Mr. Javaid Akhtar

Mr. Naveed Qamar 

Mr. Ishaq Israr

Mr. Shah-e-Mulk

Miss Asia Naz

Mr. Ali Gohar

Designation:    Rahbar/Advisor
Mr. Ali Gohar is Founder & Advisor of Just Peace International has a degree in International Relations from Quaid-E-Azam University, Pakistan. For thirteen years, he served as Additional Commissioner Social Welfare Cell for Afghan refugees--a project of (UNHCR). During his tenure, he sought to make public the plight of street children, Drug HIV/AIDS awareness, community development and peace building in 258 Afghan Refugee camps. He wrote two Pushto plays for Pakistan Television Corporation on Drug HIV/AIDS awareness & Domestic Violence. In 2002 he completed his second Master’s in Conflict Transformation as a full bright Scholar from Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA. Ali was awarded a grant by United States Institute for Peace (USIP) to explore the principles of Jirga (a community based conflict transformation institution in the Pukhtoon belt of Pakistan). Ali Gohar has co-authored “The Little Book of Restorative Justice” in Pak- Afghan context, originally authored by Prof. Howard Zehr. He was also instrumental in the development of a peace story and song, "In your song, I hear my voice," sung in twenty languages with distinguished scholar for peace, John Paul Lederach. (http://www.dreamthelight.com/).
Ali’s article on peace, Restorative Justice and Jirga were published in international, local newspapers and journal. Ali recently developed a reference book and training manual on social work and train the first batch of trainer of trainers from eight Government ministries of Afghanistan. The project was funded by European commission and implemented by Child right consortium (five international NGO’s) and government of Afghanistan. Ali also worked as campaign officer with Oxfam GB, to end “honor” killing and violence against women in the province of NWFP Pakistan. He is the national coordinator for Victim of torture project implemented with EU and European perspective. Ali is also the founder member of “Quami Jirga” a recent initiative for people to people dialogue of all stakeholders for sustainable peace between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

E-Mail: [email protected]

Designation:  Chief Executive
Mr. Javaid Akhtar has done his Masters in Geography with urban & Regional Planning from University of Peshawar along with a Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development and Local government. He has also completed a one-year course of International Human Rights Law, a Joint venture of University of Oslo and University of Peshawar. Mr. Javaid has a diverse professional experience since 1990 in the field of community Development .He has also an experience of working with National and International Agencies in the capacity of a short and long term consultant in the sector of Water supply and sanitation, HIV/AID, community services programs for afghan Refugees, Health and education sectors. Presently he is also managing a” Pakistan Polio eradication initiative project” assisted by WHO for post campaign independent monitoring in NWFP, Primary health care assessment survey for Save the children US, assessment of Health facilities regarding the STDs, and capacity building programs in peace related issues. He is also managing a project of ADP against poverty alleviation in Khyber Agency. He has also attended numerous training programs at National and International level:

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Designation:  Coordinator Programs
Management team member and Coordinator Programs in Just Peace International has done M.Phil. in Rural Development from Institute of  Development Studies (IDS), NWFP Agriculture University Peshawar, Pakistan.

 He is serving the social development sector since nine (9) years and contributed to the development of rural NWFP by extending his professional expertise with special reference to Community Development, Social Mobilization & Organization, project management and  planning, Human & Institutional Development of the Civil Society Organizations (NGOs/CBOs/WOs & Networks or clusters) and building on his strengths that is Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation, Program/Project Management, Organization Development/ Institutional Strengthening, Management Information Systems, Research & Surveys, Proposal & Report Writing.

Designation:  Program Officer

Ishaq Israr is serving in development sector for last 5 year in diverse organization ranging from grass root to National level organizations on middle management and senior management positions. He has managed & supervised multi sectoral projects including Human Rights, Justice, Peace Building & Conflict Transformation, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Maternal & Child Health Care (MCHC), Human & Institutional Development (HID), Disaster Management, Emergency Response and Early Recovery. He has developed Training manuals & promotional materials for MCHC, Maternal & Child Nutrition, Hygiene Promotion (Hand washing with soap & purification of drinking water).

He has attended & facilitated wide rang of trainings including Disaster Management, Early Recovery & Rehabilitation, SPHERE Standards, Health Hygiene Promotion, CTC Approach, Social Mobilization techniques, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Project Cycle Management (PCM), Gender & Development and organization behaviors.

