ACCU/WHO'S WHO IN LITERACY

Niaz, Ismat (Pakistan)

Field of
Expertise

	Training
	Policy/Programme Planning

Detailed
Information
on Expertise

Serving as the Provincial Secretary of Pakistan Girl Guides Association, Punjab, where her chief responsibility is to head the team of professional staff of administration, finance training and development programmes.

Has been assigned to associate with the planning and implementation of Literacy and Community Development Projects of the Girl Guides Association.

Initiated and monitored development and printing of training and learning materials, newsletters and magazines for the neo-literates.

Designed training courses for the teachers of adult literacy centres of PGGA in 1963 and organised training through out Pakistan to establish Adult Literacy Centres.

Girl Guides trainings for the implementation of "Each One Teach One" were conducted in the districts.

Since 1995, co-ordinating planning designing and implementing "Girl Child Awareness Program Package" for the adolescent Girl Guides, "Training Package of Volunteers" for mobilizing community participation for children rights sensitization.

Position and
Organisation

Provincial Secretary
Pakistan Girl Guide Association (PGGA), Punjab Branch

Contact
Address

Guide House, 5 Habibullah Road, Lahore, Pakistan

E-mail

pggalrc@brain.net.pk

Language
Proficiency

English, Urdu. Some knowledge of Punjabi.

Education
Background
and Degree

Master's degree (Social Work). Specialities include Community Development/Organisation, Group Work, Case Work and Methods on Social Research.

Experiences in Literacy Project:

(1)	Name of the Project	Workshops and National Conference on Literacy for PGGA and NGOs.
	Name of Organiser	PGGA, NFUAJ and Ministry of Women Development, Government of Pakistan.
	Duration	1996-97
	Project Location	Punjab
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Planning, training and coordinating workshops and national conference
(2)	Name of the Project	Establishment of Learning Centres in Punjab
	Name of Organiser	PGGA, National Federation of UNESCO Association Japan (NFUAJ) and UNICEF.
	Duration	1994-98
	Project Location	7 districts of Punjab: Lahore, Kasur, Sahiwal, Multan, Gujrat, Bahawalpur and Attock
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Development and monitoring of the project
(3)	Name of the Project	Awareness on Girl Child Issues with Emphasis on Education, Health, Nutrition and Children's Rights
	Name of Organiser	PGGA and UNICEF
	Duration	1995-2000
	Project Location	Province of Punjab
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Planning, training and monitoring of the project

Major Publication(s):

1.	"History of Guiding," Pakistan Girl Guide Association, 1985.
2.	"Decade of Women and Development," a descriptive mid-term report of projects of Pakistan Girl Guide Association carried out 1975-80, PGGA, 1980.

[Updated in July 2002]

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