Alumni Corner: Youth Activism and Rickshaw Wala
By Mohsin Shah. As soon as I got off the coach, a rickshaw wala showed up and offered his services. We agreed on 120 rupees fare to my destination. On our ...
First Person: Hundred and Twenty Days in the United States
By Huma Irfan. 6:55am, August 10, 2015. A slight “thud” woke me from my long slumber. I had landed in the country that would be my home for the next four ...
In Conversation with Naeema Butt
By Rimsha Ali Shah “Why theater?” is a question many people addressed to Naeema Butt, a mass communications major, former football player of the Pakistan National Women’s Football team, a social ...
Promoting Rule of Law: Legislative Fellow Activates the Activism in Youth of Hyderabad
By Rimsha Ali Shah Sunil Kumar, a student of social work at University of Sindh, had never truly appreciated the power he wielded as a part of the youth demographic in ...
First Person: I am a Seed of Peace
By Syed Shahzaib Ali Sajid, Alumnus Seeds of Peace 2007, 2014 & 2015 “Do whatever you can, with whatever you have, wherever you are.” Will Smith This was the most important ...
First Person: The Legislative Fellowship Experience in Atlanta, G.A.
By: Laila Rubab Jaskani, International Exchange Alumna and Fellow under the Legislative Fellowship Program (LFP) Spring, 10 October to 13 November, 2015 I started my journey from Islamabad to Washington, DC ...
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 in 2015
By Rimsha Ali Shah “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” Brad Paisley. As we welcome 2016 tomorrow and begin the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni ...
Act Local, Think Global: Small Grant Projects Promotes Community Journalism in Hyderabad
By Rimsha Ali Shah. Zoom in: A girl sits with a book in hand, staring at it woefully. You can see the pain etched in her eyes; the anguish of not ...
First Person: #ExchangesAre Connecting Humanity
By Raj Kumar. During my 2013 Global Undergraduate Semester Exchange Program, learning respect and cherishing diversity was one of the key takeaways for me, and since then I have always strived ...
