Sikander Bizenjo
| Sikander Bizenjo | |
|---|---|
 File:Sikander Bizenjo.jpg Bizenjo at the Annual Meeting of WEF in Davos, 2022 | |
| Born | Naal, Pakistan |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Pakistani |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Monash University Copenhagen Business School University of East Anglia |
| 💼 Occupation | Strategic communications, Climate adaptation activist, social entrepreneur |
| Known for | Social work contributions in Balochistan |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Sikander Bizenjo is a Pakistani social entrepreneur working in Balochistan region of Pakistan. He was hailed as one of the seven unsung heroes of COVID-19 by Microsoft founder Bill Gates in his blog.[1] He was later mentioned by Bill Gates in his book How to Prevent the Next Pandemic.[2]
Career[edit]
Sikander obtained his bachelors degree from Monash University in Malaysia in 2014,[3] and an exchange abroad diploma from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark in 2013. Sikander received his postgraduate degree in development economics from the University of East Anglia in the UK in 2016.[4]
Sikander is the co-founder of Balochistan Youth Action Committee - a grassroots movement to help the people in Balochistan province.[5] The organisation works in humanitarian response, climate change, education, and health.[6]
Sikander is also part of World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community since 2018. In 2022, he was selected among Davos50 to represent young people at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos.[7] His work has been featured at the Agenda blog of the World Economic Forum.[8]
Publications[edit]
Sikander has two publications in peer-reviewed journals. His first was published in 2020 on the low-cost private schools in Pakistan and their impact on gender.[9] His second article was on China-Pakistan trade, with particular focus China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Gates, Bill. "7 unsung heroes of the pandemic". gatesnotes.com.
- ↑ Gates, Bill (2023). How to prevent the next pandemic. Penguin Books. Search this book on
- ↑ "Twenty-five years of Monash Malaysia". Alumni.
- ↑ "Sikander Bizenjo". www.uea.ac.uk.
- ↑ "Balochistan Youth Action Committee: A community support system in Pakistan". World Economic Forum.
- ↑ "BYAC - byac.dev".
- ↑ Khan, Samira (6 June 2022). "Davos Youth Changemaker: Sikander Bizenjo, Shaping Pakistan's Vision on the Global Stage". The Nation.
- ↑ "Sikander Bizenjo: "Include Young Voices in Decision Making" #wef22 | Frontline Voices". YouTube.
- ↑ Bizenjo, Sikander (1 September 2020). "Education in Pakistan: Are low-cost private schools closing the gender gap?". International Journal of Educational Development. 77: 102209. doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102209. ISSN 0738-0593. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Javaid, Muhammad Nadeem; Bizenjo, Sikander (31 December 2021). "CPEC Dynamics; Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement And Balance of Payment of Pakistan". Review of Economics and Development Studies. 7 (4): 561–576. doi:10.47067/reads.v7i4.417. ISSN 2519-9706.
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