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Fariha Batool
Aspiration Statement
I aspire to work in research, preferably related to urban planning and design. I also plan to pursue graduate studies in urban or developmental studies. Furthermore, I am passionate about environmental studies.
Core Skills
- Communication Skills
- Data collection
- MAXQDA
- Organization Skills
- QGIS
- Qualitative Research Skills
- STATA
- Time Management
Experience
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Research Assistant, Karachi Water Project (December 2021 – December 2022)
- Intern, Vocational Department, Ra'ana Liaqat Craftsmen Colony (June 2021 – July 2021)
Final Year Project
Project Title
Solving Water Inaccessibility with Social Capital
Description
My capstone investigates the ways in which widespread water inaccessibility has been addressed by the force of social capital, using the case study of Lyari Town, Karachi. Infrastructural inadequacies are overcome when people act as alternative infrastructural forces to uphold the systems of service provision, specifically that of water. Water procurement and delivery in Lyari is managed by local stakeholders who build the social fabric of the community. The cooperation between various social networks is rooted in trust, devotion, and service toward fellow community members. Here, social capital not only acts as an adhesive force in society but also functions as a propeller for economic development.