Social Impact & Development · Human Rights & Gender Equality
Naila Altaf Turi
Human Rights Activist for Tribal Areas
Biography
Naila Altaf Turi is a human rights activist for tribal areas from Kurram Tribal District, Pakistan. Her experience spans refugee support, resettlement, livelihoods, social cohesion and community inclusion.
Previously, Naila supported livelihoods and social cohesion programmes in Punjab and led cash grant and gender justice projects as Senior Programme Officer at Community World Service Asia. Her community leadership includes serving as Chairperson for District Kurram under the KP Commission on the Status of Women, UNDP Youth Ambassador and Vice Chairperson of the FATA Youth Jirga in 2017.
Her international engagement includes speaking on art and conflict in Greece, joining a Pakistani youth delegation to e-Estonia and visiting European Commission headquarters to learn about digitalisation. She also led the Pakistan component of an EU-funded art and peacebuilding study covering India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Naila holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Peshawar and undertook ACCA studies at SKANS School of Accountancy. Her expertise includes humanitarian operations, programme coordination, youth leadership, research, local governance and peacebuilding through arts and dialogue.
Areas of expertise
- Humanitarian Operations and Refugee Resettlement
- Community Development and Inclusion
- Livelihoods and Social Cohesion
- Cash Grant Programme Coordination
- Community Engagement and Youth Leadership
- Peacebuilding through Arts and Dialogue
- Research and Project Coordination
- Local Governance Awareness and Capacity Building
Engagement interests
Speaker · Panelist · TV / Radio · Podcast / Webinar · Mentor · Trainer
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