User:Qudsia mahtab

Qudsia Mehmood is a motivated professional with multiple talents and diversified background as Communication and Social Marketing Technical Expert, Journalist, Radio Producer, Trainer and Writer and a successful 10-year track record of working with Media and Developmental sector in Pakistan. She holds a Graduate Diploma from University of Hawaii in Leadership and Regional Issues and a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from University of Karachi.Currently She is running her own consultancy firm "Roz-e-Roshan" on media. She has worked extensively in electronic and print journalism and with a number of non-government organizations including an organization that provided legal aid and counseling at the Central Prison for Women. Since then Qudsia has tirelessly worked for the rights of women in her role as journalist, producing a number of radio programs for the series Meri Awaz Sunno (Hear My Voice), and various TV documentaries that focused on issues affecting the welfare of women. Topics under discussion have included water issues, the impact of earthquakes, floods, dowry, domestic workers, sexual exploitation and domestic violence, rape, menopause, political involvement of women, trafficking and commercial sex workers.. She has traveled to rural and urban areas of Pakistan in search of issues and project implementations. She has traveled abroad and represented Pakistan at different International Forums. For her work she has been awarded many memberships and fellowships across the World including International Leadership Association(ILA), International Association of Women in radio and TV(IAWRT), PANOS Media fellowship on TB and HIV&AIDS, East West Center Asia Pacific Leadership Program(APLP) HI, Leadership for mobilizing reproductive health in Pakistan(LDM).