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Our Alumnus Dr. Ali Hussain Kazim’s ASG Project Concludes

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October 19, 2022

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Our Alumnus Dr. Ali Hussain Kazim’s ASG Project Concludes

By: Shehneela Mazhar University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, in collaboration with Lahore College for Women University, on 12th and 13th October 2022, organized a two-days Counter-Deluge Hackathon. The Hackathon concluded with a closing ceremony of the US Mission Pakistan and Pak-US Alumni Network (PUAN)’s funded project, “Reshaping STEM ...

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Fulbright Alumnus Successfully Starts his ASG Project

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September 28, 2022

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Fulbright Alumnus Successfully Starts his ASG Project

By: Shehneela Mazhar ASG grantee Dr. Ali Hussain Kazim who is also our Fulbright alumnus successfully started his grant project titled “Reshaping STEM Workforce Landscape for Economic Growth and Development” funded by the U.S. Mission Pakistan and Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network. Under this project, the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, ...

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Fulbright Alumna Completes her ASG Grant Project

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September 8, 2022

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Fulbright Alumna Completes her ASG Grant Project

Our ASG grantee Dr. Bushra Yasmin who is a Fulbrighter successfully completed her project. The concluding ceremony of 8-day training workshops on ‘Empowering Persons with Disabilities through Social Skills Training and Workplace Inclusiveness’ was held on 31 August 2022 at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU). The training was attended by ...

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ASG Grantee Atiya Abbas Successfully Starts Her Grant Project

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August 24, 2022

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ASG Grantee Atiya Abbas Successfully Starts Her Grant Project

By Shehneela Mazhar: Our ASG grantee Atiya Abbas who is our Fulbright alumna successfully started her grant project titled “A Citizen Journalism Course for Young Adults”. The project is supported by the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan in partnership with the Pakistan U.S. Alumni Network. Day one of this six-weeks long ...

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Quratulain Hussain’s ASG Project on Teaching Resilience Through Digital Collaboration

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August 22, 2022

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By: Shehneela Mazhar Quratulain Hussain, our IVLP alumna from Karachi, carried out an Alumni Small Grant (ASG) project on Teaching Resilience Through Digital Collaboration. The project aimed to provide teachers with the skills and knowledge to teach resilience to youth. The project was implemented over a period of 16 weeks ...

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Empowering Economic Independence for People with Disabilities: Amin Amir Ali’s Endeavor

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February 24, 2022

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Empowering Economic Independence for People with Disabilities: Amin Amir Ali’s Endeavor

By: Shehneela Mazhar Amin Amir Ali, an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)/ Voluntary Visitors 2019 alumnus from Karachi, Pakistan, carried out an Alumni Small Grant (ASG) project on “Economic Resource Hub for People with Disabilities”. The project aimed to provide economic opportunities for people with disabilities by teaching them entrepreneurship ...

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Empowering Through STEM Education: Abdul Ali’s Journey

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February 24, 2022

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Empowering Through STEM Education: Abdul Ali’s Journey

By: Shehneela Mazhar Abdul Ali, a Global Undergraduate Program Spring 2020 alumnus from Sadiqabad, Pakistan, carried out an Alumni Small Grant (ASG) project on “Reappraising Girls Education via STEM”. The project aimed to encourage girls in underprivileged areas of Pakistan to pursue STEM education and develop STEM skills. The project ...

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Empowering Tomorrow’s STEM Leaders: Zeenat Anjum’s Remarkable Journey

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February 17, 2022

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Empowering Tomorrow’s STEM Leaders: Zeenat Anjum’s Remarkable Journey

By: Shehneela Mazhar From PUAN Karachi Chapter, Zeenat Anjum, our TechWomen alumna of 2019, started a transformative journey through the Alumni Small Grant (ASG) program. Her project, aptly named “STEMx2,” took shape as an ambitious initiative to ignite the flames of curiosity and knowledge among young girls aged 12 to ...

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Building Bridges of Understanding: Saman Nazir’s Journey of Coexistence and Tolerance

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February 16, 2022

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Building Bridges of Understanding: Saman Nazir’s Journey of Coexistence and Tolerance

By: Shehneela Mazhar In the vibrant tapestry of Pakistan’s diverse society, Saman Nazir, a Fulbright Ph.D. alumna from 2015, took on a mission of working on a much-need area of religious tolerance and peace under the head of “Pakistan for All” initiative, supported by the Alumni Small Grant (ASG). With ...

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Empowering Education Through Innovation: Bilal Farooq Khan’s Ed-Hack 2021

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December 30, 2021

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Empowering Education Through Innovation: Bilal Farooq Khan’s Ed-Hack 2021

By: Shehneela Mazhar In the realm of education, Bilal Farooq Khan, an IVLP alumnus of 2020 from the PUAN Peshawar Chapter, envisioned a project that would harness innovation to reshape the future of learning. Through the Alumni Small Grant (ASG) program, he initiated the transformative project “Ed-Hack 2021.” Holding an ...