Mukhtiar Hashmi

17 years of extensive experience in field level work in multicultural environments. Worked with organizations on child labor rights, education, nutrition, health and hygiene, psycho-social support, WASH, and water purification. Served as Facilitator with European Union Election Observation Mission based in Sukkur Region.

Conducted training for school head masters, teachers and community stakeholders. Committed, enthusiastic professional with flexibility on time management. Strong team leader with comprehensive knowledge of MS Office and report writing.

Community mobilizer - ACTED Pakistan - Sukkur

(2023-06)

Recently completed the ACTED project with WFP Unconditional Relief Transfer to Vulnerable Flood affected Communities.

• Targeting & Assessment of Beneficiaries of Targeted Population
• Safe Distribution of NFI & Food Items
• CO Formation & Implementation
• Capacity Building & Structural Activities
• Unconditional Cash Grant Relief through Financial Service Providers
• Open the center and monitoring the conditional work activates
• Report writing on MS word
• Maintain the hard and soft documentation process

Psycho social support - Medicines sans frontiers

(2022-10 - 2023-03)

• Conduct session to promote nutrition education, raise awareness about 3 food group and balanced diet
• Address common misconceptions related to nutrition
• Develop and implement behavior change communication strategies to encourage adoption of healthy nutrition practices
• Facilitate community meetings, workshops, and focus group discussions
• Engage community members and community leader advocacy initiatives
• Raise awareness about nutrition-related issues
• Promote knowledge sharing and learning within the community
• Work closely with vulnerable communities and stakeholders
• Prepare material and deliver health education session messages
• Address topics regarding hygiene and diseases prevention
• Ensure all patients and care taker are well informed
• Monitor health situation and living conditions by conducting nutritional screening
• Identify people with medical problems
• Contact with medical team and report for immediate transfer if needed
• Talk to individual and foster their positive mental health
• Evaluate patient's needs and accommodates
• Provide counseling by leading group or individual session
• Work with law enforcement officials
• Assess competency and work with witnesses
• Perform psychological evaluation
• Prevent diagnoses and treat mental disorder
• Work with physicians to determine best course of treatment

Nutrition Assistant - CUP Community Uplift Program

(2018-07 - 2019-06)

• Establish community OTP centers for refer or walk in case
• Daily screening for all children
• Daily nutrition promotion session with group of care takers
• Care to acutely malnourished children
• Individual nutritional counseling for care taker
• RUTF treatment
• Breast feeding corner for counseling, demonstration, KEY messages on breast feeding
• Complementary feeding for children 6 to 24 month
• Food demonstration provision promotion of the micro nutrients for children 6 to 24 months
• Development of the ICE material for nutrition awareness session

District Project associate - HANDS - Sukkur, Sindh

(2013-12 - 2017-06)

Worked as a master trainer and trained lots of SMC members, GOVT officials and community leaders in Sukkur Sindh community mobilization program project funded by USAID.

• Conducting trainings on the grant provided by USAID
• Conducting trainings on effective social mobilizations
• Developing trainings of financial management for SMC member
• Enhance capacity in financial record keeping
• Village profile development
• Nutrition Survey Assessment of neighboring school for construction
• Stack holder analyses
• Celebrate the school annual day
• Arrange programs like cultural day
• Meetings with Community, SMC and Teachers
• Conduct Trainings for Teachers, SMC, Sub Committees and Community
• Conducting PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal)
• Signing ceremony
• Celebrate Hand washing day and Children day
• SMC Diagnose
• Arrange enrollment campaign
• Formation of Sub Committees
• Give Trainings to teachers and SMC member about roles and MOU responsibilities

BFC (Breast Feeding Counselor) - Save the children - Shikarpur

(2013-07 - 2013-10)

Worked as breast feeding counselor in nutrition department on IYCF (infant young child feeding) on exclusive breast feeding for 0-6 months and 0-59 months.

• Identification for PW (Pregnant Women), LW (Lactating Women)
• Refer them in OTP, INPATIENT CARE UNIT and SFP
• Conduct session to lactating and pregnant ladies
• Provide RUTF with LW and PW women about exclusive breast feeding
• Conduct session to PLW about exclusive breast feeding, complementary feeding and supplement

Facilitator - Europeans union election observation mission - Sukkur, Ghotke, Noshehro feroz, Khairpur

(2013-06 - 2013-07)

Worked as a facilitator/Monitor with European Union Election Observation Mission.

• Facilitate and assist in organizing and translating meeting with election stakeholders
• Help observer to get comprehensive approach and overview of area of responsibility
• Link long term observer with civil society organization
• Liaison role with local authorities, CBOS, NGO Communities and police forces
• Provide security relevant advice to observer
• Translation of language

Counseling psychologist - KDA (Kainat Development Association)

(2012-11 - 2013-05)

Worked on GBV (Gender-Based Violence) survivor project.

• Provided information and counseling service to affected and harassed women
• Referred cases to various service delivery points
• Coordinate with legal, health, police and psychiatrist doctor services

District Field Officer (mass communication) - IOM - Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Sindh

(2011-02 - 2012-05)

Worked as District Information Officer. Assisted DCO and district Government on planning and coordination.

• Prepare reports and meeting minutes
• Coordination with NADRA, USAID, Government
• Conduct coordination meetings with D.Cs and District field officers
• Coordinate activities with district Government of Shikarpur
• Coordinate with all other organizations working in district
• Gather information gaps and communicate to organizations
• Disseminate information from community to Government and humanitarian organizations
• Prepare Service directory
• Conduct information campaigns through SMS, TV, radio
• Conduct awareness sessions
• Prepare human network and communities
• Prepare communication messages on different issues
• Create Human Networks in each village
• Identify gaps & issues and solve them

District wash hygiene promoter - World vision international