Pakistan
Facebook helps to build Community Resilience Programs in Pakistan
Islamabad, September 26, 2019: Community Resilience in the Digital Age was the theme of a session in Islamabad on Thursday conducted by experts from Facebook’s Asia-Pacific headquarters. The workshop, which saw people from civil society, government and academia attend, focused on best: strategies and resources for building effective resilience campaigns and measuring their impact and…
KVTC & Wonder-Tree signed MoU
An MoU has been signed between Karachi Vocational Training Centre ‘KVTC’ and Wonder-Tree to facilitate children with special needs. Karachi, September 25, 2019: Karachi Vocational Training Center ‘KVTC’ and Wonder Tree has signed the MoU with the objective to facilitate children with special needs through WONDER TREE games to provide gamified physiotherapy and education. KVTC CEO Senator…
Hilton Pharma to light up 10,000 homes in 3 Years
Karachi, September 25, 2019: Hilton Pharma, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies of Pakistan, is launching a nationwide CSR initiative, ‘Roshni say Zindagi’, to provide solar electricity to 10,000 households of marginalised rural communities throughout the country over a 3-year period. In Pakistan, over 50 million people, or about 25% of the total population is…
ACCA joins Digital Youth Summit 2019
Karachi, September 25, 2019: ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has joined the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) as a Community Partner for the 2019 edition of Digital Youth Summit scheduled to be held on 27 – 29 September in Peshawar. Featuring prominent names in the tech industry, the Digital Youth Summit (DYS) is…
NBP officials met World Bank team FCI to discuss areas of enhancing financial inclusion
Karachi, September 25, 2019: The World Bank technical team (FCI) visited the National Bank of Pakistan Head Office to discuss the dynamics of Pakistan’s financial sectors, particularly the development finance landscape and the role NBP can play in this area. The World Bank Group is conducting this analysis on the request of the Ministry of…