This document provides biographical and professional information about Seyed Babak Moosavi Nejad. It includes his contact information, educational background, work experience conducting research and providing training on participatory approaches and rural development in Iran, and publications. His experience spans over 25 years and includes roles researching rural poverty, conducting participatory research projects, providing training and consultancy services, and collaborating with various government and non-governmental organizations in Iran.

1. Seyed Babak Moosavi Nejad
Sattarkhan St., 1st
Daryan_Noe,
Homayoon-shahr, Lotfalikhan,
Ferdowsi, No.6
Post code 14598-66985, Tehran, IRAN
T +98 (912) 029 9516
W www.baznegar.pro
Email:
seyedbabak.moosavi@baznegar.pro
seyedbabak@gmx.net
Scientific Board Member of Rural Research Centre, Iran, from 1996 till 2010
Member of Baznegar Moaser Institute of Development Studies, August 2012 till now
Working
experience
Research
 Involved in library research on rural poverty and development (1996-1999), as well as
qualitative research on indigenous mechanisms of mobilising participation in rural
communities (2000-2004)
 Head of research team for participatory technology development with agricultural
communities in Lorestan and Kermanshah (part of national Challenge Program
implemented in partnership with ICARDA) (2006-2008)
 Collaborated in participatory appraisals in refugee and displaced communities with
Ockenden International (2000 and 2003)
 Involved in micro-credit study team at RRC (1999-2001)
 Conducted in-country survey on successful examples of community development for
APO symposium (2000) as national expert
Training and
consultancy
 Implemented capacity building programme on participatory approaches for staff of
MENARID project of the Forest, Rangeland and Wetland Organization of Iran (2014-15)
 Implemented capacity building programme on participation and facilitation for field
teams of sustainable agriculture project of Department of Environment’s Wetland
Conservation Project (2014-15)
 Coached leopard project team of Iranian Cheetah Society on participatory approach and
methodology (early 2012 till 2014)
 Involved in training workshops and consultation on participatory approaches and
facilitation attitude and skills as part of capacity building inputs for participatory
community development activities of government (Ministry of Jihad for Agriculture,
Welfare Organisation of the Ministry of Health, Environmental Protection Organisation)
and non-government organizations (Ockenden International, Green Front of Iran,
UNICEF, Hamyaran Ghada) (1998 onwards)
 Consultant for local facilitation bureau for renovation of degenerated areas,
Emamzadeh Abdollah District, Tehran (2010-11)
 Member of training and consultancy team for community participation in Siberian Crane
Wetland Project, UNEP and Department of Environment, Iran (2005-06)
 Member of training team for training on facilitation for country-wide experts of 'Life
Skills' Program, Well-being Organisation, Tabriz (2006)
 Member of training team for UNICEF workshops and fieldwork on ‘participatory
approaches to needs assessments in local communities’ for staff of Social Department of
Well-Being Organization of Kerman (2006-07)
 Member of training and consultancy team for participatory monitoring and evaluation of
women’s empowerment projects of the Women Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Jihad
for Agriculture, Khorasan, Fars, West Azarbaijan and Hamedan (2009-10)
 Co-facilitated in Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) training on facilitation in
Indonesia (2001)
 Participated as national expert in APO working party meeting for action research for
community development (2004)
 Provided consultancy for UNDP SGP project implemented by Green Front of Iran (2001-
06)
 Facilitated APO seminars on role of local institutions and resource management for
community development (2002)

2. Publications
 Member of international advisory board of participatory learning and action journal of
IIED, PLA Notes (from 2005)
 Edited Persian translations of “Challenging the Professions” and “Whose Reality Counts”
(Robert Chambers), and “Who Counts Reality” (Marisol Estrella et al)
 Co-author of “Gathering Wisdom from the Field: participatory technology development
in Upper Karkheh River Basin, Iran” (ISBN: 92-9127-244-2) based on participatory
technology development component of Challenge Program implemented by Agricultural
Extension, Education and Research Organization (AEERO) and International Center for
Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Education
 1988-91 University of Manchester Manchester, UK
BSc, Civil Engineering
 1991-92 University of Manchester Manchester, UK
MSc, Management and Implementation of Development Projects
Dissertation on popular participation in rural development
Training
1998 Participatory Management PRA Thematic Workshop, PRAXIS,
India
1999 Poverty Alleviation INFRA, Malaysia
2004 Participatory Methodologies for
Poverty Alleviation
InWEnt, Germany
Skills Fluent in written and spoken English