User:Nighatyounas

Miss Nighat Younas(ڈاکٹر نگھت یونس)is a founder and Executive Director /Founder of Naya Ouffaq.She is renowned as a zealous, enthusiastic Sociologist.Academically, she received her PhD from the University of Karachi, with special emphasis upon the role of depressive people in the development and stability of the political strata of the society, particularly in reference to growing social ailment of drug and HIV aids in Pakistani society. She has displayed passionate interest in drug addiction and its impacts on youth community, and has brilliantly completed her research paper based on drug addiction and its impacts on society as co-author with Dr. Fakhar-ul- Hoda Saddiquie Assistant professor, Department of Social Work, the University of Karachi.

As regards her services, having completed her Masters in Political Science from Karachi University, she served in AJ&K Education Department even in the remote area of the State, to pursue her insatiable desire and long-delayed unfulfilled dream- to create consciousness among womenfolk of rural and deprived communities about their rights and responsibilities in order to give them an equal and honorable position and a decent living environment for their existence.

Earlier, Ms. Nighat services in IUF International Union of Food, Beverage, and Tobacco deserves utmost praise. She proved herself up to the mark in respect of his qualitative services as well as responsibly maintaining the administrative affairs of the organization as Women Officer. She has diligently dealt with the matters like maintaining IUF Urdu websites, media coverage and news letter. She has been working in the capacity of a Community Mobilizer in psychosocial support program where she provided community based follow up and psychosocial support to traumatized people.

Her praiseworthy social work and devotion has been widely honored by different social and charitable fora. She has wide experience of training and human resource development in the fields of trauma, community mobilization and crisis and disaster management and has delivered her lectures in various training programs organized by prestigious international and regional organizations such as Turkish Red Crescent Society and others.

After completion of her PhD, she wishes to continue her work for the well being of drug addicts in her native area and wants to initiate her research project related to gender empowerment.She have been affiliated with the Press For Peace (PFP) as a ardent researcher.