About the Founder

Zahra Ali Syed is a Karachi based sustainability educator, writer, and environmentalist. She is also the founder of Crops in Pots, Learning Garden and former co founder of Organic City.  She has educated over 10, 000 youth on environmental sustainability through her Learning Garden program. She has also designed horticulture therapy courses for mental health rehab center, The Recovery House, and designed a nature therapy facility for the School for Autism by DUHS. Zahra has over 12 years of experience as an environmentalist and has partnered with over 25 local and international organizations. She has been teaching at universities, and schools for over a decade as a sustainability educator and has been a columnist for DAW?N, Express Tribune, Newsline, Subh Nau and The Friday Times. She can be reached at zahra@thegreenpilgrim.org