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In order to foster a positive image of our beloved country, PlanX, have taken up initiative called Promote Pakistan.
This is a photography competition which is open to all.

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Umar Saif Nabeel A. Qadeer Hafsa Shorish

As she stood in a dimly lit, sweltering classroom in the particularly hot summer of 2011, something in Shaeza Ahmad’s heart changed. She stood back to admire the story she and the boys had chalked down on the board for English class. This was at Rabtt`s first Summer Camp- which was always brimming with vitality, despite the heat. She was inspired. And that was the first of many stories.
Upon her graduation from LUMS, she joined Akhuwat, Pakistan’s Largest Microfinance Institution, which provides interest free loans to empower the poor- and flourishes on the principles of brotherhood and volunteerism. Soon after her appointment, under the mentorship of Dr. Amjad Saqib and Prof. Syed Hussain Haider she was promoted to become the coordinator for Akhuwat’s Internship and Leadership Program, where students from a diversity of backgrounds come together to share their stories, and to learn the stories of the downtrodden, the marginalized, and the impoverished in our society today. Through the program, the leaders of tomorrow learn----through a series of projects, visits, and training sessions, ----the stories of Akhuwat’s borrowers- who are hardworking entrepreneurs bent upon changing the trajectory of their lives, of Khawaja Sirah’s whose harsh lives have not weakened their resolve to live, about the modest wishes of terminally ill children, and the sweet simplicity of the lives of special children----stories of how the path to happiness comes when we learn to give a piece of ourselves to those who suffer unimaginable pain. The program she conducts is bent upon instilling the values compassion and empathy, and brotherhood in the youth- values that are pertinent for Pakistan today.
In the future she hopes to collect more stories- as it is indeed the stories that we share which have the power to change our hearts and open our minds. Shaeza can be reached at [email protected].

Azeem Hamid’s venture as a performance artist with Rabtt started in 2012 when he first conducted his theatre related-workshop at Government Pilot High School as a volunteer for Rabtt Summer Camp.

He is currently running a theatre organization & institution named Independent Theatre Company (ITC), founded in 2012, which is a platform for young aspiring performance artists who wish to excel in theatre production and performance so they can mature their skill and confidence. With his company, he has successfully directed and produced 10 theatrical performances and has lectured as a performing arts lecturer at many well-known educational institutes and festivals in Pakistan.

He has been a theatre instructor & director at Lahore Grammar School, Beaconhouse & the City School in Lahore and has given guest workshops and lectures at Lahore University of Management & Sciences, Beaconhouse National University, and Institute of Business Administration – Karachi and Children Literature Festival, to name a few.

In 2014, he established an international network with different theatre individuals and groups, completing 9 successful global theatre tours during the course. Azeem staged many short and full-length featured performances, delivered theatrical-workshops, conducted story-telling sessions and gave theatre-related dialogues at various international festivals and conferences. These included, a collaborative Sanskrit-language theatrical performance at the S**C MACAY International Convention 2014, held in Chennai-India; a theatre-residency and performance in Istanbul, Turkey; theatre-related guest workshop lectures and one-act performances in collaboration with Kenyan Contemporary Theatre in Kenya & Tanzania.

Currently, he is working on his 10th theatrical performance which is scheduled to premiere in Pakistan as well as the neighboring India.

2 December 2014 was the official graduation for Batch 2 and the formal celebration of all the Fellows, partners, guest speakers, parents, siblings, community members, etc who have supported and inspired the Amal Career-Prep Fellowship. A celebration that will go down in the history books of Amal Academy.

We couldn’t be more grateful, humbled, honored or inspired by the belief, support and hope that you have all placed in Amal Academy, and it’s our prayer that we will one day be able to return your generosity through our actions.

In the words of Dr. Amjad Saqib (CEO, Akhuwat; Vice Chairman, PEEF) and Dr. Mujahid Kamran (VC, Punjab University): Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it… Knowledge (ilm) and action (amal) are inseparable. Knowledge is of no worth if it is not made known through your actions. (via Michelangelo and Allama Iqbal)

We are forever grateful for everything that Batch 2 has taught us over the past 3 months, forever indebted to all the lessons Batch 1 has given us, and infinitely excited to see what lies ahead from Batch 3 (applications now open at amalacademy.org/careerprep).

(Our deepest gratitude to PEEF Portal for organizing the event, . Amjad Saqib and Akhuwat for supporting the event, Dr. Mujahid Kamran and University of the Punjab for hosting, and Meem Noon Photography and Faizan Fareedi photography for beautiful capturing all of the memories).

"I have learned what I am what are my dreams, what are my next plans. I realize I have learned numerous lessons that could be beneficial not only for the professional life but also for my whole life."

Applications are now open for two new Career-Prep Fellowship programs we will be launching with PEEF Portal in January! Apply online at amalacademy.org/careerprep by December 10 and share with any friends, classmates, family, etc!

Amal Academy and PEEF Portal are beyond thrilled to announce that we will be launching two Career-Prep Fellowships and that the applications are now open at amalacademy.org/careerprep!

The Career-Prep Fellowship is an intense 3-month program that helps final semester / final year university students achieve their professional goals, specifically by developing their business skills (e.g., communication, interviewing, professionalism, leadership, etc.)

Both programs will be hosted in Lahore (university to be confirmed) on Saturdays and Sundays (from January to April 2015) and will be free-of-cost.

Apply online at www.amalacademy.org/careerprep by December 10 and kindly share with any friends, classmates, family, etc!

O Level Maths & Science Courses are Available Online Now!

eLearn Punjab has digitized Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Mathematics of O Level. In this exercise of making O Level books to digitized forms such as videos, animations, simulations and assessments, topics have been added on latest curriculum as provided by Cambridge University. All the students and teachers can now understand the concepts of their topics better than ever before. Moreover, from time to time, eLearn Punjab will update more and more resources as per requirements. In Future, eLearn will also launch offline versions of digitized syllabus on DVDs , USBs, and in Memory Cards as well. Private schools may also initiate tablets to make use of this offline content easier for their teachers and students.

Umar Saif Muhammad Kashif Farooq

Rebuilding Pakistan: The journey of two boys Being LUMS alumni and Fulbright scholars, they could have easily been swayed by high-paying glamour jobs.