Substitution of Plastic Bag with Paper and Cloth Bag Project
Pollution is one of the growing concerns world-wide. Different forums are universally working on controlling different issues of pollution. In Pakistan the pollution is getting serious day by day.
Plastic bags are one of the most harmful creations of man kind. Their manufacturing process is creating water and air pollution. A person who says that our plastic bags are environment friendly, they are actually lying, there is no proper disposal of plastic bags as well, unless one actually resort to the expensive recycling.
The great strategy could be to replace plastic bags with permanent or over disposable bags as often as possible. For example plastic grocery bags can be changed with environment friendly paper bags and cloth bags. PYA, STEP and Sehab Trust have decided to jointly collaborate for the successful implementation and sustainable patronization of this project
For students in summer vacations, special internship certificates will be given for working on this project, interested volunteers/internees can contact:
03334532030
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Pakistan Youth Alliance embarks on a journey to spread light in darkness. We aspire to educate children who pick garbage in a slum-area of Islamabad near Bari Imam. We shall build a library at Mashal School and uplift the educational facility, which educates hundreds of needy children free of cost.
Your donations can make a difference.
All donors will be urged to visit the school and interact with the children they helped educate. Help us spread the word, help us educate the future of Pakistan.
For complete details, view the event poster on our facebook fanpage.
Following is the message from The Khudi Team delivered to all PYA Members/Supporters/Aspiring and Pro-Writers/Artists.
Pakistan Youth Alliance fully endorses the Khudi Movement and urges its members to write for change!
Warm regards from the Khudi team! We are pleased to reach the PYA members, having seen your work for 3 years now, we stand in appreciation to the change you have managed to live.
Khudi is currently working on publishing an exciting new student magazine. We need as many of our friends as possible to write articles to feature in our very first edition.
A few facts about our magazine:
- It will be distributed free of charge across 25 university campuses in Pakistan. We aim to have a print run of 10,000 copies per edition and hope to produce 2 new editions per academic term.
- It will provide a platform for students to discuss what they wish, frankly and personally. In addition, given that it will feature articles by students from an array of universities, it will also serve as a tool to enhance communication across all four provinces.
- An online version of the magazine will also be put up on our website once it goes live in March 2010 (www.khudi.com.pk)
This is a great opportunity for all of you to showcase your creative writing talents to the student community across all of Pakistan. Please pick a topic of interest, write your article, and send it to us! However, please do keep the following things in mind:
- Keep your writing within article length.
- Articles can be written in either English or Urdu.
- Due to the large number of contributions we anticipate receiving, we may have to edit work so that we can fit as many people's writings in the magazine as possible; however, we will certainly inform you of this.
- And most importantly, PLEASE MAKE SURE THE ARTICLES ARE WRITTEN FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE. We are not looking for academic style essays as we want readers to be able to hear about the personal experiences/opinions the students from different parts of Pakistan have on the issues that face our country today.
Pakistan Youth Alliance brings to you, an initiative that will shake your cameras!
Use your camera's lens to address social, cultural, political, religious or environmental issues and inspire "change". Take photo-journalism to a whole new level, as your work will be published in a top Entertainment magazine of Pakistan and you can win upto 12000 Rs.
REQUIREMENTS: - Submitt only original photos - 3 submissions from one person can be made - Entries must be in .JPEG format and not more than 2 MB in size
HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES: - Send submissions to
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with email subject "Photography for Change" - Submissions with full contact information and one paragraph introduction of what the photographer was trying to highlight will be entertained.
DEADLINE: 10th March, 2010
Our Media Partener: INK Magazine would publish top 5 entries in its April's issue (INK is available in all cities of Pakistan).
1st Prize: 12,000 Rs 2nd Prize: 8,000 Rs.
An elite panel of judges (known national and international photographers would rate the entries)
Venue: Embassy Road Cricket Ground, G6. Near Serena Islamabad
Matches Schedule:
Pool A
Mehran Dolphin (Milestone) Ravi Challengers (Karachi) Channar Heroes (Peshawar)
Pool B
Khyber Kings (Multan) Bolan Tigers (Mardan) Gilgit Topers (Mureedkey)
Day 1 – 6th Feb, 2010 (10 AM- 5 PM)
Mehran Dolphins vs Ravi Challengers Khyber Kings vs Bolan Tigers Mehran Dolphins vs Chanar Heroes Khyber Kings vs Gilgit Topers Ravi Challengers vs Chanar Heroes Bolan Tigers vs Gilgit Topers
Pakistan Youth Alliance in collaboration with SAAYA, STEP, MILESTONE [Renowned NGO's for disabled persons] and CDA present a sporting event with a cause to give a fresh start to 2010.
Professional cricket teams of disabled persons, in presence of International media, would arrive in Islamabad to " Play for Peace ". The event will not only serve to voice out equal sporting opportunities for people with disablities, but all funds generated would be allocated for imparting skills to people with disablities so they can stand on their feet and become economically independent.
[ According to a recent estimate, 8-10 % of Pakistan's population suffers from disablities ]
Date & Time: 6th Feb, from 1000-1700 hrs Venue: Embassy Cricket Ground, G-6, Near Serena Hotel, Islamabad Media Partners for Matches Coverage: Sama TV, TV 1, Waseb and Radio 1 Entry fee: NONE
Mujeeb of Moen Je Daru (undergound band from Lahore) would be playing for the audience, RosePetal would be distributing T-shirts and gift hampers
Multinational food chains would be holding food stalls for the audience.
For further details: See event poster and Animated Promo
