Tofiq Pasha

The youth of today is in constant search of inspiration, guidance and most importantly, a path- to walk their ways with relative ease, through the obstacles of life. This search brings hope and it is precisely what continues to encourage positive thought and action in society.

Tofiq Pasha is a man who ultimately serves as an example of this search. Striving each day to work towards his hope and desire to improve the land he calls home, he is a man with deep passion for nature-his hope. His dedication to work towards improvement in innumerable fields such as agriculture, gardening, environment, children’s activities, women’s livelihood, water conservation food security and many more is a display of his effort to realize the importance of a more sustainable tomorrow.

Tofiq Pasha's World- as he likes to call it- is full of energy and the burning desire to improve the faults of society. He has 30 years of experience in horticulture, floriculture, and landscaping and water management. His vast expanse of involvement and work includes:

• Development and promotion of various High Efficiency Irrigation Systems and alternate linings of water bodies with various organization.
• Successful Landscape Designer- having undertaken some very high profile Landscape projects over the last 25 years.
• Hosted 3 regular TV shows. “Bagh Baani,” “Kitchen Garden” and “Go Camping with Pasha”.
•  Training for initiating dialogues on water food and environment through the IWMI program (International Water Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, October 2002).
• Informal hands on training for the last 25 years for farmers to change the way they manage farms, including management of crops and water.
• Conducted lectures in various organizations including gardening societies ,schools, colleges and universities on water and food management issues and advocacy on issues relating to the environment, farming, pollution and social issues.
• Conducted orientation sessions with a range of NGOs in rural areas of Pakistan on water, agriculture, food, women and water and related areas.
• Co-authored and presented paper '' The Karachi Nightmare'' in Dhaka, 3rd. South Asia Water Forum.
• Member, Board of Directors Indus Delta Area Water Partnership and Global Water Partnership and the Pakistan Water Partnership
• Organized and conducted various field trips for school children to emphasize on water pollution and other environmental issues and facilitated between the Book Group and local shareholders for IREP, working on water, pollution, food and economic opportunity.

And the list can go on...

He is truly an inspiring man and much can be learned from him as long as one desires to.