FAUZIA YAZDANI
Development Consultant & Policy Analyst
My area of expertise is:
Governance: Public Policy Analysis
Political Reform processes
Democratization & democratic institution building;
Electoral Processes
Election Monitoring & Observation
Local Governance - Decentralization
Gender: Gender mainstreaming
Gender based Policy assessments
Women in Politics,
Women's Economic Empowerment
Women & Media
Human Rights: Rights based development
Sectoral Institutionalization of rights
Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)
Research Formative Research, Analytical Research, Situation Analysis,
Institutional Assessment & Evaluations, Change management
I have diversified experience of working with and for the Government of Pakistan, Government of Norway, Government of the Netherlands, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC), Department for International Development (DFID) UK, and Civil Society Organizations
My Specialization is in: Project development, Programme framework designing, Policy development & analysis,
Strategic planning: programmatic, Institutional & Policy, Institutional reviews and impact assessments,
Monitoring & Evaluations, institutional change management support, Policy / Dialogue facilitation
I can be contacted at yazdani@policy.hu and fauziayazdani@gmail.com
I also lead a consulting firm named The Consulting Researchers (TCR) that undertakes team based reviews, assessment,
evaluations and planning. It also facilitate in provision of sector based Consultants for individual and team assignments.
TCR also provides specialized services for Portfolio Management – Project and Programme based, as it has expertise
in planning, implementation and M&E processes of Norway, UN system, DFID, SDC
Currently TCR is taking out report on the status of Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Pakistan
Women in Politics in Asia Forum (WPAF)
I am Deputy Convener of the Women in Politics in Asia Forum (WPAF) which is based in Pakistan with country chapters
in Thailand, Bangladesh and South Korea. It is undertaking gender based election observation reports in the Region which
is first of its kind initiatives. The Observations undertaken so far are in Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
The Indian
election report 2009 will be posted shortly. The reports are available at
www.wpaf.org
We have a sister concern by the name of The Researchers that undertakes community based development projects,
research, surveys, evaluation and programme management services. The details are available at www.theresearchers.org
Research Articles
" Women
Representation in Local Government in Pakistan: Impact Analysis & Future
Policy implications"
Annex I, Annex II,
Annex III
Beginning of an end for women in mainstream politics in Pakistan
Women in Politics in Local Government: Barriers & Beyond
Women & Decentralization Reforms: A case of Pakistan
Informative Links
www.policy.hu
www.osi.hu
www.theresearchers.org
www.wpaf.org