<p>Hello, my name is Imran, I am Child Protection Manager at Skateistan and based in Berlin. However,&nbsp;I was born and raised in Quetta, Pakistan.</p>

<p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>I have built an academic career around topics including terrorism, religion, and mobility with regards to women in South Asia especially Pakistan.&nbsp; I was the Country Director Seeds of Peace, Pakistan and I have&nbsp;engaged young people especially young girls in interfaith, intersect and national integration camps, which were peacebuilding, trust-building, and leadership camps.</span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>I&nbsp;did my&nbsp;Master’s degree in Gender Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan&nbsp;and has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Punjab in Political Science and Economics.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>In 2007, I&nbsp;won the first National Youth Award in community services, having been nominated by the Ministry of Youth Affairs Pakistan. I&nbsp;led a session in the World Youth Conference held in Mexico and presented on meaningful youth participation in Kenya. I&nbsp;was selected as a youth speaker in an international conference on family planning held in Dakar, Senegal, and attended the Global Women Deliver Conference in Malaysia as a youth speaker.</span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>I have been part of different international fellowships, the most recent one is the&nbsp;global fellowship from GIZ and Asian Development Bank “Transforming leadership Lab: Women, Men, Power and Potential.” I was also part of Swedish Institute’s Young Connectors Future Fellowship and was selected to participate in the Atlantic Council’s prestigious Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Fellowship Program during the summer of 2012.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
