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Alumni Small Grants

Bahawalpur Alumni Conduct Teacher Training Workshop

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October 28, 2013

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Bahawalpur Alumni Conduct Teacher Training Workshop

The Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) in Bahawalpur conducted a Teacher-Training Workshop using Department of State English Language Teaching (ELT) materials and technology for English language teachers at the Grand Regency Hotel in Bahawalpur October 11-13. This successful event motivated the participating teachers and made them aware of the Department’s innovative ...

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Nurse Aid Initiative Trains 30 Karachi Women for High-Demand Careers

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September 4, 2013

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Nurse Aid Initiative Trains 30 Karachi Women for High-Demand Careers

On August 29, Karachi Consul General Michael Dodman awarded certificates of completion to 30 graduates of the alumni grant project “Nurse Aid Initiative,” implemented in partnership with Karachi’s Koohi Goth Hospital. The program delivered intensive training in nursing skills. Participating women are now qualified for jobs as nurse assistants–a job ...

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Alumnus Leads Social Media Workshop to Empower Women in AJK

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August 19, 2013

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Alumnus Leads Social Media Workshop to Empower Women in AJK

Exchange alumnus Saqib Javed Raja (IVLP, 2012) led a workshop on “Social Media and Citizenship” August 17-18, 2013, for 25 female participants from Mirpur Azad Jammu and Kashmir(AJK). The workshop is part of Saqib’s Alumni Small Grant project “Young Women for Peace and Development,” which aims to increase women’s political ...

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Alumnus Organizes Voter Education Workshops for Women

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May 14, 2013

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Alumnus Organizes Voter Education Workshops for Women

An alumni project supported by the U.S. State Department’s Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) helped promote women’s political empowerment in advance of Pakistan’s May 11 national elections. Participating women hailed from disadvantaged areas of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and sessions focused on the importance and process of voting for women from low ...

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Official Launch of the $1 Million Alumni Small Grants Program

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April 17, 2013

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Official Launch of the $1 Million Alumni Small Grants Program

Following the successful International Young Alumni Conference (IYAC), the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Educational Foundation in Pakistan’s (USEFP) Alumni Office (USEFP-PUAN) launched the Alumni Small Grants Program. USEFP-PUAN is committed to awarding $1 million in grants over the next four years, as part of the U.S. Embassy’s five-year Alumni Engagement ...

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Fulbright Alumna Featured on DipNote Blog

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January 3, 2013

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Fulbright Alumna Featured on DipNote Blog

Jawaid is a four-year-old trash picker. He wants to be a tree when he grows up. At least, that’s what he tells his teacher during an art class sponsored by the LettuceBee Kids project in Islamabad, Pakistan. “But you are not a tree,” the teacher tells him. “If you don’t ...