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Hyderabad E-Camp: Empowering the Local Entrepreneurs

By Rimsha Ali Shah Rustic Sindhi handmade accessories were lined up for the judges as Um-e-Haniya, an MSc Agriculture Studies student from Sindh University chalked out her business plan of reviving ...

PUAN EDITOR

December 1, 2015

7 min read

Alumni News Conferences North Punjab Chapter Reunions Thematic Conference

Entrepreneurship Conference Provides Breeding Ground for New Ideas

By Hira Nafees Shah International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumna Mehreen Rashid was confused. Having worked for ten years as a broadcast journalist, she had decided to jump into entrepreneurship when ...

PUAN EDITOR

December 3, 2014

15 min read

First Person Regional Cooperation

First Person: Women’s Tech Forum Central Asia

By Rimsha Ali Shah, SUSI alumna Quite recently I had the pleasure of attending Tech Forum Central Asia (TFCA 14) in Almaty, Kazakhstan as a participant from Pakistan along with Zoe ...

Puan Editor

July 3, 2014

5 min read

Alumni Small Grants

Society of Webpreneurs Project Introduces Blogging to Bahawalpur Students

By Hira Nafees Shah Musab Khan sat down to take a look at the past question papers for an upcoming engineering exam. Despite surfing the internet for hours, he remained frustrated ...

PUAN EDITOR

June 30, 2014

7 min read

Alumni News Peshawar Consulate Peshawar Post Regional Cooperation US Consulate Peshawar

Alumni Hone Entrepreneurial Skills at “New Silk Road” Start-up Accelerator

So, you’re an entrepreneur with a great idea, but how do you transform your concept into a concrete plan? How do you assemble a winning team to take your plan to ...

Puan Editor

June 6, 2014

6 min read

Alumni News Alumni Success Story

Fulbright Alum’s ‘Piecycle’ Start-up brings Western Dessert to Lahoris

By Hira Nafees Shah In a beautiful house in Defense Lahore, a kettle is whistling and an oven is working at its maximum capacity. As with most modern Pakistani houses, one ...

PUAN EDITOR

May 16, 2014

8 min read

Alumni Small Grants

IVLP Alumnus Spearheads Islamabad’s First Social Media Summit

By Hira Nafees Shah Nearly 400 alumni, social media gurus, journalists and civil society activists enthusiastically took part in the groundbreaking Social Media Summit March 29-30, 2014, in Islamabad. International Visitor ...

Puan Editor

April 7, 2014

10 min read

Alumni Small Grants

Alumna Spearheads a Dynamic Crafts Bazaar for Artisans in KP

By Hira Nafees Shah Taking the time out to leave a sick husband and school-going children behind was not easy for artisan Azra Shaheen. Faced with considerable financial difficulties, she ...

Puan Editor

February 13, 2014

8 min read

Reunions

Global UGrad Reunion Channels Alumni Enthusiasm for Community Service

A blood donation drive with the Red Crescent Society. A park cleanup and art workshop at Fatima Jinnah Park with local school kids from Mashal Model School. An outreach trip to ...

PUAN EDITOR

December 20, 2013

9 min read

Alumni News

Panel Fosters Dialogue on Local Entrepreneurship Challenges and Successes

By Hira Nafees Shah U.S. Embassy Islamabad arranged a panel discussion for Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) at the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan Nov. 21. A number of academics, businessmen ...

Puan Editor

November 29, 2013

3 min read