Irshad Ahmad Mir
Program Officer at Praja Foundation- Claim this Profile
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Praja Foundation
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Officer
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Jun 2022 - Present
Empowerment of City Administration, E governance Mechanism, Elected Representatives, Out reach of remote location of srinagar and Praja Tantra , Urban Governance maximum participation of citizens in urban governance, youth participating Praja Tantra. Praja believes that the governance structures in urban India lack true grassroots democracy. Local elected representatives and local governments are not sufficiently empowered and not responsive to the citizens which is the cause for lack of effective governance My main role is to Coordinate and manage the Fellowship program with youths to enable them with the functioning of governance systems. Create modules and collaterals for the training of fellows and workshops. To identify the opportunities to coordinate and conduct workshops with youths and CSOs on the topics relating to Urban Governance etc., to enhance their knowledge and perspective further to hold the administration accountable. Ideate, coordinate and manage the end-to-end fellowship program, which is flagship program for youths. Plan exposure visits for fellows and interns/volunteers and provide support to ensure active participation in governance matters through fellowship and awareness workshops. Create concept, processes and modules for workshops and training programs. Create and maintain communication between Councillors, municipal administration and Fellows and conduct active outreach in Srinagar. Take care of field based / knowledge-based issues of fellows and solve them through daily/ weekly/ monthly meetings. Prepare and submit detailed event and activity reports. Conduct research and collect data on various governance and service delivery issues. Maintain communication between Praja and the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Establish a network of project partners to create a professional platform for further networking and partnership between CSOs, youths and government at all levels to initiate dialogue on governance matters. Clarity Show less
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UNICEF /JKASW
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Jammu & Kashmir (Union Territory), India
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District Team Leader
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Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
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KFORD
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India
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Non-profit Organizations
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Referral Specialist
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Sep 2017 - Apr 2019
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ActionAid Association
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India
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Counselor
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2014
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Education
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University of Kashmir
B.ed, Educational/Instructional Technology -
Bright Career School - Ganderbal
Diploma in computer, Computer application -
Indira Gandhi National Open University
MA Psychology, Clinical Child Psychology -
University of Kashmir
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Humanities/Humanistic Studies