Theme: Empowering Tomorrow

What is Empowerment?
It is a self-determination in people and communities in order to enable them to represent their interest
in a responsible way .It means to take charge of your own life. It is a common concept that the change makers are the youth, who shape the community and the future depends upon them.
TEDxYouth@Nazimabad brings its spotlight on such people and encourage them to share their
experiences, wisdom and the hurdles they have gone through with the pioneers of tomorrow, following
a self-created phenomenon “Empowering Tomorrow”.

How will it help?
It will help the upcoming youth to understand the fact that aiming of empowerment is most easiest task
but to fulfill their aim is a bit difficult because you have to go through the obstacles, you have to make
sure your people and society that you are into something which will worth it. Our speakers will help you to understand that how you have to face the challenges that hinder you and how to be remain determined to your aim your idea which you think should be considered. The main characteristic of self-empowerment is peace. This sounds so obvious, yet most of us don’t achieve inner peace just because we are not letting ourselves to take the right decision due to the society pressure, financial pressure and other things we are not taking first step and that’s what you will explore in our speakers words that how to take a first step.

Usman Institute of Technology
ST-13 Abul Hasan Isphahani Rd, Block 7 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
Karachi, Sindh, 75300
Pakistan

Ali Sohail Jaura

Filmmaker

Ali Sohail Jaura is an independent filmmaker from Karachi, Pakistan with a penchant to evolve emotions through his stories. He likes to explore different styles of storytelling in his films. In 2015 his debut short film "Prohibited" won numerous International awards around the globe. In 2017, he made a travel short film "Arz e Pakistan" (Land of Pakistan) based on Northern Regions of Pakistan which went into a winning streak and won many awards and accolades at International tourism film festivals around the world, it also ranked in Top 10 tourism films of 2018 by CIFFT (Comité International des Festivals du Film Touristique). His recent short film "Nanu Aur Main" (Grandpa And I) based on grandparent relationships, has been selected in some of the largest South Asian film festivals of USA in 2018.

Hamza Ibrahim

Vlogger

Hamza Ibrahim is one of the fastest growing vlogger in Pakistan. Known for his vlogs and podcasts, Hamza produces quite a content which everyone in the youth can relate to. He is skilled and fluent in the "Public" language as he has most easy and humorous way of explaining things. Most of all Hamza is also a aircraft technician by profession.

Khaled Anam

Actor/Producer

Khaled Anam is a renowned Pakistani actor and producer, contributing in the field of children literature he has earned himself several achievements including: Duke of Edinburgh’s award by Jordan Pakistan and Israel. Appointed Ambassador for children literature in Pakistan by Oxford university press. He is a recipient of Presidential Pride of Performance Awarded the GOETHE merit award by Germany for contribution in the field of children entertainment and education through theatre and media. On the board of Oxford children assembly. The writer of children books printed by OUP.

Mahira Ahmed Miyanji

President, Woman Is a Nation (WIN)

Mahira Ahmed Miyanji, a social figure who is making her contribution to empower girls by providing free education. A dream to eliminate deprivation of getting education amongst non-going school girls has come true through initiative, Woman Is A Nation Welfare Organization (WIN), founded in October 2013 in Lyari. On behalf of her initiative she has been awarded as “Lyari Youth Icon” and “Karachi Youth Icon” Award by Chanan Development Association, she has been awarded as IAMKHI youth Champions by school of Leadership, she is recently awarded as Pakistan Youth Icon by CDA & Young Parliamentarian of National Assembly of Pakistan. She has received Emerging Young Women Leader of Pakistan Award by Ms. Tawakul Kamran, who is the first muslim women who win Global peace award. She had recently received IAMKHI Resilience Award for her remarkable and uncountable contribution in field of Education for the girls. She is the winner of NPeace Award 2018 by United Nations Development Program.

Ramsha Baluch

Co-founder, Chai Ki Dukaan

Ramsha Baluch is an educationalist and peace activist. She is the co-founder at Chai Ki Dukaan, a Track II diplomacy initiative for promoting peace between India and Pakistan. She is also working as a Team Lead Student Affairs and Quality Enhancement Cell at Usman Institute of Technology, Karachi. In July 2019, Ramsha was invited to speak at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum in New York. Her speech emphasized the urgency of peace in South Asia. A University College London alum, Ramsha has a keen interest in wildlife, history, travel, art, and human rights.

Shabbir Issa

Beatboxer

Shabbir Issa is a beat boxer, vocal experimentalist & a general noise maker. He is student at Karachi school of arts and has performed in almost all major cities of Pakistan. He was the runner up at national level Jubilee Arts Festival in the category of “Creative Arts” moreover, Shabbir is an active member of both Pakistan and global beat boxing community.

Usman Iqbal

Project Coordinator, Olive Ridley Project - Pakistan (ORP)

Usman is the current project coordinator for Olive Ridley Project - Pakistan, he also works as an independent consultant in the Solar Energy Sector. He has done reconstruction and solar energy installations in the rural areas of Pakistan. Usman has also been involved with local fishermen in various development projects. As a volunteer for ORP, Usman designed and built a hut out of plastic bottles rescued from the ocean. The hut is used to house all the ghost gear removed from the ocean by fishermen and ORP volunteers. Additionally, Usman works with the fishers to identify their problems as a community and find solutions like clean drinking water and access to medical facility for the community.