Abdul WALID FOROOGH

***** ***** ****, *** *, Jacksonville, Florida 32246

904-***-**** cell/home,email:okxdhw@r.postjobfree.com

KYE QUALIFICATION

Abdul Walid Foroogh is a highly organized, creative professional, cultural adviser, humanitarian program development experience in international organizations and development companies like, United Nation, US army, USAID in Afghanistan, Nepal and USA. He possesses articulate oral and written skills in English and Persian/Dari/Pashtu and is conversant in Arabic. He is a team player, working well in a culturally diverse environment .He has strong analytical and information synthesizing skills and is a self-starter, committed to excellence in all projects and able to work effectively with little supervision.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AFC (American Federal Contractors) /US Army JRTC Fort Polk, Louisiana USA

Cultural Adviser/Dari/Farsi/Pashtu Foreign Language Speaker

February, 2011-Present /Part Time/on call

International Development and Communication Services Jacksonville, Florida USA

Farsi/Dari Medical Interpreter

January 1, 2011 –Present /Part Time/On Call

Goldbelt Falcon LLC, US Army/ Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Cultural Adviser /Dari/Farsi/Pashtu Foreign Language Speaker /Interpreter/

07 April 2011-Present/On call

Transparent Language, Inc Online Dari Language Software Tester/linguist/Cultural Adviser

01 April, 2011 Present/Part time/online

UNICEF Ghor Province, Afghanistan

Provincial Project Officer

June -August 2010

Coordinated the UNICEF program activities such as Health, Education, WASH and child protection with government counterparts ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Education(School construction and rehabilitation), Rural Rehabilitation Department(water point, water supply and reservoir construction) and ministry of social affairs and disabled

USAID/ ARD LGCD (Local Governance Community Development) Herat /Afghanistan Regional Office

Special Initiative and Emergency Response (SIER) Specialist/Cultural Adviser/Sub-Project Manager

July 2008- June 2009

Initiated short-term, quick impact(construction projects), emergency response programming related to emergency requests from represntatives of the United States Government and Provincial Reconstruction Team.

Supported the SIER Team Leader in the development and implementation of integrated stability subproject packages (School, Road, canal and water supply construction and rehabilitation) in specified areas in order to meet the immediate needs for the community and set conditions for continued project strategies.

UNDP Country Office Kathmandu, Nepal

Reintegration and Recovery Support Program /Assistance to the peace process in Nepal Verification and Registration Consultant

January 2007 – February 2008

Verified the status of Maoist Army Combatants and classified them as minor, cadet and newly recruited for further reintegration purposes by UNICEF and UNDP in seven MCSs (Maoist Cantonment Sites) Ilam, Sinduli, Surkit, Rolpa, Kailali, Nawalprasi and Chitwan districts of Nepal.

Assisted the medical team by check up and prescribing medication for verification team members in the Maoist’s cantonment sites.

UNDP/DDR/ANBP (Afghanistan New Beginnings Program) Herat, Afghanistan

Regional Office, Consultant/ Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant (M & E)

May 2004 – December 2006

Checked the disability cases and referred them for further treatment and follow up action to orthopedic centers.

Consulted the ex-combatants during the demobilization process and entering their bio data profiles into the database system for farther reintegration purposes.

UNHCR Sub-Office Herat, Afghanistan

Field Assistant

July 2003 – April 2004

Cared the general status of IDPs (Internal Displaced Persons) in Maslakh and Shaidayee camps, including health, sanitation and nutritional condition

Facilitated the distribution of food packages for IDPs by WFP in Maslakh and Shaidayee camps.

NPO/RRAA (Norwegian Project Office) Herat, Afghanistan Regional Office

Health Manager

September 2000 – June 2003

Supervised the Primary Health Center activities such as outpatient department, maternal health, pharmacy, Minor Surgery and Lab departments in the Kushk Rabat Sangi district of Herat and four BHCs (Basic Health Center), Laman, Qadis, Dareh Boom and Moqur of Badghis province.

Facilitated the provision of basic health services for Bala Murghab, Dareh Boom, Ghormach and Jewand districts of Badghis province population by conducting mobile health clinic program.

ARCS (Afghan Red Crescent Society) Herat Headquarter Office, Afghanistan

Medical Coordinator and Disaster Preparedness Response Team Member

March 2000 August 2000

Executed the supervision of ARCS health clinics (OPD, delivery room, pharmacy and dressing departments) inside the Herat city and conducted technical trainings for medical staff to improve their capacity building.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Medicine

Internal Medicine/Public Health, Medicine Faculty of Herat University, Afghanistan March 2000

Diploma High School

Enqalab High School, General Studies, Herat Afghanistan March 1993

OTHER TRAINING

• Conflict Mitigation and Management Training Workshop ,ARD LGCD/USAID (USPI),Kabul INN Hotel, Kabul Afghanistan(July 2008)

• English Language Course(Intonation and Writing), Multi-International Institute, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal(December 2008)

• Basic and Advance Security in the Field Course, UN House, Pulchok, Kathmandu, Nepal( May 2007)

• Induction Training for Verification of Maoist Combatants, Le Meriden five star Resort, Kathmandu, Nepal(August 2007)

• Monitoring and Evaluation Concept Training Workshop, UNDP/ANBP(Afghanistan New Beginnings Program, Herat, Afghanistan(April 2005)

• Effective writing course for UNHCR (Six months distance learning) through CoL (Commonwealth of Learning) Vancouver, Canada(December 2003)

• English Language Course in Galaxy Training Center in Herat, Afghanistan (January 1999)

• Community mobilization and social organization in NPO(Norwegian Project Office)/RRAA , Herat, Afghanistan(July 2002)

• IT (Office package ,Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and Access in Saudi Institute of Computer Science) Herat Afghanistan(December 2005)

• Vaccination and Cold Chain Management MoPH/EPI/UNICEF in Herat Regional Hospital June 1993

Honors/Awards: Recipient of silver medal from UNDP/UNMIN Nepal in assistance to the peace process in Nepal

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