User:Razasyedhussain/sandbox

Syed Hussain Raza is a development professional since 2005 in Pakistan serving leading National & International development agencies like; (UNFPA, RutgersWPF Dutch development agency, DFID-UK, Trocarie, IRC, National Endowment for Democracy NED USA, GWPS American Federal Assistance Grants, Oxfam GB, EU, directly and through partners on social issue like; Governance Voice & Accountability, Policy Advocacy, Women Gender rights, GBV, Minority Rights, Peace & Conflict Preemption, SRHR, SDGs. Raza has published several short research publication on access to safe drinking water, Women role in politics and VAW. He initiated his carrier by understanding social issues through performing Arts tools ( Interactive Theatre of Augusto Boal www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Boal ) in 2005 later performing more than 600 Interactive street theatres on different socio-political issues across Pakistan in both urban and rural areas. This strategy of addressing social issues through arts gave him a core ideology to work as human rights activist. Belonging from (Shia minority sect) he is regularly training Youth on leadership and entrepreneur skills through capacity building programs by his own community led organization “HRLAS Human Rights legal advisory services” where he provides free legal aid and counseling to religious, sexual minorities if they face any human rights violations or need protection in coalition with 5 NGOs namely; National Centre for Advocacy, Minority Rights Commission, HRLAS, IRC, WRA. He got vision from his family for serving humanity as his father was renowned Nationalist, Politician, Sufi-Saint, Peace Activist, Writer and Think tank who gave his whole life for a community cause (a victim of extremists) passing legacy to his son. Raza has a great mentor in his own home (Shaista Bukhari his Aunt) An International Women / Human Rights Activist (Ashoka Fellow https://www.ashoka.org/en/fellow/shaista-bukhari, Shaista represents Pakistan globally for her efforts on Ending Violence Against Women through UNWomen https://twitter.com/unwomen_pak/status/915440861462265856