Contribute for Peace Development

In addition to research in Kenya, He has also facilitated BYES to design research on youth and democracy in Bangladesh. One of his researches, "Peace for All" presents an alternate gender sensitive approach to address the issues of youth in Pakistan. He also served Bargad as a lead researcher in mapping youth organizations, youth directory 2011, of Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory. Youth directory 2011 is an authentic tool of networking and alliance building, which offers reference to policy and public practitioners to work with organized youth. It is a vital source on how many, where, which and what kind of youth bodies are working in Pakistan for the betterment of youth.

UPEACERs in Action UPEACE helped me to achieve what I always inspired for! UPEACE NEWSFLASH August 2012 Link http://www.upeace.org/news/newsflash/2012/august_2012.pdf by Shahbaz Israr Khan (Pakistan) | Gender and Peace Building Alumnus (2012) Since my childhood I used to dream of a world where everyone could live in peace, love and harmony with no discrimination at all. My wish for a peaceful world was further strengthened when I lost one of my best friends in a bomb blast. I still remember his smile and his bright eyes. Soon, I left my profession and adopted my passion, the passion for a peaceful world. Before coming to UPEACE, my concept of peace was vague. UPEACE provided me with an opportunity to interact with students of so many countries, to know their cultures, opinions and smiles, and to learn from the best faculty of the world. We all used to be very critical, and everyone used to give opinion. One thing I learnt from UPEACE is to respect everyone ideas and opinio