OUR FOUNDER
This is Our Founder - Aseem Asha Usman
Aseem Asha Usman is an adept,
motivated, creative and vivid person who has served innumerable roles as a Film
Maker, Career Counsellor, Excursionist, Motivator & Capacity Builder,
Naturalist, Art and Culture Activist, Art Curator, Peace and also Communal
Harmony Educator. Having more than 20 years of experience in teaching films and
new media to young generations, having a holistic approach that can cover all
the execution aspects from grassroot level to apex body. Research, execution
and implementation, policy formation and a very inclusive method of development
communication are some of his peculiarities. He had worked with Art Centres
& eminent Artists including Musician, Painter, Film Maker, Calligrapher,
Poet, Writer and many, essentially with Music Maestro & Oscar Winner A. R.
Rahman, Film Maker Padma Shree Muzaffar Ali, Painter Padma Bhushan Jatin Das. He
also had developmental engagements with heterogeneous social groups such as
Deprived Children and Youth, Women, Slum and Community Dwellers, Commercial Sex
Workers, Male Dominated Societies, Elite Schools, Colleges & Individuals. Aseem
performed various duties with multiple organisations too, namely UNESCO, NCERT,
Hindustani Aawaz, Apne Aap Women Worldwide, YMCA, Magic Bus India Foundation
and many others. As of now, 300 short films, 30 community film festivals, 23
short film making workshops and around 1500 film students are trained by him
for the upliftment of society. In December 2011 Aseem Asha received Global
Indian ‘KARMAVEER PURASKAR’ which was conferred upon him for his creative peace
initiatives. He is also the founder and managing director of a non-profit,
non-commercial educational trust “Aseem Asha Foundation” that has been
empowering communities since 2008.
- ASEEM ASHA USMAN
Founder & Managing Director of Aseem Asha Foundation
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