As Program Officer at JPI, Ishaq Israr is involved in Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation and Reporting of ongoing projects and Planning, Developing and Designing project proposals based on need analysis and appraisal studies of the target beneficiaries for submission to donors.

Cell No.: +92 302 8188810

E-mail:   [email protected]

Designation:  Web Developer / Programmer
Muhammad Shabbir is working as Web Developer (Part Time) in Just Peace International Inc. Besides, He is IT System Manager at Kuwait Teaching Hospital, Prime Foundation Pakistan.
He has bachelors degree in Computer Sciences from Virtual University of Pakistan, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) Trained from Institute of Computer and Network Engineering (ICNE) Peshawar.
Furthermore, He has a vast experience in Computer Networks, Website Design, Management and Administration, Communication, Liaison and collaboration. Also, in Establishing and coordinating linkages with Faculties, Departments, Institutes, and Organizations.

Cell No.: +92 300 3965150

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Mr. Noor Akbar

Designation: Communication Officer
Presently he is studying in M.A Human Rights Practice (HRP) in the Universities of Gothenburg Sweden, Roehampton UK and Tromso Norway, under European Union’s Erasmus Mundus Scholarship program. He has completed master degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and second master in Political Science. Besides, as part of studies, he has worked two days a week with Centre for Peaceful Solution (CPS) London. Previously he has worked in the Campaign” We Can End Honor Killing” with Oxfam GB.
Noor is also the member of Global Core Team, Education and Research Team of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies
(http://www.humiliationstudies.org/whoweare/coreteamlong.php#akbar). He has participated in international trainings on different subjects including conflict resolution, nonviolent communication, ethnic diversity management, trauma healing, civil resistance and interfaith harmony.
 
 Noor was selected for three months fellowship by Third Millennium Foundation’s International Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE) in New York USA,
(http://www.seedsoftolerance.org/fgp_bios_2006/bio_akbar.html).  The main goals during his stay at ICTE were to evolve strategies for ending honor killings in Pakistan through knowledge sharing with other human rights advocates from around the globe.
 
 Email: [email protected]

Dr. Imad Bashir

Designation: Psychiatrist
Dr. Imad Bashir is working as a Psychiatrist in JPI. He has completed his MBBS from Karachi Pakistan. He has completed his Psychiatry training from USA at the University of Louisville Hospital and then completed his MSc in Psychiatry from Cardiff University, United Kingdom.
 

Email: [email protected], [email protected]
 

Mr. Fawad Ullah
Is working as Social Organizer in Just Peace International. He has done
M.A [Urdu] 

Cell No.: +92 302 8887007

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Miss Asia Naz

She is working as clinical Psychologist in the project "Capacity Building and Social rehabilitation of victim of torture" in NWFP. Her responsibilities include psychotherapeutic services to victims of torture and help them rehabilitate in their respective communities. She completed her M.Sc in psychology in 2006 and started professional career as a clinical psychologist with an organization of International repute, where she served in a culturally appropriate project aimed at improving skills and health facility provision. Besides she has worked in International Rescue Committee for empowering the refugee's women. She was responsible for psycho-social counseling program for the project, arranged and conducted psychological, psycho-social counseling and trauma sessions for women in Afghan refugee's camps.

Miss Rabia Fayyaz

Miss Rabia Fayyaz is working as a Clinical Psychologist at Just Peace International. She has been providing psychotherapeutic services to torture victims and helping them in their social rehabilitation.   

She has completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology from University of Peshawar in 2006 and started her professional career as a Clinical Psychologist at ORA International, an International NGO which serves the disadvantaged through culturally appropriate projects aimed at improving skills, health and living. She worked there as a psychotherapist in a project funded by UNICEF. Besides, she also attended structured training programs related to her field of interest.

Mr. Shah e Mulk

Designation: Master Trainer (DR-7)

Has Completed an honor degree in law & sharia (LL.B (Hons)) from international islamic University Islamabad and master degree in humanities from University of Peshawar.

Mr. Shah has been a regular parctitioner and solicitor at District Courts Swabi NWFP BAR COUNCIL Since 2006 and legal advisor for different government institutions and non-government organizations. Mr. Shah has an extensive experience in advocacies and legal consultancies.He is currently working as Master Trainer (DR-7) with Just Peace International (JPI)

Cell No.: +92 313 9354646

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