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Living in a distant mountainous region, I had always bigger and exciting dreams about life and career. And I knew from the very beginning that education is the only ‘option’ for a village girl in Gilgit, an economically and socially disadvantaged region of Pakistan. A dream to grow academically and professionally and above all, a […]

WEF-HU MBA Scholars volunteered for the Ismaili Professionals Network Summit under the leadership of our board member, Ms. Ruby Jivan. The Summit was a 2-day conference for professionals, executives, and recent graduates to Inspire, Network, and Collaborate with 400 like-minded professionals and learn from world-class speakers such as Aziz Hashim, Amin Maredia, Rudy Karsan, and

Starting classes in Atlanta, Herzing University was exciting and fulfilling from the day one. Very friendly and very supportive staff received us in the beginning of September, 2017 and orientation made our settlement in the US much easier. The first module of the fall term – Leadership foundation opened up a whole new horizon for

WEF’s contributions to the Iqra Fund institution consist of providing secondary and higher school scholarships and professional development sessions offered to all 56 girls living in the various communities of the Hunza and Baltistan regions. The WEF program targets areas that experience harsh weather conditions, lack of infrastructure, and an overwhelming poverty population size. They

Kabita Sharma resides in the Village of Rampur with her parents and 5 siblings. This family of 8 is Hindu and lives in a homemade, unirrigated land with only 2 mudrooms and a community well for their water supply. Her entire family is literate; however, her father, a farmer, only receives an income. With the

Abhishek, from the Village of Garauli Parav, attends a Project Mala School in which the scholarships are provided by the Worldwide Education Fund of the Dallas Foundation (WEF). He comes from a Hindu family and lives with 8 people: parents, grandparents, 3 sisters (one also studies at the Guria Project Mala school), and one brother.