Baela Raza Jamil

Chief Executive Officer

Baela Raza Jamil, CEO of Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) centre for education and consciousness and the founder of the Children’s and Teachers’ Literature Festivals in Pakistan. Baela has worked with provincial and federal governments as a technical advisor in education sector reforms, public private partnerships, innovations and financing. She leads the citizen led assessment and accountability initiative, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pakistan which was the trigger for the CLF in 2011 due to the low learning outcomes of children. Baela seeks to mobilize multiple allies to make Pakistan Learning Festival into a Social Movement for - promoting reading, expression and creativity as an Equalizer. She is serving as a Commissioner to the Education Commission and is associated with many global, regaional and national and provincial Boards.

Muhammad Abu Baker

Manager DTP

Muhammad Abubakar was born and raised in Walled City, Lahore. He has more than 20 years of experience as a Graphic Designer in the development sector in Pakistan, with a diverse portfolio comprising a vast ¬¬variety of designs, such as but not limited to logos, brochures, reports, advocacy material, presentations, giveaways, event management tools, digital graphic user interface - GUIs and social media graphics. He is highly skilled with various design tools and programs. He is highly creative with the ability to work well within a team. Extensive experience in managing diverse team of artists like designers, printers, social media handlers and coordinating with them to deliver a single product. Abubakar holds a Bachelor in Arts from the Punjab University, Lahore and he is a qualified Graphic Design from the National College of Arts, all of which only further molded his passion for graphic designing.

Qamar Abbas

Manager IT

IT specialist with a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and having experience in Mysql, PHP, ASP, ASPDotNet, JavaScript, and Photoshop. I have more than 15 years of experience in the industry and I am proficient with a wide variety of Web development, Database Management, security, engineering, and managing operating system software. It is my goal as IT Manager at Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) to utilize my experience and knowledge so that ITA can enhance and strengthen in IT field.

Sehar Saeed

Deputy Director Research

With a passion to make a career in the development sector, Sehar Saeed has been working in the field of education for the last 10 years. She has worked extensively in the areas of quality, community based initiatives for education, popularizing early childhood education programs etc. across Pakistan. Sehar is presently working as Deputy Director Research at ITA, and oversees large scale surveys, service delivery programs, impact evaluations etc. As part of a geographically widespread portfolio, her work extends beyond research into policy and implementation in the field. She had opportunities to work with researchers, policy officials and education department bureaucrats that play a major role in shaping the educational landscape in Pakistan.

Adnan Akhter

Regional Finance Officer.

Result oriented and self motivated professional, having post experience of 10 years in Finance, Accounts and Administrative matters, Hands on experience in managing Supply Chain Management, E-Business, Taxes, corporate and Advance Supply Chain. Managing and delivering the projects that conforms to the Company's Objectives. Having Ability to work and deliver under pressure on multiple assignments and projects at any one time with the competence of approaching the agreed deadlines while ensuring no drop down in productivity.

Waqas Hameed Bajwa

Deputy Director Marketing & Partnerships

Mehwish Nazar

Project Cordinator

Mehwish Nazar is currently working as a project coordinator for (META/WSIP). She started her career in 2014 with ITA and was groomed by handling the administration department and office operations. She is also the part of Children Literature Festival which is ITA’s flagship program.She looks after the field operations by visiting schools and conducting teachers' training. She's also the core part of the survey team who conducts surveys across Sindh.

Sehrish Farooq

CLF Coordinator

Sehrish Farooq is working with ITA from last 6 years. She appointed as a Coordinator for Children’s Literature Festival- a biggest learning festival and later on promoted as a Provincial Head Sindh. She has closely worked with the ITA’s flagship program Children’ Literature Festival that is now Pakistan Learning Festival, across Pakistan. She has successfully conducted more than 70 events almost in every city including remote areas of Pakistan. Sehrish has diverse experience working in the development sector particularly with teaching and training as an implementing specialist advocating for providing access to quality education systems for all children. She has worked extensively in the areas of assessment, community-based initiatives for education, popularizing early childhood education programs, etc. across Sindh. As part of geographically widespread programs, her work extends beyond research into policy and implementation in the field. She has been engaged working with researchers, policy officials, and education department bureaucrats that played major role in shaping the educational landscape as well as her comprehensive fieldwork across various villages across Pakistan allowed interactions with direct stakeholders including school owners, teachers, parents and students, and communities. Sehrish is a Certified Master Trainer from reputable organizations including British Council, Facebook, and Telenor. She has co-authored a children’s book ‘Corona: Dushman Ya Dost’ (Corona: Foe or Friend) to make children aware about Coronavirus and its precautionary measures.

