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SHANIL KHOWAJA
Aspiration Statement
I want to pursue my postgraduate studies in either Public Health, Global Health and Development or Sustainable Development, essentially focusing on designing interventions to improve the quality of human life. As a career, I am inclined towards mixedmethods research of social issues; design thinking; and project implementation along with travelling.
Core Skills
- Qualitative Research, Mixed Method Research
- Program Planning and Design
- Writing Grant Proposals for Projects
- Drafting Public Policy Memorandum
- Designing Monitoring & Evaluation Plan
- Designing Training Manuals
- Stata, SPSS, Power BI, MAXQDA, OpenCode, Microsoft Excel
- Creating Dashboards
- Public Speaking
Academic Awards / Achievements
- Lakehead University - MA Social Justice Studies
- Semi-finalist - CELP (2021) Harvard University Lakshmi Mithal SAI [Jul 2021]
- Conference Paper Presentation at 4th International Academic Conference on Education, in Spain [Jan 2021]
- Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Course on Research Ethics (TCPS 2: CORE) - Government of Canada
- Human Rights Certification - Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Strengthening Community Health Workers Program - Certification by Harvard Medical School
- Dean’s List - Fall 2019, Spring 2019, & Fall 2017
- Won Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge 2.0 and received $1000 seed funding
Experience
Leadership / Meta-curricular
- Participated in Global Encounters Youth Camp 2015 in Kenya & Uganda
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Lakehead University - Research Assistant
- Legal Aid Society - Program Associate
- Global Encounters Alumni Association for Pakistan - Leader – Volunteer
- Indus Hospital Network – Interactive Research and Development - Intern
- Hashoo Foundation – Intern
- Habib University - Research Assistant
- Port Reitz School - Mombasa, Kenya - Volunteer
Publications / Creative Projects
- Presented Research Paper at Second Annual IBA Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (2018), which was covered in The Express Tribune.
- Presented Research Paper at Conference (2018) at The Alliance Française de Karachi, the Centre for South Asian Studies (CNRSEHESS, Paris) and the Centre for Social Sciences in Karachi, which was covered in News Pakistan.
Final Year Project
Project Title
Visual Impairment and Tertiary Education: Needs, Challenges and Current Practices in Karachi
Description
This thesis research is an ongoing project which aims to 1. Identify the tertiary education needs of students with visual impairment in Karachi, 2. Identify common challenges and barriers faced in accessing and/or providing university education adapted to students with visual impairment in Karachi, and 3. Explore current practices and programs for the visually impaired, within the educational system in Karachi, and assess how students with visual impairment are served and/or under-served in universities/colleges across the city. The preliminary findings have helped to design a social action project aiming at creating a workplace and society accessible and inclusive for those with visual impairment, which has also received $1000 seed funding from UNICEF and UNDP. It is hoped that inferences from this research shall be used to develop projects and interventions to improve the quality of living of visually impaired people. (Group Project)
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