Arooj Khalid
Arooj Khalid is a girls’ education activist. She completed her Master’s in Education Policy from Harvard University and works to improve access and education for marginalized groups at Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi. She is also a Fulbright Scholar and an Acumen and Malala Fund Fellow. Arooj is a member of the Advisory Council at Science Fuse, and the Board of Directors at Youth Journalism International, a US-based NGO that trains young people around the world on journalism and leadership. Previously, she has represented Pakistan’s education sector on intergovernmental platforms, impacting thousands of children through her work with the Malala Fund, UNESCO IIEP, UNICEF, TCF, and the U.S. Department of State.
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Waqas Hameed Bajwa
Deputy Director Communication and Partnerships
Punjab | North | ICT
Tel: 0518748441
waqas@itacec.org | info@itacec.org
Pakistan Learning Festival is a social movement founded by the renowned educator-thought leader and activist, Baela Raza Jamil CEO of Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and co-founded by the internationally and nationally awarded Ameena Saiyid, who headed a multinational corporation and pioneered ‘literature festivals’ in Pakistan; she is the Founder Director of the Adab Festival Pakistan. CLF’s growth is attributed to its open collaboration with numerous private, public, civil society organizations, foundations and development partners. CLF is the first national level largest learning festival with an outreach across Pakistan; it is ITA’s well known flagship program.
