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First Person: Broadening Horizons at UC Berkeley

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October 24, 2017

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First Person: Broadening Horizons at UC Berkeley

Abdul Wahid Khan, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth and Exchange Study (YES) program 2011-12 alumnus, has just returned from the United States, where, he attended summer school at the University of California (UC Berkeley) which was partially sponsored by the U.S. Mission in Pakistan. He spent a busy month studying ecology and society; ...

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A way-forward: Preparing for the Climate Change

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October 16, 2017

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A way-forward: Preparing for the Climate Change

Environmental Scientist, Dr. Bushra Khan, has been noticing that climate change and reduction in water availability have started to leave an adverse effect on crop production in agriculturally rich areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) while some effects resulted into crop failure in certain areas. She observed that farmers were unaware ...

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Empowering Women in Pakistani Media

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October 4, 2017

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The story of the world is half-told when it is told only by men. Focusing on that motto, International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumna Mehwish Abbasi, who is a journalist herself, aimed at fostering the free expression of women’s voice, concerns, and aspirations. Journalists in Pakistan endure intimation, harassment, violence, ...

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Mission: Clean-up K-2 Basecamp

PUAN EDITOR

September 28, 2017

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“It was a dreadful day, we had not seen sun for over 24 hours now. I was of two minds – for a second, I would think of returning and the very next second, I would buck myself up to take a leap of faith. It was, indeed, the most ...

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Training to Empower Teachers through Technology

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September 25, 2017

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Training to Empower Teachers through Technology

Waiting for the participants to settle down, Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) programme alumnus, Rajesh Goswami smiled as he took the stage to conduct the workshop he had tirelessly worked for over the past few weeks. Goswami is of the view that education without technology is like a pen without ...

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A Thousand Yearnings – When Expression Meets Dance

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August 23, 2017

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A Thousand Yearnings – When Expression Meets Dance

The evening of 11th August was one filled with the celebration of art, poetry, expression and dance. The evening, titled as Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi (English: A Thousand Yearnings), was dedicated to the living legend, Ms. Indu Mitha. Mrs. Mitha is in herself an institution who has been thriving as a ...

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Alumnus Spearheads First Teacher Training Program in Khanewal

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March 17, 2017

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Alumnus Spearheads First Teacher Training Program in Khanewal

27 Female Teachers Learn Innovative Pedagogical Methods Ishrat teaches middle school children at the Bright Future Model School in Khanewal. This particular day, she decides to give her students flash cards and asks them not to open their books. She senses the excitement in the classroom as her students mouth ...

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Building Entrepreneurial Skills Among Women

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March 10, 2017

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Building Entrepreneurial Skills Among Women

Residency Program Empowers Women of FATA Faiza Asghar, a student of International Relations at Peshawar University, did not know much about entrepreneurship, crises communication, or business development. That was, however, before she attended a five-day residency program in Nathia Gali on the theme of entrepreneurship and crises communication with 20 ...

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Interfaith Festival Celebrates Diversity in Sindh

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February 10, 2017

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Interfaith Festival Celebrates Diversity in Sindh

Empowers Participants to Become Agents of Peace On July 30, 2016, Hyderabad welcomed 200 youth activists hailing from different ethnic and religious minorities from Tharparkar, Umarkot, Tando Muhammad Khan, Badin, Thatta, Jamshoro, Larkana, Nawabshah and Karachi for a riveting dialogue on peace and interfaith harmony. From local heroes to youth ...

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No One Left Behind: Leadership Conference Promotes Inclusion for All

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January 31, 2017

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No One Left Behind: Leadership Conference Promotes Inclusion for All

Conference Equips Participants with Tools for Inclusive Leadership Asfandyar Khattak works on advancing quality education in the town of Nowshera. Being a person with disability, he has a firm belief in pursuing an inclusive approach. This is why when he found out about a conference being organized on the principle ...