Syed Faraz Liaquat is an engineer, an educationist, and an activist. He has been serving in the field of youth activism since 2009. For the past 13 years, he has empowered youth by building their capacity on life skills and skills for employability. Faraz is also an alumnus of the IVLP program.
It all began in February 2011, when Syed Faraz Liaquat attended a training session titled ‘Youth Leadership and Professional Training Development Program’ organized by Young Social Reformers with support of U.S. Consulate General Karachi. Faraz always wanted to bring a change in the society. This training paved the way for him to become a social activist. He joined Young Social Reformers and worked for youth development. later, he joined Provincial Youth Assembly of Sindh as Opposition Leader and where he learnt about legislation. After seeing his activism, U.S. Consulate General Karachi selected him for the Youth Council of U.S. Consulate General Karachi. Through this platform, Faraz organized many youth events under this Youth Council.
Things were going in the right direction as his excellent performance in work convinced U.S. Consulate General Karachi recommended him for IVLP on the theme titled ‘Young Leaders Activism through Social Media’. His nomination was approved, an interview was taken, and he was all set to visit the States in 2014. During his stay in the U.S., he visited Washington DC, New York, Boston, Seattle, Austin, and Dallas. Faraz had a great meeting with the social media core team of President Barack Obama, who helped him win elections by using social media. He also visited the U.S. Mission Office New York and had a great meeting with Change .org, Digital Blue, 1776, Youth wing of Democrats and Republican Party in Dallas. Faraz also had the privilege of visiting Harvard University and MIT in Boston.
“This IVLP changed my life. After my return from the U.S, I went to Malaysia on an International Youth Exchange Program and then I joined a U.S. based NGO called Global Zero. I have represented Pakistan in the United Nations twice and I owe my success to this life changing journey of IVLP,” shares Faraz.
Faraz has also worked for PUAN as Executive Council Member and as Project Partner for DIYA Project on the theme of interfaith harmony. He was also elected as an Exchange Ambassador at PUAN Karachi Chapter. Till date, he has organized more than 100 workshops and 30 regional & 10 international conferences in Pakistan on various themes. Woah! Such a big list of achievements in such a short span of time. We wish you best of luck for all the times to come.
