Ghulam Rasoul Rasouli is a senior development practitioner with over 31 years of experience in governance, rural development, and community resilience in conflict-affected and fragile contexts. His work focuses on empowering local communities through participatory approaches and institution-building. Rasouli has held leadership roles in some of Afghanistan’s most transformative community development initiatives, including the National Solidarity Program (NSP) and the Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan Program (CCAP), where he served as the Executive Director and Director General, respectively.
Rasouli has extensive experience in context assessment and program design/implementation in south and central Asia and Africa. Rasouli brings to Lapis deep expertise in grassroots governance, community resilience, and social behavior change. He has worked extensively with governments, donors, the United Nations, the World Bank, and international NGOs, helping shape policy and implementation frameworks in complex environments.