Thursday, October 15, 2009 By Schezee Zaidi, Islamabad – Oxford University Press (OUP) launched a book on rural development in South Asia titled ‘A Journey Through Grassroots Development: Agha Khan Rural Support Programme’, written by Shoaib Sultan Khan.
–snip– Ameena Saiyid, Managing Director Oxford University Press, introduced the author and the book by saying, “The book has been distilled from the richness of the author’s experience in a highly readable style, with useful insights of rural development in South Asian environment.”
The speakers, Ghazi Salahuddin and Amjad Saqib, welcomed the book as a valuable addition to the knowledge base of people centred development and evidence-based advocacy for policy change, conducive to sustainable development.
–snip– The author, Shoaib Sultan, has served the government of Pakistan as CSP Officer for 25 years and is the recipient of ‘Hilal-e-Imtiaz’, ‘Magsaysay Award’ from the president of Philippines, and World Conservation Medal from WWF International for selfless dedication to his work. He has also worked with Unicef, UNDP, RSPN, NRSP, SRSOGBTI, AKRSP, SRSP, PRSP, and BRSP.
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