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Sindhoo Serves in Far Flung Areas of Sindh

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Sindhoo Serves in Far Flung Areas of Sindh
Sindhoo Nawaz Ghanghro is a youth and human rights activist belonging to the rural area of Kandiaro. During COVID-19, she has distributed ration bags specifically focusing on helping transgender and lower caste Hindu communities who are struggling to make ends meet. Her distribution was spread out in Hyderabad, Kotri, Jamshoro, ...
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Earth is What we all Have Common, Believes Huma

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Earth is What we all Have Common, Believes Huma
2004 IVLP and PUAN alumna, Huma Ikramullah recently conducted an online session on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. The objective was to create awareness about planet earth and increase understanding about how its carbon footprint has decreased worldwide amidst the corona lockdown. She also explained how the world is ...
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Using Technology for Saving Lives

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Using Technology for Saving Lives
Global U-Grad alumna, Iqra Sadia Rao is a social entrepreneur who is currently working as the Program Officer at Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB). In the wake of COVID-19, she has developed a chatbot service called Hope – dedicated towards increasing mental health awareness amid the global pandemic. Hope leads ...
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Using Media for Raising COVID Awareness and Reporting Facts

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Using Media for Raising COVID Awareness and Reporting Facts
2016 IVLP and PUAN alumna Sheeba Haider is working with Geo News Peshawar, reporting with live coverage from her city regarding the coronavirus. Using her platform in media, Sheeba is playing a crucial role disseminating vital information regarding COVID-19 pandemic to the general public. Keep the great work up Sheeba!
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PUANforPakistan: Webinar on E-businesses, Digital Skills and COVID-19

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PUANforPakistan: Webinar on E-businesses, Digital Skills and COVID-19
The U.S. Mission in Pakistan in collaboration with the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) has launched a virtual series of discussions on topics and themes catering to the needs and interests of more than 32,000 alumni across Pakistan. Under its series of #PUANforPakistan, PUAN conducted a webinar titled, “E-businesses, Digital Skills ...
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Celebrating Exchanges – The 2019 Reunion Roundup

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Celebrating Exchanges – The 2019 Reunion Roundup
Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) celebrated the last of its series of reunions for the year 2019 with the Islamabad-Rawalpindi chapter reunion that was held on September 28. Every year, these reunions give both old and new alumni a chance to reconnect, relive their exchange memories and make new connections while ...
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PUAN Talks – Improving Air Quality in Pakistan

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PUAN Talks – Improving Air Quality in Pakistan
How clean is the air we breathe?  And how can Pakistan’s air quality be improved?  Researchers and government officials tackled these questions at PUAN Talks, a monthly series of discussions on various topics featuring PUAN members. To honor Earth Day on April 22nd, the April PUAN Talks theme was ‘Challenges ...
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Journalists use PUAN’s initiative to embrace the digital age

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Journalists use PUAN’s initiative to embrace the digital age
Ali Abid has been a journalist with Pakistan’s different English newspapers for the last 20 years. Therefore, the first interaction of this Sheikhupura-based career journalist on Twitter, his blog, and even Youtube was hard to miss. Earlier, his brush with digital technology was only to mail his news stories to ...
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Have a Voice | Citizen Journalism Residency Program

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Have a Voice | Citizen Journalism Residency Program
    Technology has removed barriers to the spread of information, allowing anyone to share their thoughts and experiences with a wide audience. What impact does this have in store for the world of journalism and “gate keeping” with increased internet clicktivism? Citizen journalism offers the advantage of empowering local ...
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PUAN Talks – Facilitating Discussion on Women’s Rights in Pakistan

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PUAN Talks – Facilitating Discussion on Women’s Rights in Pakistan
“Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation” ~Napolean Such quotations, success stories, and inspiration were presented to alumni in the monthly PUAN Talk series on Tuesday March 26th, 2019. The event took place in collaboration with the National Incubation Center whose ...
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