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Shehab Farrukh Niazi Empowers Young Female Leaders through Digital Economy

By: Shehneela Mazhar In the ever-evolving landscape of social change and digital transformation, the journey of Shehab Farrukh Niazi, an alumna of Tech Camp South Asia 2018, is a testament to ...

PUAN EDITOR

August 15, 2023

7 min read

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Building Support for Women in Pakistan

Ujala, a Global UGRAD-Pakistan alumna who studied at Montana State University in spring 2018, helped families in crisis at HAVEN, a center for survivors of domestic violence in Bozeman. Using her experience and ...

PUAN EDITOR

March 19, 2019

9 min read

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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 ...

PUAN EDITOR

March 10, 2017

6 min read

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Youth for Change: Creating a Civic Education Youth Force in Shahdatkot

By Rimsha Ali Shah. Being a bystander in his own classroom was a new role for Waquas, but one that he cherished more than ever. At the head of the classroom ...

PUAN EDITOR

August 17, 2016

8 min read

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Training to Lead: Alumna Empowers Girls through Leadership Building Exercises

By Rimsha Ali Shah Buzzing with a mix of enthusiasm and uncertainty, twenty girls stood in a circle at the Attock City School playground. As they looked around trying to figure ...

PUAN EDITOR

March 1, 2016

6 min read

First Person Regional Cooperation Thematic Conference

First Person: An Indian’s Trip to Pakistan

By Aarefa Johari, Indian Journalist When I got selected for the PUAN Women’s Empowerment Conference in Pakistan, I was excited about meeting so many like-minded professionals from across Asia who all ...

Puan Editor

March 28, 2015

4 min read

Regional Cooperation Reunions Thematic Conference

Questions of Power: Women Empowerment Across Asia

By Hira Nafees Shah A young Indian journalist raising her voice against an injustice that was committed against her. A Pakistani politician fighting the odds to change the system. A Bangladeshi ...

Puan Editor

March 19, 2015

17 min read

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CCIP Alumnus Empowers Women of Sukkur

By Hira Nafees Shah On a hot and humid afternoon in July, about 30 female activists set up a medical camp with a volunteer doctor in a local high school. The ...

Puan Editor

October 20, 2014

10 min read

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Fulbright Alumna Empowers Needy Women in Ghazi

By Hira Nafees Shah Shakeela Begum’s daughter had not even been born when her husband left the world. What followed were 10 years of incredible hardship, as she was forced to ...

PUAN EDITOR

August 31, 2014

8 min read

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“Go Girl Pakistan” Alumni Project Empowers Girls Through Sports

By Hira Nafees Shah On a mild afternoon in March, a bunch of volunteers were waiting with bated breath at a local Karachi stadium. Their event was scheduled to start at ...

PUAN EDITOR

June 11, 2014

8 min read

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Shehab Farrukh Niazi Empowers Young Female Leaders through Digital Economy

Building Support for Women in Pakistan

Building Entrepreneurial Skills Among Women

Youth for Change: Creating a Civic Education Youth Force in Shahdatkot

Training to Lead: Alumna Empowers Girls through Leadership Building Exercises

First Person: An Indian’s Trip to Pakistan

Questions of Power: Women Empowerment Across Asia

CCIP Alumnus Empowers Women of Sukkur

Fulbright Alumna Empowers Needy Women in Ghazi

“Go Girl Pakistan” Alumni Project Empowers Girls Through Sports

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