Waqas Imran

Data Analyst

Waqas Imran is an expert in data and statistics. He has a basic qualification of Master of Phillosophy in Statistics from Riphah International University. He has over 10 years of experience in the development sector with public and private stakeholders and has produced a couple of quantitative research articles on comparative education, public health, social inclusion, financial inclusion, social mobility, and demography. Besides working on research articles, Waqas Imran has worked on SDG 4 reporting from Annual Status of Education (ASER Pakistan). AT ITA, he has been a lead member of the national and international assessments, which include ASER Pakistan and the International Common Assessment for Numeracy (ICAN). He has a strong skillset in tool development for literacy and numeracy assessments, quantitative analysis, and visualization of data. Waqas has skills for developing large databases for literacy and numeracy. Other than learning assessments, Waqas Imran has expertise of Monitoring and Evaluation.

Fatima Jaffar

Project Coordinator

Fatima Jaffar is working in ITA as a Project Coordinator (LSK/PEF/PEIMA) she is a Psychologist and an active human rights defender, working hard for the psychosocial well being and empowerment of survivors/victims and other vulnerable groups of society. She is an Alumni of the International Visitor leadership program (IVLP) supported by the American State Department and visited the USA for a coalition building network on Gender Based Violence. As an organizational member, she is working to ensure basic and life skill based education of children involved in child labour and for empowerment of their families through skill development.

Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad

Training Officer

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my journey with ITA since February, 2018. The dynamic team here has always pushed me to do better." Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad is leading ITA Pakistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has majored in Communication and Operations Management and has worked with multiple National and International Organizations during his 11-year professional career. He is a certified trainer of play based learning methodologies and has trained people of all age groups and ranks.

Muhammad Fida Hussain

Academic Coordinator

Fida works as Manager Academics & Professional Development at Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA). He is involved in diverse activities, however, his main work is around academics and teacher training. His areas of expertise are Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), creating equitable learning opportunities for all, inquiry and problem-based science education, inquiry-based learning (IBL), project-based learning (PBL), technology in education, instructional design, education leadership, assessment design, arts and drama in the classroom, and play-based learning. He has trained 2000+ teachers on various subjects related to teaching, learning, school improvement and family engagement in education. He strongly believes that teachers are nation builders, and a nation can only be transformed through education which prepares them for the future.

Zubeda Parveen

District Project Manager

Zubeda Hassan District program manager BWP Skills, Strong coordination with Line Departments, Committed team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, Willingness to relocate and ability to quickly adapt to new environments and technologies, dedicated to successful project completion. Strong leadership skills and a proven ability to manage and motivate a team.

Zain ul Abidin

Research Associate

"At ITA, I love the diverse range of work that I do which ensures my learning every day" Zain Ul Abidin works as an Assistant Program Manager at ITA. He has been engaged with the development sector for the last four years and is involved here in a Second Chance Program for Girls' Education. His major work involves developing and maintaining relationships with key policy influencers, program training, data analysis, partnership and dissemination at all levels. He has participated in, and supervised, different projects supported by a wide range of donors including, FCDO, UNESCO, Opera, J-PAL, Malala Fund and British Council.

Syeda Mariam Shah

Manager WSIP/ECE

Mariam Shah has 9 years of diversified experience in education sector and is working with Idara -e-Taleem-o-Aagahi from last 2 years as Manager WSIP-ECE. She holds Master’s Degree in Applied Psychology and is a passionate educationist. Through her various roles she holds proficiency in Early Childhood Education, Art of Storytelling, Curriculum Development, STEAM education, Teacher Training and Capacity Building, with expertise in program design and management.

Sonia Hafeez

Provincial Trainer/Coordinator

Sonia Hafeez is working as Provincial Coordinator/Trainer under the project “We Think Digital” by Meta. In her current role her primary responsibility is to manage the province wise coordination with Govt. and Private schools of Punjab. She is also supervising the process of data collection and reporting under the project. She has also supervised the digital content creation for the “Life skills-based Project” funded by UNESCO where educational videos were created and broadcasted through teleschool across Pakistan.

Sana Ijaz

Program Associate Content Development and Training

Sana Ijaz is a young social activists enthusiastic to work in the Gender and Development sector preferably in gender quality education. She has started working with ITA in 2019 in the field of child rights, SRHR, reporting and capacity building of stakeholders. She possess all-round skill set on training and coaching in terms of developing and updating content, assessment, evaluation and delivery of trainings.

