Our Advisory committee

Nilofar Sakhi is an Afghan peace, human rights, and women's rights activist. She is the chief executive and executive director of the International Center for Afghan Women's Economic Development (ICAWED) at the American University of Afghanistan. She is also the co-founder and former executive director of Women Activities and Social Services Association (WASSA), the first women's NGO in Herat, Afghanistan.

Aziz Rafiee was born in Kabul and obtained his Master of Engineering degree from Kabul University. He switched from the technical field to social issues in the 1990s and began working with civil institutions, in particular human rights groups and human rights defenders, concentrating on victims.

Doctor Soraya Sobhrang, was born 1958 in Herat. After her secondary education, she completed her higher education in the faculty of medicines, Kabul University. 
Dr. Sobhrang, who, as a Commissioner is now in charge of womens rights protection and development, is making effort to give emphasis to the following issues:The nature and form of womens human rights violation should be monitored, serious attention should be paid to the elimination of all forms of violence against women, women should achieve the right to get access to justice and judicial organs, institutions and networks should be established to advocate womens rights.

Said Abdul Qader Rahimi is current the area director of Afghanistan Independent Human Right Commission (AIHRC). He has studied engineering at University of Kabul.
Mr. Rahimi become the first science instructor in Herat Pedagogy Institute after the establishment institute and also, he become the first chairperson of Fine Arts department of Herat University. After a decade of teaching, he started working with United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees.
When AIHRC established in 2002 in Herat Province, Mr. Rahimi interested to apply and chosen as area director of AIHRC. He is member of Herat athenaeum and calligraphists directorate. He has published three scoffing collections which all of them awarded the best scoffing prize by Afghanistan’s Information and Culture Ministry.
Mr. Rahimi become the board member of WASSA since 2003.

Sakina Hossaini is brave women who with Nilofar Sakhi from the early days of organization establishment. She was in all WASSA’s women rights demonstrations and advocacies back in 2003 to 2005 and give voice to marginalized women. She holds bachelor degree on political and law from Ishraq University and has been two-time representatives of her people at Herat provincial council. She is the founder and chairperson of Shogofa women social cultural club. She has been also serving as teacher for over 12 years in Itratia high school. She has been in many external delegations as representative of Herat women and her last trip was to USA under IVLP (International Visitor Leadership Program) exchange program.

Ghulam Sakhi Khatibi was with WASSA from the establishment step, He had done his best effort to register the organization in ministry of economy in a situation where women led organizations were rare and few in Afghanistan. He had helped Nilofar Sakhi with his good advises how to nurturing the organization towards its vision. Ghulam Sakhi Khatibi has bachelor degree on political and law and has been serving the Afghan government for 25 years. He has been serving as official political diplomate to Afghanistan consulate in Turkey and Turkmenistan. And now working as consulate office in charge of Herat province under ministry of Foreign.

Tahera Popal is psychologist, graduated from Kabul University. She is symbol of great teacher who had conducted underground education classes for 100 children in her house during Taliban Regime. After Taliban Regime, she had joined UNICEF as Teacher of Trainer for 3 years. From 2004 to 2007 she worked as a head of monitoring to Afghanistan Independent Human Right Commission (AIHRC) and worked on people’s voice report which was one of the important report of AIHRC since last decade. After 2007 until now she joined UNAMA as human right specialist. She is perfect model of women right advocate and a well-known person in western zone provinces.

Prof. Enayaullah Enayat has graduated from psychology and educational sciences department of Kabul University. He has been registered as a scientific professor on 1996 and is currently teaching psychology subjects at Herat University’s Education, Literature, Fine Arts, and Sharia Faculties.
Prof. Enayat is also an active member of Herat University scientific councils. He is the head of Discipline Committee in Education Faculty, and a member of Peace Committee at Herat University. Prof. Enayat participated in several debates programs on radio/television such as Herat National Radio & TV, and BBC Radio.
Prof. Enayat has received many appreciation awards from Minister of Higher Education, Universities, and IAM organization regarding his hard work, dedication to psychology department and endless efforts & services which he has done for youth generation and Afghan society. Prof. Enayat has become the advisory board member of WASSA since the beginning of the organization and he was the one who set psychosocial strategic objectives within the organization which made WASSA to implement big grants in psychosocial issues.