Mr. Kazmi is the General Secretary of The Brilliance Foundation International. He has been a Global Youth Ambassador for the United Nations Education Campaign and advocate for the UN Sustainable Development Goals with the focus on Education, Gender Equality, Climate Action and Peace. He has more than 12 year of rich experience working in international humanitarian and non-governmental organizations with key skills in management, engagement strategy, diplomacy and partnerships.
Mr. Kazmi has earned the Master’s Degree in Sociology from MIU and Masters of Advanced Studies in Peace and Conflict Transformation from World Peace Academy – University of Basel, Switzerland. He has led the youth networks globally and initiated social action projects including children, youth and women rights, education and climate action. In the years, where suicide bombings had paralyzed normal life in his native country Pakistan, He served as a leader of the Emergency Response Teams administering first Aid and search and rescue operation in the wake of the attacks with the Pakistan Red Crescent.
He was recognized as Global Ambassador and trainer for YABC module of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement aimed at inculcating empathy and reducing stigmas & discrimination in order to promote collective social action. He championed for youth empowerment globally and at the heart of the United Nations including the UN General Assembly. He has experience of Youth Civic Engagement and have spoken and presented in number of global forums including United Nations General Assembly, Security Council, Youth Assembly, Global Volunteers Conference in Budapest and Preparing Global Leaders Summit in Moscow, UN OCHA Seminar in Geneva, International Youth Summit for the Nuclear Abolition in Hiroshima and others. Along with the UN, IFRC, The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nobel Peace Prize laureates have appreciated his service to mankind.
Mr. Kazmi’s vision for the Brilliance Foundation International is to engage the youth and students around the United States and worldwide to build a network of activists who believe and promote the UN Sustainable Development Goals with special focus on education, women empowerment, generation equality, human rights promotions and climate action.