
Onaissa Imtisal Abbasi
Has been an educator for more than two decades, teaching Literature in English in government and private sectors, and an experienced college & career counselor. She is an accomplished professional, passionately engaged with her career which she regards as ‘my calling’, repeatedly training herself in Pakistan and from U.K. to be at the top of her game. Her passions are reading and writing. And her desire to help comes from a deep compassionate place; its an extension of her literary soul.
Onaissa is a passionately curious traveler in the world of literature, theatre, arts and music. She loves reciting poetry and learning new things. She misses her two sons who at college now. She lives for meaningful connections .
Onaissa is also a co-founder-director of her charity trust ECC, and has always felt the pull of communal work; She believes that every little bit counts, every kind word spoken has significance. Starting small, her contribution includes work in orphanages, health services, schools and food facilitation.
Onaissa believes that our responsibility is to pay attention to the community we belong to: No real human progress can occur if communities don’t work together to change themselves.
Friday 5th March
Shadow Friends
The panelists this year are young adults, between the ages of 17 and 18. The conversation is around bullying in girls or how the phenomenon presents and impacts young women, both in person and online. From dirty looks, taunting notes, and social exclusion that plague girls’ friendships and which have gained new momentum in cyberspace, the panel explores bullying as it presents among girls but also how harassment, both sexual and otherwise, manifests for young women online.