By: Shehneela Mazhar
We are excited to announce that 27 alumni of the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) have started implementing their Alumni Small Grants (ASGs) on diverse themes such as culture, arts, entrepreneurship, education, PWDs, sports, DRR, employability skills, cyber security, child protection, digital media and more.
The U.S. Mission in Pakistan is supporting these projects in partnership with PUAN. We’ll be posting updates about each project, so keep an eye on our social media! Have got idea of community development?
Good news is that the applications for the next round of grants are now open. Hit the link for details: https://pakusalumninetwork.org/grants/.
Let’s meet our grantees for the current batch of Alumni Small Grant (ASG).
1: Grantee Name: Ali Bin Masood
Alumni Small Grant Title: Finding Harmony
2: Grantee Name: Dania Hassan
Alumni Small Grant Title: Math Circles
3: Grantee Name: Abid Hussain Lashari
Alumni Small Grant Title: To Ensure Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Local Government
4: Grantee Name: Shoaib Iqbal
Alumni Small Grant Title: Zero MM-Bridging Boundaries and Promoting Peace and Cultural Narratives Through Storytelling and Film
5: Grantee Name: Dr. Muhammad Riaz
Alumni Small Grant Title: Transforming STEM: Education in Balochistan-Preparing Student for Digital Future
6: Grantee Name: Wagma Feroz
Alumni Small Grant Title: Girls with a Camera
7: Grantee Name: Ayesha Amin
Alumni Small Grant Title: Gendernet Innovation Lab: Using Technology to Accelerate Gender Equality
8: Grantee Name: Habib Ahmad
Alumni Small Grant Title: U.S. Funded Workshops for Exposure of High School students to Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy in Pakistan
9: Grantee Name: Dr. Ramla Shahid
Alumni Small Grant Title: Inspiring the Next Generation of Female STEM Leaders
10: Grantee Name: Sumbul Kamran
Alumni Small Grant Title: Visioning the Future: Empowering the Youth, Building an Inclusive Community Through Sports and Recreation
11: Grantee Name: Dr. Aisha Azhar
Alumni Small Grant Title: Capacity Building of Student Communities by Including a Foundation Course into Undergraduate Degree Programs for Disaster Risk Reduction
12:Grantee Name: Hameed ul Mehdi
Alumni Small Grant Title: Sports for Women Rights
13: Grantee Name: Dr. Bushra Rahim
Alumni Small Grant Title: Creating a Safer World for our Children
14: Grantee Name: Afshan Baloch
Alumni Small Grant Title: Program for Retention, Enrollment and Protection in Schools, and Access to Livelihoods (PREP-ALL) for Afghan Refugees and Host Communities in Peri-Urban Quetta
15: Grantee Name: Kinza Yousfani
Alumni Small Grant Title: Awareness of Cyber Security Threats in 2023
16: Grantee Name: Hahvesh Ali Khan
Alumni Small Grant Title: I Dream
17: Grantee Name: Muhammad Waqas
Alumni Small Grant Title: Technology Embedded Professional Development Training of Pakistani School Teachers
18: Grantee Name: Rooh Ullah Jan Khalil
Alumni Small Grant Title: Empowering Afghan Refugees Through Employability Skill Building
19: Grantee Name: Sumera Mehmoob
Alumni Small Grant Title: STEM Pioneer
20: Grantee Name: Prem Sagar
Alumni Small Grant Title: Awareness for Gender Equality (AGE)
21: Grantee Name: Aftab Waheed
Alumni Small Grant Title: Women of Pakistan in STEM
22: Grantee Name: Sheikh Faizan Raza
Alumni Small Grant Title: EDEAF: Education for the Deaf
23: Grantee Name: Waheed Ullah
Alumni Small Grant Title: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry
24: Grantee Name: Hammad Muhammad Baig
Alumni Small Grant Title: Play for Peace-All Pakistan Inter-Club Basketball Tournament
25: Grantee Name: Bisma Lal
Alumni Small Grant Title: Sheilds Up Women
26: Grantee Name: Salman Khan
Alumni Small Grant Title: Capacity Building Training Program for In-Service English Teacher in Quetta City
27: Grantee Name: Nudrat Ejaz Piracha
Alumni Small Grant Title: Capacity Building for Court Annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
