Our Mentors

Faryal Ahmed is an Associate Expert at the United Nations Statistics Division of the United Nations Secretariat in New York where she is part of the core team organizing the United Nations World Data Forum. Prior to this, she worked at the United Nations World Food Program in Islamabad (Pakistan), and led the design and implementation of the Food Security Outcome Monitoring system.

Tania Aria is a successful young entrepreneur, economist, and expert in the private & development sector. She has a wide range of experience with the design, implementation, and evaluation of economic growth projects with a focus on women’s economic empowerment, export promotion, and policy reform, having worked on projects from United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Bank

Brabim Kumar is a youth activist and development communication professional with more than 12 years of experience with various I/NGOs and UN agencies. He is recognized as a global young researcher who has been a development fellow for The Asia Foundation’s Emerging Leader for Asia program for 2016. Brabim is currently serving as Communications Advisor for UN Electoral Support Project in Afghanistan. He advises the election commission of Afghanistan on communications, public outreach, and social media issues. Brabim has assumed roles as a Public Information and Outreach Officer for the UN Peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and served as a National Communication Specialist for Nepal’s Ministry of Urban Development.

This is your Team Member description.A Journalist, Marketer, and Social worker, Fizzah has worked in the media industry for almost a decade where she has honed her leadership and communication skills. She has served as a News anchor, producer, director, and content creator. She is currently working at Media and Journalism academy to support young journalists. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Creative Brains Production, an organization that cultivates entrepreneurship in underprivileged and underrepresented communities in Pakistan Use this space to write a brief description of this person’s role and responsibilities, or add a short bio.