Professional Biography

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I have more than 20 years of experience in both grassroots and international development. I worked with national - international NGOs and donor agencies including 7 years with International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines as Training Specialist, Program Specialist for Organizational Learning, Leadership and Development. Presently 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 South and South East Asia for NGOs, bilateral, multilateral and international agencies and institute include IIRR-Philippines, NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation (NGOF-DWSS), Plan International, EDM, ICDDRB, Japanese & German Red Cross, SDC, World Bank, UNDP, GTZ-Philippines, WaterAid- , Bangladesh Ministry of Environment, and Local Government and Rural Development, , PROLINNOVA-Cambodia , CRS and several Caritas Family organizations in Indonesia and Trocaire in Timor Leste. 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 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. Besides working as adjunct faculty with the SIT-USA, I am pursuing 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. As part of my professional exposure 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.