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Alumni News Quetta Chapter

ASG – Bridging the Digital Divide in Quetta

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November 5, 2019

6 min read

ASG – Bridging the Digital Divide in Quetta

Mohammad Rahim Shah strikes you as an eager, curious person the very first time you see him. His enthusiasm and honesty are infectious. A graduate of Computer Sciences, Rahim belongs to Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, where he is currently working as a Professor and Focal Person for the ...

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ASG – Promoting Healthy & Hygienic Communities

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November 5, 2019

7 min read

ASG – Promoting Healthy & Hygienic Communities

Jamshed Sultan recently conducted his Annual Small Grant (ASG) project, funded by the U.S. Mission in Pakistan and in partnership with the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN), focusing on the transformation of unhealthy behaviors in marginalized social segments in Pakistan. The basic concept was to infuse healthy behaviors in rural districts ...

Alumni News Internship Program

PUAN Summer Internship Program – Creating Market Linkages

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November 4, 2019

5 min read

PUAN Summer Internship Program – Creating Market Linkages

Each year, Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) organises the Summer Internship Program as part of which senior alumni from across Pakistan host 40 younger alumni for a 12 week internship at their organisations. Considering the level of competition and saturation in the market today, these internships serve as key entry points ...

Alumni News Conferences

Senior Professionals gather for the New Alumni Conference

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October 31, 2019

6 min read

Senior Professionals gather for the New Alumni Conference

The two day New Alumni Conference for Senior Professionals, held on October 25, brought together more than 100 participants from a range of U.S. Embassy’s professional level exchange programs including International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), The International Center for Journalists Knight Fellowship (ICFJ), Professional Fellows Program (PFP), Fulbright, Humphrey, Study of ...

Alumni News Conferences

New Alumni Conference 2019 – Creating Lifelong Partnerships

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October 11, 2019

9 min read

New Alumni Conference 2019 – Creating Lifelong Partnerships

On October 5, Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network’s (PUAN) new alumni gathered from all across Pakistan to participate in the ‘New Alumni Conference for Young Professionals’ in Islamabad. The event was held to welcome back our young alumni who completed their U.S. Government-sponsored Summer Sisters, Youth Exchange & Study (YES), Global Undergraduate (UGRAD) and Study ...

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Awareness Campaign against Child Sexual Abuse

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September 26, 2019

4 min read

Awareness Campaign against Child Sexual Abuse

Pakistan has recently witnessed a rise in child sexual abuse cases. According to a report that investigated the number of incidents of sexual violence against children in Pakistan, an estimated 3,832 child sexual abuse cases were reported in 2018, not taking into account the many cases that have gone unreported ...

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Community Development Initiative – Bridging the Digital Divide in Urban Slums

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September 25, 2019

4 min read

Community Development Initiative – Bridging the Digital Divide in Urban Slums

We live in an increasingly complex and evolving world, with many terming this period as the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’. Bringing about disruption in almost every industry, this transformative period is led by digitization and technological evolution and any country that aims to do well economically and socially must put digitization ...

Alumni News Country Projects Sukkur Chapter

Combatting Climate Change in Pakistan

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September 24, 2019

4 min read

Funded by the U.S Embassy, Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network’s (PUAN) Sukkur Chapter organized a country project under the ‘Climate Change Effects on Society’ by conducting an awareness session in Sukkur in September. The event was attended by more than 80 participants, including PUAN Sukkur Alumni, Executive Committee members, officials from the ...

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Encouraging Youth Entrepreneurship in Pakistan

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September 23, 2019

5 min read

Encouraging Youth Entrepreneurship in Pakistan

Institute of Leadership through Education and Development – iLEAD, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy, Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), organised a day long Youth Entrepreneurship Summit – YES2019 at Pakistan American Culture Centre (PACC) Auditorium, Karachi on September 18, 2019. The main ...

Alumni News Baltistan Chapter Gilgit Chapter

Digital Retreat TechCamp for Women

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September 12, 2019

3 min read

Aiman Saeed & Sehrish Fatima, TechCamp South Asia 2018 & Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) alumni, organized a series of TechCamps in Islamabad, Sargodha, and Gilgit. Powered by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Pakistan, the main purpose of the TechCamps was to empower women business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs on digital, technology, ...