Module 2 - Session 3 Materials
Dr. Amjad Mohamed Saleem
Manager on Protection, Inclusion and Engagement
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Amjad Mohamed Saleem is the Manager of the Inclusion, Engagement and Protection (IPE) unit, tasked to implement the third strategic aim of IFRC's Strategy 2020 – Promotion of Social Inclusion and a Culture of Non-Violence and Peace, and to support the youth and volunteering aspects of the third "Enabling Action" – Building Strong National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The IPE Unit works to support IFRC and National Societies to meet this overall objective with a focus on educating, empowering, and enabling young people to be agents of change contributing towards making their local communities more peaceful, inclusive, and resilient, "where no one is left behind, no one is left out, and no one feels unsafe".
Amjad has focused on South Asian issues with expertise in Humanitarian and Development matters, Peacebuilding, and Interfaith Dialogue. His last job was as Country Director of International Alert Sri Lanka, where he led a project to develop a 'Roadmap for Engagement with Overseas Sri Lankans' for the Government of Sri Lanka. This roadmap aimed to engage productively and pragmatically with Sri Lankan overseas communities for peacebuilding and reconciliation. He has also worked in the past as a consultant for the Commonwealth Foundation, KAICIID, Search for Common Ground, Islamic Development Bank, the Cordoba Foundation, and Islamic Relief, among others. He was the Country Director of Muslim Aid for Sri Lanka (and Bangladesh) from 2004 to 2009.
Amjad sits on the board of the Joint Learning Initiative for Faith and Communities. He was a thematic advisor for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in 2015, the vice chair for the NEAR Network (2016), and civil society advisor to the Commonwealth Foundation (2012-2014). He is a regular contributor to Huffington Post and State of Formation, an alumnus of the International Visitors Leadership Program, and a Hive Global Leaders Fellow. Amjad has an M.Eng from Imperial College, London, an MBA from U21 Global Singapore, and is currently pursuing a part-time PhD from Exeter University around 'Identity in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka'.
A New Contract of Dignity and Belonging: The Call of Generation Peace: https://amjad-49880.medium.com/a-new-contract-of-dignity-and-belonging-the-call-of-generation-peace-b841d983981b
