My CV

Abdullah Khoso
D-4 Custom Officers’ Flat, Kiamari, Karachi
DoB: 01-02-1979, Email: abdullahkhoso@hotmail.com, Phone: 0092 3002964317

Experience

1- In the last March 2008, I started working with Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF: www.pff.org.pk) as a communication officer. Employer Contact Number 0092 21 5090543
Sachall Hall, Ibrahim Hyderi, Bin Qasim Twon, Karachi, Pakistan

As a communication officer I am responsible for publishing monthly English Fisherfolk Newsletter; preparing press releases on daily bases; updating the website; writing journalistic reports/articles in the leading newspapers, magazines on the fisherfolk issues and PFF’s struggle; preparation of annual reports and reports on the events including seminars, conferences, workshops, hunger strikes; preparing concept notes on different fisherfolk issues for financial help; conducting qualitative and quantitative research on different fisherfolk issues for supporting PFF’s advocacy campaigns; editing the write ups/reports prepared by the different programs officers at PFF; preparing fortnightly online News Bulletin and sharing it with partners, donors and civil society organizations within the country and abroad.


2- As a research associate I worked with Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) Karachi from Nov-2003 to Sep-2005.

I worked mainly for two projects: “Empowering the Vulnerable Workers in Pakistan” as they can play a role in making their society just; “Impact Analysis of Intervention for the Release and Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour in Pakistan”.

My main responsibilities were to collect qualitative and quantitative data, and then to compile, analyse and present it in the form of reports, and share these reports with workers, activists, and journalists at different forums (seminars, workshops). Out of these reports, I used to produce briefings and issued press releases.

I played a major role in bridging a gap between labour organizations and other civil society groups in Pakistan. Within the programmes, I ensured constructive communication and positive working environment. I represented human and labour rights issues at all levels in association with the donor organizations and civil society organizations. I worked as a team member of the management to deliver outstanding results.

3-Researcher (intern) from April-2003 to November 2003 with National Rural Support Programme (NRSP), Islamabad, Pakistan. I was engaged in to collect qualitative and quantitative data from all Regions/Fields Units/Projects; carry out Situation Analysis; help in preparation of NRSP’s Monthly Programme Updates.

4- Interviewer with Population Association of Pakistan (PAP), Islamabad, Pakistan, from January-2003 to April-2003. I was responsible to conduct in-depth unstructured interviews, insert data into matrix sheets and after compiling it submit with the organization.

5- Research Anthropologist with the Department of Anthropology, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad from November-2002 to January -2003. I was involved in the forming of male interview guideline, data collection in the field through in-depth unstructured interviews, analysis and report writing.

6- News Monitor’ and ‘Translator in English Language (Part Time) with SAHIL (An NGO working against Child Sexual Abuse in Pakistani Society), Islamabad, Pakistan. From November-2001 to June-2003. I was assigned to monitor and analyse the news appearing in the regional and national media relating to child sexual abuse in the Province of Sindh.

Volunteer Work

7- Volunteer (Customer Service Assistant) with Oxfam GB shop in Enfield town, UK, from
November 2007 to 20th March 2008.

My purpose was to assist the shop manager to achieve Division’s mission which is “to make as much as money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering” around the world.
Contact person: Sally Gordon +44 (0)2083677728

Education
Degree European Master of Arts in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies
Institute Roskilde University Centre (RUC) Denmark and Institute of Education (IOE)
University of London
Session September 2005 – June 2007
Majors Ideology, Identity and the Media; Film Theory and Documentary; Film theory
and Educational Practice; Communication Theories and Methods;
Globalization, Development and Communication.
Dissertation “How media represent socio-cultural risk: a discourse analysis of the media text
about a religious minority (Ahmadis) and majority (Sunni) in Pakistan”
Term papers *What is Postmodernism and Why is it Important in Cultural and Media Studies
*How Different Theories of Film Distribute Power Differently Between Text and
Spectator?
*Critical Evaluation of the Ideological Dimensions in Representing History in The
Rising: The Ballad of Mangal Pandey 2005

Degree MA in Anthropology
Institute Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Session January 2000 – June 2002
Majors Research Methodology; Introduction of Anthropology; Anthropology of
Economics; Political Anthropology; Anthropology of Religion, Anthropology of
South Asia
Dissertation “Survival Strategies of Fishermen of Shah Hassan of Manchhar Lake Sindh”. An
ethnographic study from an ecological perspective.

Degree B.A. in Economics
Institute Sindh University Jamshoro, Pakistan
Session January 1997 – December 1999
Majors: Macro and Micro Economics, Political Economics, Statistics

Skills
MS office applications (MS Word, Power Point),
Data Collection
Report Writing/analysing
Managerial/Organizational (events like seminars, workshops)

Languages: English, Sindhi, Urdu

Articles Published in the newspapers

1-Pollution through aquaculture (http://www.dawn.com/2008/07/16/letted.htm)
2-A crisis in making, http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2008-weekly/nos-20-07-2008/pol1.htm#5
3-Seeking Justice, 7 July 2008 (http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2008-weekly/nos-06-07-2008/pol1.htm#3)
4-Danish Tragedy, 29 January 2006
5-Laws in Infancy, 31 July 2005
6-Young, Eager Hands, 21 January 2004
7-Safety Nets for Fishermen, 28 November 2004
8-Too Young to Die, 18 July 04
9-Crime: A Cerebral Lust, 13-June 04
10-Informal Economy & Decent Work, 02 May 04
11-Giving Credit Where Its Not Due, 4 April 04

References
Mr. Kim Christian Schrøder, Professor, the Department of Communication, Roskilde DenmarkEmail: kimsc@ruc.dk, Phone : (+45) 46 74 38 08

Mr. Robert Ferguson,
Professor, the School of Culture, Language and Communication, Institute of Education, University of London. Email: r.ferguson@ioe.ac.uk, Phone: +44 (0)20 7612 6512

Mr. Zulfiqar Shah, Joint Director, Pakistan Institute of Labour Education & Research (PILER). Email zulfiqarshah@yahoo.com, Phone +92320 20 29 64 5