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IVLP Alumnus from Tando Soomro Discusses Citizen Activism and Good Governance

By Rimsha Ali Shah In 1987 things took a sharp turn for the inhabitants of Tando Soomro, a village situated 50 km away from Hyderabad. For years the village was plagued ...

PUAN EDITOR

January 5, 2016

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Alumni Small Grants

Wonders Among Us TED Talks Pay Homage to Resilient Pakistanis

By Hira Nafees Shah With so many stories in the news focused on the challenges facing Pakistan, news celebrating Pakistani success stories can be hard to find. One recent alumni event ...

Puan Editor

December 29, 2014

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First Person

First Person: Kumail the Community Leader

By Kumail, English Access Program Alumnus from Karachi Today I am going to let you know why I am known as a social worker in my locality. In fact, most people ...

PUAN EDITOR

July 14, 2014

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First Person

First Person: My U.S. Exchange Experience

By Moiz Rehan, 2012 Youth Exchange & Study (YES) alumnus Reprinted with permission from Khabr-o-Nazar magazine, April-May 2014 issue My name is Moiz Rehan and I went to the U.S. under ...

PUAN EDITOR

June 5, 2014

7 min read

First Person

First Person: Helping Drought-Hit Victims in Thar

By Raj Kumar Raj Kumar is a Spring 2013 Global UGrad alumnus, Youth Group Director for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network’s Islamabad Chapter; and a member of the U.S. Ambassador’s Youth Council. ...

Puan Editor

May 14, 2014

4 min read

Alumni in the Press Chapter Activities

Young Alumni Highlight Activism on Preventing Gender-Based Violence

Young alumni of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi chapter of the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) continued to highlight activism on preventing gender-based violence for the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, through media appearances and dialogue ...

PUAN EDITOR

December 8, 2013

3 min read

Alumni in the Press

PTV Talk Show Features Alumni of “Art for Social Change” Exchange

Three alumni artists, and their mentor Jamal Shah, discussed their U.S. exchange experience on Sultan Hali’s Defense and Diplomacy talk show, which aired on PTV Dec. 5. The alumni shared the ...

Puan Editor

December 5, 2013

1 min read

Chapter Activities

Panel Discusses How to End Gender-Based Violence in Pakistan

By Hira Nafees Shah U.S. Embassy Islamabad and the Pakistan U.S. Alumni Network arranged a panel discussion on “Best Practices for Combating Gender Based Violence” Dec. 3 at the National University ...

Puan Editor

December 5, 2013

4 min read

Chapter Activities

Baluchistan Alumni Aid Earthquake Survivors with “One Coin” Campaign

On Sept. 24, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck district Awaran and Kech in Baluchistan. It left many dead, destroyed houses and cut communications. Survivors faced acute shortages of food and ...

Puan Editor

October 30, 2013

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