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PUANforPakistan: Webinar on The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

PUAN EDITOR

June 4, 2020

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PUANforPakistan: Webinar on The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

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, “The Psychological Impact ...

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Sindhoo Serves in Far Flung Areas of Sindh

PUAN EDITOR

June 2, 2020

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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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June 1, 2020

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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

PUAN EDITOR

May 29, 2020

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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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Transforming Young Minds, Creating Future Leaders

PUAN Editor

May 21, 2020

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Transforming Young Minds, Creating Future Leaders

We’d like to share a blast from the past from our 2017 archives for Throwback-Thursday. Technological innovations and digital evolutions are transforming the world as we know it. It is now more than evident that the future economy will demand a generation of professionals which is ready to tackle novel ...

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Mother-Daughter Club Empowers Women in Lyari

PUAN Editor

May 19, 2020

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Mother-Daughter Club Empowers Women in Lyari

This Trending-Tuesday in honor of Mother’s Day month, we’d like to share a blast from the past from our 2016 archives. Draped in a black shawl, Raj Bibi with her twelve-year-old daughter hurries across the hustling marketplace towards the community center. As she walks through the narrow streets of Lyari, ...

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Using Media for Raising COVID Awareness and Reporting Facts

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May 14, 2020

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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

PUAN EDITOR

May 14, 2020

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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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Changing Earth Through Changing Minds by Haram Fatima

PUAN Editor

March 31, 2020

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Changing Earth Through Changing Minds by Haram Fatima

Fall 2017 Global U-Grad and PUAN alumna Haram Fatima is a climate change activist, currently pursuing her MPhil in epidemiology and public health at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. She is passionate about bringing fourth positive change in behaviors through educating the masses in her own capacity, ...

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#ActForChange – A Youth Initiative for Climate Action & Environmental Awareness

PUAN Editor

March 27, 2020

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#ActForChange – A Youth Initiative for Climate Action & Environmental Awareness

Global U-Grad and PUAN alumnus Noman Sajjad recently conducted his Community Development Initiative project by hosting a 2 day ‘Climate Action Conference’ in Lahore, in association with the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network. The conference engaged over 100 participants who worked together in a series of activities to promote better practices for ...