Nafisa Shah

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Nafisa Shah,has been nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize^{[citation needed]} for remarkably administrating the District Khairpur as Nazima that according to the citation is ‘an almost exclusively male domain.’

Nafisa comes from the first batch of the LEAD Fellows that LEAD Pakistan selected in 1995. Her career is unique—on her journey from journalism to politics, she has several remarkable achievements. It was her in-depth research on honor killing in Sindh that created a niche for Ms Shah in journalism. She was awarded the Best Article of the Year award from the All-Pakistan Newspaper Society and her name appeared on the UN Global Roll of Honor in 1993. She has contributed a number of articles to reputed magazines and journals. She has presented papers on Sindhi women’s social status and education, human rights and the environment. She has a Master’s in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the Oxford University, United Kingdom. She is a well-known human rights and women's rights activist. She hails from a sound political background.

Nafisa was elected Nazima of Khairpur in 2001 while fighting against three panels. She won the election by securing 834 votes, with a huge margin of 334 votes. In politics, Ms Shah set new standards for integrity in her conflict-torn and crime-ridden district. She led the oppressed and poor women in dealing with injustice and made Khairpur a model of community-supported development.

Nafisa has an outstanding contribution in education. Without her support and guidance, it would have been impossible for LEAD to launch the ESRA/USAID funded education program DEMO (Democratized Education Management and Ownership) in Sindh. Thanks to her active support and involvement, today we are working with over 3000 schools in the area.

Commitment to profession, beliefs, ideals and goals shines through action. To work tirelessly for causes like social development and educational empowerment one needs to be a core enthusiast who believes in reformation and social work. Nafisa is one such personality, who is keeping up the struggle towards a better future for her people.

It is a matter of great honor and pride for all of us at LEAD Pakistan to know that one of our Fellows is among the 1000 women of standing in the world. Her nomination is a testimony to her incredible work that Nafisa has done for the marginalized people of her community.

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