I
have more than 25 years of experience in both grassroots and
international development. I worked with national - international
organizations , UN agencies including 7 years with International
Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines as Training
Specialist, Program Specialist for Organizational Learning,
Leadership and Development. Since 2009 I am working as Independent
International Trainer and Consultant . I founded Voluntary
Organization for Rural Development; a national NGO and extensively
contributed in developing DASCOH; a Swiss Red Cross mandated technical
organization in Bangladesh. I have worked as a consultant in Several
Asian and African Counties for UNICEF, Red Cross/Crescent Societies,
Ministries and departments of national Goveremtns, NGOs, and
international networks . I have pioneered a number of innovative
approach and tools include Community Identified Significant Change
(CISC) , Promotion of Self-help through Appreciative Inquiry, Functional
Health Literacy, Community Managed Livelihood Promotion Towards
Disaster Risk Reduction . I have also been a leading contributor in
facilitating participatory consultation process in preparation of the
National Environment Management Action Plan (MEMAP) in Bangladesh and in
Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia and Timor Leste
. I have a PhD in Social Science focusing on the application of Relational
Construction Processes and Appreciative Inquiry in social and
organizational change under Tilburg University of the Netherlands in
collaboration with TAOS institute of USA. I hold a Master of Commerce
in Accounting from the University of Rajshshai , Bangladesh; a Master
of Intercultural and International Management from the School for
International Training (SIT), U. S. A., a diploma in NGO Leadership and
Management from the Global Partnership program and a Diploma on
Environmental Education form the Nehru Foundation – India. I worked as
adjunct faculty with the SIT-USA. As an associate of Taos Institute
USA, during the period 2012-2013 I pioneered a methodological approach
called ; appreciative Inquiry among farmers adapting climate change in
agriculture.
As part of my professional work I have designed and conducted international training courses workshops and seminars in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan , Laos, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines , Thailand, Timor Leste , Senegal , and USA. since 2014 to 2019 as an international WASH/CLTS consultant I have worked exclusively for the Country Offices of UNICEF including Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Namibia , Swaziland and Uganda . My expertise include:
As part of my professional work I have designed and conducted international training courses workshops and seminars in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan , Laos, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines , Thailand, Timor Leste , Senegal , and USA. since 2014 to 2019 as an international WASH/CLTS consultant I have worked exclusively for the Country Offices of UNICEF including Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Namibia , Swaziland and Uganda . My expertise include:
- Training , trainer and training resource development
- Promotion of self-help in development and social change
- Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) & Community Led School Sanitation (CLSS)
- CLTS in Pastoralist Communities and IDPs
- Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction
- Research and evaluation
- Participatory Assessment Monitoring and Learning( PAML)
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Projecet planing and management and
- Strategic planning
