CURRICULUM VITAE
Name : Rahela Hashim Sidiqi
Tel: 0044-0-7475 199163
E-mail: rahelah@gmail.com
Summery:
I have strong experience in team building. I am self-motivated and work well under pressure in a team. I have been a keynote speaker, advocator and panelists at different international forum & conferences based on my written articles or researched base presentation. I have an extensive background in the area of human rights, women rights advocacy, women and youth solidarity and coalition building and community mobilisation. I work to build capacity in building partnerships in relation to relevant stakeholders. I have proven success as creative and result based oriented leader and Senior Social Development Advisor to UN-Habitat Country Director in Afghanistan. I have well-honed skills of presenting and building team skills. I have 22 years’ experience in the field of governance, development and conflict resolution. As one of the founder of the National Solidarity Program, I have conducted successful training on management and youth leadership capacity building. I have developed relevant policy papers, strategic plans, manuals for relevant project programs (such as National Solidarity Program and Civil Service Reform Manual) for government UN and the World Bank. I am the founder of two charities in Afghanistan and the UK. I am a reformist; anti-corruption and human right women right activist. As IARCSC Senior Advisor I have developed several policies along with cooperative planed with ministries for its projections i.e I have developed the gender policy and its implementation plan for 42 Ministries/Agencies and started the pilot phase with 3 Ministries. I have extensive experience in the area of organization development participatory training, planning and management, project formulation, and monitoring and evaluation. I am Master of Social Development from Reading University, United Kingdom. As Founding Director of Farkhunda Trust for Afghan Women’s education, I have developed relevant strategies, policies, build good relationship with FT stakeholders, present and promote vision and mission of FT in different Forums.
Other development programme management experience includes:
- Strong experience at all level of programme and project support including: managing cross-country developmental youth/women training and income generation projects.
- Confident in communication with partners in government, UN, international and local NGOs, counterparts and donors groups.
- Provide strategic guidance for gender mainstreaming at 47 Ministries/Agencies of government at high level and gender units.
- Founding Director of Farkhunda Trust for Afghan Women’s Education
- Chair of London Refugee Forum
- Former Trustee of Women for Refugee Women
- Member of Advisory Board of Anti–Corruption &Transparency in Afghanistan
- Former Member of Board of Director for Equality Peace and Democracy
- Founder of Rasa Advocacy & Skill building Agency-RASA-Afghanistan and AMEWYS Women Group-UK
- Former Deputy Chairperson of Board of Director of Microfinance Investment Support For Afghanistan-MISFA,
- Former Chair of Women Saving Group
- Former Chair of Women Leaders Solidarity Association (WLSA) Women caucus,
- Former, Chair of Women Policy Group or G9,
- Former Deputy Chair of MOWA Shura
EDUCATION:
MA in Social Development and Sustainable Livelihoods, International Rural Development Department (IRDD), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Reading, United Kingdom. (2004-2005, Merit Degree- Distinction Dissertation)
Subjects: Organisational Development, People and Change, Perspectives on Development, Communication for Sustainable Livelihood, Participatory Learning Appraisal (PLA), Concepts and Strategy for Development, Social Policy, Participatory and Leadership Training Design, Microfinance, Private Sector Development, Gender and Development.
Distinction MA Thesis:
Effects of Community Institutions on Gender Empowerment: National
Solidarity Programme, Afghanistan, UN-Habitat.
BSc in Plant Protection/Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University, 1982-1986
Academic paper published in public Policy Journal: A decade of Democratic Governance in Afghanistan: Has it Been Responsive to the Afghan Citizen?
A Holistic and Sustainable Approach to increasing Afghan Women’s Access to Economic Markets.
Articles, Poems: several article and poems of mine had published in different magazine Journal and websites, such as Pazhwak, women Magazin…AWSF, one billion rising, WRW and, LSE, website.
WORK HISTORY:
May 2015-present Founding Director of Farkhunda Trust for Afghan women’s
March 2013-Present |
Education Developed relevant strategies policies and implementation tools in each steps of the program based on consultation and need arise. Built good relationship with FT stakeholders, partners and donors. Promote vision and mission of FT in different Forums. Provide reports to charity commission and donors Chair of London Refugee Forum, Provide advocacy about women refugee rights in different plat form as speakers. Contributed in monitoring and preparation of research papers. Present and promote WRW vision and mission in different forums
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May 2012-Present |
Chair of Asian Middle East Women & Youth Society-AMWYS To build socio-economic base for home-based women Refugee women through their engagement, confidence and morale building and networking through events and cross cultural sharing forum. |
1996-2014
Feb 2006-16 Dec 2011
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Founder of Rasa Advocacy and Skill Building Agency (RASA), Afghanistan Promote RASA vision, mission and strategy to be implemented effectively Conduct management leadership training and research for various organisations on consultancy basis or as an organisation in the area of organisation development and structural reform Provide strategic support in the area of monitoring, research and training in social mobilisation, promotion of status of women and leadership management with RASA consultant’s team members. Established several lobby and advocacy collation groups at high political layers, civil servants female leaders (11), civil society activist leaders, 95 saving members to support women economically and morally. Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Independent Administrative Reform & Civil Service Commission (IARCSC), and Head of Executive Committee of Afghanistan Experts Program AEP/LEP
