Bushra Hyder is the Executive Director of Qadims Lumiere, an O and A Level institute in Peshawar, Pakistan, serving over 2,000 students. She has pioneered the integration of peace education into the school’s curriculum, making it the only institution in Pakistan to have done so. This innovative model employs creative writing, theatre, and group work to develop conflict transformation, critical thinking, and leadership skills among students. Following its success, the model has expanded to ten other private schools and five madaris.
Bushra has received professional training at the School of International Training (Vermont), Inclusive Security (USA), and Beyond Borders (Scotland). A Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Fellow (2010), she was also selected as an emerging leader for the Women in Public Service Institute, USA. As a master trainer with PAIMAN Trust, she has developed training manuals on conflict transformation and peacebuilding, trained 2,000 educated young people from conflict zones, and worked directly with 100 extremist and vulnerable youth using PAIMAN’s innovative reformation model. She has additionally trained parliamentarians and police in early warning and response mechanisms for countering violent extremism.

Participant in: August 2018 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes