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Romana works across education, mental health and community building for peace and justice.
Co-founder, Chief Program Officer
2018 onwards
Nick Canning & Romana Shaikh launched Kizazi in 2018 with the mission to develop, implement and codify breakthrough school models that promise this generation of children a thriving life.
Kizazi believes that enduring transformation is possible when the agenda for change is led by and owned by local communities and leaders and is supported by government institutions. Kizazi has partnerships in Armenia, India, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Teaching Assistant
Just Being Centre offers mindfulness based training for facilitators and therapists. Romana is a Teaching Assistant on the 2 year Diploma Course - Advanced Training in Mindfulness & Presence Oriented Psychotherapy (Integrating Compassion & Wisdom)™ offered by Just Being Centre and Tata Institute of Social Science for mental health professionals.
2022 onwards
BecauseYOU is a mental health social enterprise that supports individuals and organisations to thrive in an evolving world. Romana leads the design and development of collective healing spaces for individuals and teams. These programs build community support and enable each individual to find the resources within themselves and daily practices to integrate into their lives.
Designer, Facilitator
2021 onwards
These are community gatherings where we deepen our relationships with each other, Mother Earth and all beings. We slow down, tune in and listen to the shared wisdom that emerges.
In holding space for the collective grief, pain and confusion in the world, we find the rhythm of life, of Love & Justice that continues to sing to us. We learn how to move through life as it unfolds.
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Would you like to bring this search to your community?
Insaniyat ki Khoj |
In Search of Humanity
2019 onwards
Listen with Love is a space for individuals to explore their inner world, deepen their relationship with themselves and make meaning of their lived experiences.
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She brings an embodied approach to tuning into inner wisdom, listening to the body-mind and allowing wholeness to emerge supported by meditation, somatic exercises and creative arts processes.
Romana is trained as a Presence Oriented psychotherapist.