Alumni Success Story

PUAN and IVLP alumnus Amar Guriro is an environmental journalist who has recently conducted an online session about the ‘Impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on nature and mother Earth’. Ammar, in his session, highlighted how wildlife is thriving due to minimal animal hunting and how isolation is giving animals a chance ...

“People of rural areas are unaware about the safety measures regarding COVID-19. I felt the necessity to educate them by providing useful tips that can be used to prevent the coronavirus”, said Muhammed Saifullah. 2011 Edlinks alumnus Muhammed Saifullah Khoso along with his friends distributed hand sanitizers door to door while ...

Sundus Shahzad Khattak is an IVLP alumna and youth social activist from PUAN Peshawar. She recently distributed ration to over 400 families in Karak, Kohat and Peshawar along with gloves, masks and face shields to doctors in Peshawar and Karak. Sundus remarked, “I feel immense happiness in receiving these parcels ...

Meet Muhammad Umar, a Young Change Maker Leadership Program alumnus, who is dedicated to helping his community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Umar has actively raised awareness about coronavirus among local community members in the District of Qamber Shahdadkot, Sindh. His message on fighting the pandemic addressed safety precautions while also flagging ...

Faisal Naseem, Assistant Director of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Balochistan, is an IVLP alumnus on Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management. He works at the transit point in Taftan, Balochistan assisting all quarantined pilgrims returning from Iran. Under Faisal’s supervision, PDMA has supplied tents, toilets, and other basic necessities ...

Faisal Malik, our PUAN and John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts alumnus, is the founder of Thespianz Foundation, a theater company working to improve the lives of the most underserved populations in rural Pakistan through socially-conscious performing arts. Thespianz Foundation features a strong community of performers, writers, directors, and ...

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, ...

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 ...