Rehmat Ghazi

Admin & HR Officer

Rehmat Ghazi has been working with ITA in the capacity of Admin & HR officer and is based in Islamabad. He has versatile experience in the field of Administration, Procurement & Human Resources Management of different NGOs for over a decade. He is an efficient and outcome-oriented management professional with an ambition to facilitate program teams for effective service delivery.

Shahzad Shabbir

Sr. Finance Officer

Mr. Shahzad Shabbir has a wide practical experience in the field of Accounts, Financial Management, Auditing and Budgeting. While he has Handled various assignments including Accounting, Admin, Finance, Treasury and bookkeeping as per requirements of IFRS and prevailing laws in National and International organizations. Shahzad is very enthusiastic about the possibility to work with a diverse team while managing sole responsibilities over the past 2 years. He has dedicated himself to helping & building a robust and proven accounting professional for "Idara e Taleem o Aagahi”. As part of our organization's growth, he has managed and assisted the teams and together and established cross-departmental partnerships that resulted in multiple departmental awards for innovation.

Zainab Umar

Program Manager Advocacy and Content

“At ITA, I’m able to transform my passion into action.” Zainab Umar is a development professional who has always been passionate about serving the underserved and education is one of the causes she deeply cares for. This was one of her motivations to join ITA as a Program Manager. She was able to raise awareness about the digital footprint through reaching 200,000+ students and successful advocacy efforts with the provincial governments to update the curriculum on digital literacy. In addition to this, she’s actively involved in mobilizing support for Education and Skills as a national campaign, taking lead in public policy initiatives such as Pakistan’s first ever Education Parliamentarians Caucus.

Aamir Sohail

Admin & HR Officer

Aamir Sohail Chaudhary has been working with ITA in the capacity of Admin & HR officer based in Bahawalpur. He has broader experience in the field of Administration, Procurements, inventory, warehouse management and social work. He is professional to achieve the task within time and with an ambition to facilitate the program team requirements.

Joti Ghani

Manager Partnerships & Advocacy

Joti Ghani works as Manager Partnerships & Advocacy for ITA. She is responsible for handling the advocacy and impact component of girls’ education programs at ITA. Prior to ITA, she has been involved in teaching at Columbia University, managing a wide range of educational projects in Pakistan along with extensive experience as a trainer for students, teachers, and professionals.

Maryam Noor

Manager Research

Maryam is a passionate public health researcher with the ambition to work on cultural and social elements of human psychology and mental health currently working in Idara Taleem-o-Agahi as Research Manager, She is responsible for the overall supervision and implementation of research programs (health, disability, and all other research programs) at ITA by providing direct input, developing modules/tools, drafting reports, monitoring field, conducting training sessions, coordinating with external and internal stakeholders. Her prominent expertise is mixed-method research, program designing, planning and implementation, grant management, donor reporting, process & impact evaluation, policy advocacy, and system strengthening. During her 12 years’ experience, She had successfully led feasibility studies of multi-country interventions at national and international levels and supported the successful implementation of multiple public health interventions especially community outreach and clinical RCTs.

Muhammad Farhan Ali Khan

Regional Finance Officer

Muhammad Farhan Ali Khan is a Finance & Accounting professional focusing on economic development. For more than seven years, he has provided Accountancy services to Development sector Organizations. Over the past 05 years, he has successfully supported completion of several development projects, and currently serves in the Finance & Accounting department of ITA Karachi. He has also trained over 200 community accountants at Union Council Level. He holds a membership of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK).

Hashim Ali

Communication Officer

I am working in ITA as a Communication Officer. My expertise are in communications. I have worked in different advertising agencies which are ORYX Advertising and Crafts Communications and after that I worked with the Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department, Government of Punjab as a Media Consultant. I recently completed my Mphil in Media and communication studies with Distinction (Gold Medal) from University of Central Punjab (UCP).

Maham Afzal

Research Associate

Maham is a recent graduate from the LUMS School of Education. Her research interests include policy, education, gender and postcolonial studies. In spare time, she is mostly found experimenting with food and hanging out with friends.

Erum Fatima

Assistant Manager

“ITA has been the best platform for me to learn and grow” Erum Fatima is Assistant Manager at ITA Islamabad. She brings with her an experience of leading a youth-led NGO along with organizing community building projects and camps in personal capacity. Erum, at ITA, looks after the execution and monitoring of projects; ‘Summer Camps’ and ‘We Think Digital’ in Gilgit-Baltistan and KPK.