1. Provided strategic and Implemntation Advise the Chairman on the function of the IARCSC and its various components, Appointments Board, Appeals Board, Civil Service Management Department and Administrative Reform Secretariat; 2. Developed Gender policy for IARCSC to promote gender sensitive recruitment and training to 47 ministries agencies of civil service machinery of the government. Conducted gender mainstreaming/ positive discrimination plan through capacity building and piloting of the project in five Ministries for the process of learning by doing. Raised aid fund for the implementation of the project. Develop several project proposals for increase engagement of women in leadership positons. Advocate and include the Gender Unite in structure of 47 Ministries Agencies. Promote the Gender unite positions from middle management grade to policy level grade in the government structure. Developed a strategy paper and data about women status in order to mainstream gender in a crosscutting programme and provide advocacy to increase women in government high positions. 3. Translated the vision of the IARCSC contained in the Strategic Plan into programmed to facilitate the work of various components of the IARCSC; 4. Communicated the IARCSC’s vision to high level staff of the Executive, Legislative and to the general public; through the Cabinet meeting and parliament 5. Communicated and facilitated the IARCSC’s vision and work programs with the MoF to get funding; 6. Promoted and facilitated the IARCSC’s vision and work programmes with the donors to expand IARCSC’s funding; |
Jan 2006
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Planned and Managed Consultant, CESVI, Italian Government Programme design and strategic planning for women socio-economic empowerment through the process of project implementation and monitoring tools of RASA. |
18 – 24 Jan 2006
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Civil Society Conference organising and facilitation consultancy: Organised and planned conference and venue facilitate work groups and write reports. |
Jan 29 – Feb 02 2006
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Planned Workshop as one of the lead facilitator, GTZ: Planned and facilitated group work and panel presentation for policy and strategy group, facilitated group preparation of gender mainstreaming work plan with team of donors and Ministry of Education senior managers. Wrote report of workshop with team members. |
07 Nov – 19Dec 2005 |
Governance consultancy, DFID/ Post Conflict Reconstruction Unit, UK Assessed and analysed governance status at government offices in Helmand Province. Field research with team members in relation to socio-culture affaires; conducted interviews with civil society groups and government employee related to government leadership and its impact on people’s lives, and analysed and wrote a report with a team of international consultants |
15 Jul – 15 Aug 2005
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Research consultancy, USAID/UN-Habitat Analysed the National Solidarity Programme Community Development Council on Gender Empowerment (assessed governance and economic status of six villages, conservative to liberal, in three provinces: Kandahar, Herat and Parwan) facilitated by UN-Habitat. |
August 1998 – Sept 2003 |
Senior Social Development Advisor, to Country Director UNCHS, Habitat, Afghanistan 1.National Solidarity Program (NSP), Afghanistan Conducted needs analysis and programming throughout the operational areas as well as strategy and policymaking. Supervised and managed Human Resource Management and finance issues for the entire programme. Assisted CTA in addressing program issues. Participated and chaired senior programme management meetings 2.UN-Habitat Programme Managed, Advised monitored and supported all community development officers in six regions, for cross-sector planning of community development projects with other programme projects and local partners. Organised and managed Regional Training workshops for 72 regional facilitators in six regions according to their need, in three phases. Organised relief training for project staff. Managed and advised country facilitators in need identification for different level participants, training organisations, planning workshops, monitoring and evaluation, on the job training, reporting and proposal writing. Designed projects for the youth through consultation and planning with them. Briefed and further planning with all newly arrived expatriate managers on the principles and mechanisms of community development and linkages to emergency/ relief projects. Facilitated and supported the planning and implementation process of ECHO, OFDA and IOM as UN-Habitat partners. |
Sept 1997- July 1998 |
Deputy Regional Programme Manager/ Officer-in-Charge, UNCHS, Habitat, North (Mazar and Bamyan) Afghanistan Managed all projects (water supply, sanitation, environment, engineering, community development, and relief) across two regions. Prepared yearly plans with all sectors. Planning and designing of community development projects with CLO and community. |
Jan 1995 – Sept 1997 |
Head of Community Development section, UNCHS, Mazar-I-Sharif Conducted a community situation analysis and identified problems through a consultation process. Organised and mobilised communities according to their available resources and skills. Set up Administrative and Logistics systems and trained community workers of Habitat and Community level. Facilitated and encouraged the process of Community Organisation (called Community Forum) establishment at initial stage, and according to community interest. |
March 1993 – Jan 1995
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Women’s Programme Officer, UNHCR, Mazar-i-Sharif Planned and designed women’s projects for six provinces in northern Afghanistan with NGO’s, Directors and UNHCR programme officer. Monitored and evaluated project implementation process and wrote reports. |
I was also Personnel Officer, for short period | |
Jan 1993 – March 1993
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Field Officer, Oxfam, Mazar-i-Sharif Surveyed, needs identification and relief distribution to Tajik refugees and IDP’s. Held meetings on different issues relating to women’s issues. Translated working material. |
March 1986 – Dec 1992
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Assistant of Plant Pathology, Plant Protection Presidency, Ministry of Agriculture Diagnosed the treatment of diseased plants (fruit trees, non fruit trees and vegetables). Assisting students with preparing related seminar material. Visited agriculture fields and collected field data for samples. Wrote weekly, monthly and quarterly reports. |
Voluntary Consultation: |
Volunteer Consultant Afghan Ibnisina University for refugees in Islamabad, Afghan Women Solidarity and Service Forum in Peshawar, AYCA (Afghan Youth Coordination Body, ACSSF (Afghan Civil Society Support Forum), and AWN (Afghan Women Network). Helped Canadian consultant Andy Tamas in writing Community Forum Report, Canada, July, 1998 Work with business women to promote their business and help them with marketing |
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