#PUAN4PEACE: Reflections from Afghanistan
By Intizar Khadim, Founder, Voice Welfare Foundation and Larleed Media Family (Afghanistan). It may have been a three-day conference, but the experience was very immersive. The open sessions,...
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In Conversation with Kanza Javed
By Rimsha Ali Shah. “There are no plans, just people fooling themselves by attempting to design their fates and futures. It makes them feel invincible, even if it’s for a transient period of time.” ―...
View ArticleFirst 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 for more...
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Act Local, Think Global: Small Grant Projects Promotes Community Journalism...
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 being able to go to college eating away at her....
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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 Network (PUAN)’s next...
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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 by poor governance and law and...
View ArticleFirst 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...
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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 lesson I learned while...
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Promoting Rule of Law: Legislative Fellow Activates the Activism in Youth of...
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 Hyderabad, and particularly, the...
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First Person: My Story of Transformation
By Pooja Kirplani. My first interaction with snow and D.C. My story of transformation started from the day I received the email confirming my participation in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program...
View ArticleRoundtable Discussion: Translating Exchange Experiences to Help Communities
By Rimsha Ali Shah. Fourteen alumni from the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) participated in a roundtable discussion with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Elizabeth Fitzsimmons...
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Connect and Reconnect: KP-FATA Chapter Celebrates 1300 Exchange Alumni
By Rimsha Ali Shah Twinkling eyes, hearty hugs, and insatiable enthusiasm aptly characterize the tenor of the annual reunion of the KP – FATA chapter. Sounds of ‘So glad to see you!’ resonated...
View ArticlePUAN NEC 2016: Elected Representatives Set the Course for the Year Ahead
By Rimsha Ali Shah The stage was all set for the sixth annual strategic meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN). Placeholders marked the seating...
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Shattering Myths about Partition
By Safeerullah Khan, IVLP alumnus. Many myths about ‘Independence’ or partition were shattered. I had the honor of being part of a wonderful projectVoices of Partition’ (VoP) – a project of Theatre...
View ArticleActeavism: LFP Alumna Trains Youth on Social Entrepreneurship in a New Light
By Rimsha Ali Shah What is a real conversation-starter in Pakistan? Some might say food, but to really narrow it down, cricket and tea or chaye, as it is locally called, is another. Communicating...
View ArticleLegislative Fellow Leads Workshop Series Promoting Gender-Sensitive Governance
By Rimsha Ali Shah “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they have none” As a woman from a country that put a female head of state on the map back in the 1990’s, Hina Fatima...
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Photograph for Peace
Entries open for Peace Photography Competition 2016. This is an initiative of Global Undergraduate Semester Exchange Program alumnus, Noman Sajjad, who wants to highlight colors of peace and optimism...
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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...
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Independance Day 2015 at U.S.A
By Musaib Alavi. Life brings tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry, the smiles fade but the memories last forever. Going back through the time of being an exchange student at U.S.A always bring...
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Campaign Promotes Protection of Cultural Heritage in Hazara Region
By Rimsha Ali Shah Did you know that at the edge of the city of Mansehra in Khyber Pukhtonkhwa there lies a rock with inscriptions dating back to the 3rd Century, B.C? These inscriptions are...
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