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is a founding member of Mehergarh, an institute dedicated to transforming the next generation so that they respect human rights and democratic norms. The institute was founded in September 2004 as a Center about an hours drive outside Islamabad, Pakistan. It has training facilities with residential quarters. The Center, Mehergarh, collectively focuses on creating a critical mass of young people who are committed to develop responsible citizenry, progressive leadership and an impetus for collective action. Its approach is embedded in rediscovering and owning the depth and breadth of our diverse culture, which is thousands of years old. We believe that transforming the culture and grounding the initiatives in it is crucial to Mehergarh's work
Dr Fouzia was more instrumental in setting up an eight week residential leadership training for young people in her efforts to improve the quality of leadership in Pakistan. She feels very concerned about the unethical and loyalty based leadership of her country, increasingly dominated by feudals, and is committed to bring in young people from all kinds of backgrounds, including the disadvantaged, who have potential to develop and polish their leadership skills. This program then continues to support its graduates in improving their abilities by participating in Mehergarh campaigns and organizing collective activities.
She is now the Director of Mehergarh and looks after its programs of Research, Pluralism, Leadership Training, Bonded Labour and Women’s Rights.
To find out more information on Mehergarh see www.Mehergarh.org
Because of her instrumental role in conceptualizing and conducting the Mehergarh Leadership Camp a brief description of the camp and its glimpses are provided here.
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