Zainab Masood is currently serving as a Cambridge International’s O Levels instructor for Business Studies and Economics at The City School, Lahore. She is a firm believer that empathy has the innate nature and strength to change the world positively and she undertakes several school activities as a Welfare Club In-charge to inculcate these values among her school community. She has also served as a Community Engagement Executive for Rizq previously, a local food saving NGO in Pakistan with its operations based in Lahore and Islamabad. She has worked with the Volunteer Programs and developed curriculums for different age groups; the themes intended for them to realize that the essence of being human is being compassionate and empathetic; a core value of the organization and something she advocates in her life as well. 

She has been involved in the academia sector since she was an Undergraduate student having served as a volunteer and intern for TCF and SOS. She has participated in different program streams catering education in these institutions, which range from mentoring and coaching underprivileged students for University Tests and Interviews to launching independent projects for orphans revolving around bullying and confidence building. 

Ms. Masood is also a Spring 2017 UGRAD alumna, which is a cultural exchange program that takes places in the US. Her exposure to diverse cultures and importance of community service helped her understand that the way to global peace is cross cultural integration and dialogue. 

Our ‘Peace Agents’ Zainab Masood and Aiza Waseem from Lahore organized a Peace Meet it order to carry forward the learnings from Salamti Fellowship 2018.  During the dialogue session they discussed ‘Internal Peace, contentment, social peace building and rise of extremism in Pakistan.’ The purpose of having this Peace Meet was to start a dialogue among general public so as to see how they can change things individually.

In this dialogue session, there were people of all age groups and spheres of life. The participants included lawyers, teachers, activists who were briefed about the Salamti Fellowship and the need to talk about all the crucial issues affecting our society. They also delivered a brief training session on the subject of Peace Education with the help of training manuals prepared by experts at SFEA. The idea was to initiate discussion and to explore the ways and means of achieving a more inclusive, peaceful and tolerant society.