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Mother-Daughter Club Empowers Women in Lyari

By Rimsha Ali Shah Draped in a black shawl, Raj Bibi with her twelve-year-old daughter hurries across the hustling marketplace towards the community center. As she walks through the narrow streets ...

PUAN EDITOR

December 26, 2016

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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

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Activists Share Best Practices for Combating Acid Attacks in Pakistan

By Hira Nafees Shah Acid throwing, also called an acid attack, is a form of violent assault defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of another with intent ...

PUAN EDITOR

April 26, 2014

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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

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Alumni Highlight International Women’s Day

U.S.-exchange program alumni across Pakistan organized many women’s empowerment programs in celebration of 2014 International Women’s Day. Here are just a few of the great activities that took place! Young Women ...

Puan Editor

March 12, 2014

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Iowa Writers Program Alumnae Publish Op-Eds in International Press

Bina Shah, an alumna of the International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa, is now a contributing opinion writer for the international edition of The New York Times. She wrote ...

Puan Editor

November 1, 2013

1 min read

Alumni in the Press

Iowa Writers Program Alumnae Publish Op-Eds in International Press

Bina Shah, an alumna of the International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa, is now a contributing opinion writer for the international edition of The New York Times. She wrote ...

PUAN EDITOR

November 1, 2013

1 min read

Alumni Small Grants

Alumnus Leads Social Media Workshop to Empower Women in AJK

Exchange alumnus Saqib Javed Raja (IVLP, 2012) led a workshop on “Social Media and Citizenship” August 17-18, 2013, for 25 female participants from Mirpur Azad Jammu and Kashmir(AJK). The workshop is ...

Puan Editor

August 19, 2013

1 min read

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Female Pakistani Field Hockey Players Return from U.S. Exchange

Ten female Pakistani hockey players and two female coaches have returned from their June 2013 U.S. State Department-sponsored exchange “Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative.” The program aims to increase ...

PUAN EDITOR

June 30, 2013

1 min read

Chapter Activities

KP Alumni Host Summer Tech Camp for Girls

KP Alumni teamed up with the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar June 6-7 to host a Summer Tech Camp for underprivileged female students. During the two-day workshop, students learned about social media ...

Puan Editor

June 9, 2013

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Mother-Daughter Club Empowers Women in Lyari

First Person: Women’s Tech Forum Central Asia

Activists Share Best Practices for Combating Acid Attacks in Pakistan

Alumni Highlight International Women’s Day

Iowa Writers Program Alumnae Publish Op-Eds in International Press

Iowa Writers Program Alumnae Publish Op-Eds in International Press

Female Pakistani Field Hockey Players Return from U.S. Exchange

KP Alumni Host Summer Tech Camp for Girls

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