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March 4, 2014
Executive Director Carla Petievich reports from northern Pakistan
March 3, 2014 Today I was taken to our two newest—and most remote—schools. The Government Girls’ High School in Bararkot is very close to the Kashmir border. The high mountains around it are beautiful, though Mansehra District suffers from tremendous deforestation. As we drove up the Kashmir Highway there were numerous serious landslides precipitated by… Read more >>
December 6, 2013
Holiday Newsletter
Dear Friends, Warm greetings to you all. As we enter the holiday season and reflect upon this past year, I’d like to share some highlights of our work. The Hoshyar Foundation now supports over 500 students in six schools. Their ages range from 4 to 18 years, their class level from nursery to college prep,… Read more >>
August 28, 2013
Humaira: The Dream Catcher
“Humaira: The Dream Catcher” celebrates the achievements of Humaira Bachal, a activist from Karachi who fights for girls’ education. Working out of Muwach Goth, Humaira has singlehandedly educated over 1200 students at the nominal fee of 1 rupee per day. The film serves as a tribute to her personal struggles and shares her vision for the future of her organization, The Dream Foundation Trust.
July 4, 2013
Malala and Ziauddin Yousafzai Speak on Women’s Education
Malala Yousafzai and her father, Ziauddin, recently gave impassioned remarks on the importance of women’s right to education on the occasion of being awarded the 2013 Reflections of Hope Award. “Today I have been given the Reflections of Hope Award, and it’s an honor for me. It’s not only an award. It’s hope. It’s more courage. It’s… Read more >>
June 23, 2013
Summer Update
Dear Friends, As summer hits full force in Pakistan, I want to let you know what transpired during the glorious but all-too fleeting spring when I made my last visit. Each time I travel to Pakistan my sense of good fortune to be doing this work only increases. And none of it could have happened… Read more >>
January 1, 2013
Hoshyar’s Year in Review
Dear Friends, I returned recently from three weeks in Pakistan and was struck by a number of changes since my last visit in September of 2011. The most dramatic, and horrific, event was the attempted assassination of Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year old student activist, who was shot and critically injured along with two classmates in… Read more >>
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