MONITORING REPORT ISB: A prestigious American journal has recognized Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khans contributions to the world. Khans life and achievements are profiled and the impact of his innovative work is recognized in an article in the Winter 2014 issue of the prestigious “Education About Asia” academic journal.
The recognition is a great honour for Asia and particularly Pakistan and Bangladesh, where Dr. Khans innovations were first launched.
Education About Asia (EAA), a prestigious and peer-reviewed teaching journal published in the United States of America, has included an article titled “Akhter Hameed Khan: A Legendary Social Scientist” by Scholar and Historian Nasim Yousaf in its Winter 2014 issue (Volume 19:3).
The inspiring piece on Dr. Khan will help students and academic communities in many countries around the world learn more about him.
Dr. Akhtar (July 15, 1914 – October 09, 1999) was a Nobel Prize-nominated, innovative social scientist who pioneered ideas around microfinance, participatory/rural development, and womens empowerment as a founder of the Bangladesh (previously Pakistan) Academy for Rural Development (BARD) and the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP).
According to Nasim Yousaf Dr. Khans innovations were not made in a standard scientific laboratory; rather, they were the result of years of experiments in the field, including in-depth observation and extensive organizational/communication efforts working directly with the impoverished.