Ahtsham Younas
Ahtsham joined Aawaz II as a Village Forum Member in district Sahiwal and quickly advanced to the role of community leader for promoting social cohesion among local communities. He is skilled at mobilizing communities and inspiring others to act. He is currently developing plans for community dialogues and workshops to empower young people and raise awareness about the rights of youth from religious minority groups who often face discrimination in educational settings. As a youth leader, Ahtsham has taken various volunteer initiatives for promoting collective actions against GBV and for the rights of religious minorities in his village.
Saturday 1st Feb
Inclusion Matters - Awaaz II
Location: Hall 2 Aawaz II panel discussion will include community leaders and champions who led efforts to bring social change in their communities for reducing harmful practices affecting women and girls. Members of Aawaz II village forums are local volunteers from marginalised groups such as women, religious minorities, persons with disabilities and transgender persons. They often do not have opportunities to be visible and share their achievements and efforts for changing conservative customary practices. WOW Festival will be an exciting platform for community members, from different districts of KP and Punjab, for sharing their stories and experiences with urban, semi urban audience, artists and others.