., FSP,
Home schools& women literacy empowerment program of
Sindh Education Foundation.
• The Book Group ……………………Karachi
• ABES-Adult Basic Education Society, Rawalpindi Pakistan
• Sindh Education Foundation-Regional office at Hyderabad
• The World Education -Nepal
• BRAC-Bangladesh
• DAM-Bangladesh
• CAMPE-Bangladesh
• SAHE-Lahore
• SAFWCO-Shahdadpur Sindh
• ERDC-Education Resource Development centre Karachi.
• PPAF-Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund Islamabad
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 Pakistan.
• Pirya-DELHI India
• Rai Foundation India
• Medows India

References

Naseer Memon
Chief Executive (SPO)
House No. 429, Street 11, Sector F-10/2, Islamabad
Tel: (+92-51) 2104677, 2104679, 2104680
Fax: (+92-51) 2112787
Cell:(+92300-8310652)
Email:info@spopk.org
www.spopk.org

Kamleshwer Lohana
Senior Manager/RM
Indus Resource Centre
E-Mail: kamleshwer@gmail.com
Cell (+92332-3793702)

More references could be furnished on request

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