Shehzad Roy

Syndicate member, Distinction in the field of Arts
Singer/Musician, Founder and President of Zindagi Trust

 

Shehzad Roy is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist, activist, social worker, producer and humanitarian. He started his singing career in 1995.

He has received the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) in 2005, Sitara-i-Eisaar (Star of Sacrifice) In 2006 and Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) in 2018 from the Government of Pakistan. For his organisation’s rehabilitation work after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, he was awarded the Sitara-e- Eisaar in 2006. He was also selected to be a torch bearer for the 2008 Olympic Games

 

Philanthropic work

 

In 2002, Shehzad established Zindagi Trust, a non-governmental, non-profit organization that strives to Improve the quality of education available to the average Pakistani.

 

Paid to Learn

 

In 2003, the Trust pioneered the concept of I-am-poid-to-learn, a non-profit that offers working children an alternative to child labor, makes them aware of their rights as children, as workers and as citizens. With nearly 1800 students in schools across Pakistan, a 2.2-year accelerated primary education course is taught to the children who spend most of their days working in car-repair shops & other general stores in Karachi, Lahore & Rawalpindi.

 

Public School Reform

 

A few years after Paid-to-learn was initiated, to educate the masses.

 

UNODC Goodwill Ambassador

 

On 30 October 2017, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime appointed Roy as National Goodwill Ambassador