40 Under 40 Award Winners

Mohammad Yusuf Ayubi

Mohammad Yusuf Ayubi earned his BSc. in Chemistry and a Diploma in Business Administration from Kabul University and Kardan University, respectively. Currently, he is leading the Community-Based Monitoring of School Program (CBM-S) in Integrity Watch Afghanistan. While working as CBM-S Program Officer he has participated in two Community Integrity Building Workshops in Kenya and Nepal that profoundly broadened his understanding of educational development projects. In this capacity, Mr. Ayubi contributed to building the capacity of school students and engaged community members to monitor public schools and improve education quality across seven provinces of Afghanistan.

In 2019, he led and supported the establishment of 180 Integrity Clubs in 180 schools in five provinces of Afghanistan.

Through CBM-S, Mr. Yusuf engages public monitors and communities to monitor their local schools and hold duty bearers accountable. Despite his current employment that contributes to the social capacity building and development, Yusuf has also volunteered to help in generating employment opportunities and build Afghan youths’ capacity through volunteering in different platforms. In 2018, Yusuf who is Techstars Startup Weekend Community Leader organized Kabul [UNi] Startup Weekend to help young entrepreneurs gain the necessary skills to establish their startups. Kabul [Uni] Startup Weekend highly contributed to the entrepreneurial eco-system of Kabul. At present, he is volunteering to “Students for Liberty” as Local Coordinator to educate students about ideas pertaining political and economic policies in Afghanistan.

In 2016, Yusuf founded “Young Afghanistan for Peace, Debate Club” (YAPDC), a platform that engages youth to lend their peacebuilding thoughts and ideas as written essays. Shortly after creating the platform, a group of male and female youth showed interest in volunteering in the Club. Mr. Ayubi is currently a Semi-Finalist fellow in Atlas Corp Fellowship in the USA and Semi-finalist in Civil Society Leadership Award for pursuing his master’s in education policy.

Through these experiences, Yusuf has developed strong leadership and management skills. He has a desire to build his capacity and knowledge to further his contributions in the country thorough his employment and volunteer works.