Wardah Ifitikhar

Wardah, with a MS in Gender and Women Studies, is a staunch believer of women empowerment and thinks that women are a catalyst of socio-economic change in any society. Her last job was to provide consultancy to UNICEF Pakistan on social protection and gender responsive programming which includes advocacy for Public Financing for Children and capacity building of the Ministry of Planning Development and Reform (MoPDR) for district level SDG Scorecards. She has worked extensively with SDG Secretariat at National Assembly of Pakistan to conceptualize, develop and lead the work plan for the Secretariat with close coordination with Project Management Unit (PMU), donors, parliamentarians and standing committees. Wardah is an alumna of International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Women in Politics and Civil Society whereby she explored practices in promoting women’s contributions in social and political affairs, examined legal, regulatory, and policy issues. She was also awarded the Emerging Young Women Leader’s Award supported by the Australian High Commission and Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies. She has travelled to many countries to represent the human rights case of Pakistan. She has previously worked with SFEA on ‘Women Can Do’ and travelled to 20 districts of Pakistan and has worked with more than 5,000 women from women universities and seminaries to develop their entrepreneurial and critical thinking skills. She is a certified youth trainer and has worked with a range development organization on various training opportunities since 2012.