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DAWOOD GLOBAL FOUNDATION™

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Promote quality education, healthcare and social enterprise with a special focus on women, minorities, youth, disabled and the Environment through establishing and supporting institutions, including focus on all types of disaster relief, that ensure participation of vulnerable sections of society in the economy.

To build an educated, healthy and prosperous society with dignity and honor for all people.


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A WORD FROM THE FOUNDER

“We started Dawood Global Foundation™ in Pakistan to help the people of Pakistan especially youth to optimize their lives and be inspiring

Ambassadors of Pakistan worldwide and to love their environment and nurture and protect it for future generations”

Tara Uzra Dawood

Mr. Byram Dinshaw Avari Chairman Avari Group

Mr. Amir Adnan Fashion Designer

Ms. Sultana Siddiqui President Eye TV

Mr. Saad Khan CEO Gillette Pakistan

Ms. Nasreen Jalil Politician

Mr. Ishrat Hussain Dean & Director IBA

Mr. Syed Ali Raza Former President NBP

Ms. Shafqat Sultana President & Chairperson FWBL

Mr. Ghalib Nishtar President Khushhaali Bank

Mr. Khalid A. Mirza Former Chairman CCP

DGF has established DGF Advisory Council with the mission of facilitating financial security and growth for people in Pakistan as well as the promotion of entrepreneurship. The current Advisors are:


DGF regularly holds workshops, Award ceremonies, Conferences and Educational Events at prominent locations including Mohatta Palace Museum, British High Commission and leading 5-Star hotels, where:

leaders, decision makers and trailblazers meet, mingle and network in the interest of Pakistan

entrepreneurs get trained in best business practices

professional women get trained for career elevation

scholarships and fellowships are given out to grassroots women and girls.

Hundreds of newspaper articles, magazine spreads and television/radio coverage has highlighted DGF in the community.

Today, DGF has more than 140+ partners and 50 media partners.


DGF has 140+ partners, including partnerships with government entities (such as Higher Education Commission), charities (such as SOS Children's Villages), multi-nationals (such as NOKIA, GlaxoSmithKline) and various SMEs (such as Raintree Spa, Ego, et al.).

Some prominent partners include:

Higher Education Commission

GlaxoSimthKline Pakistan

NOKIA

Avari Group

Brittish High Commission Karachi

Brittish Alumuni Association

Habib Oil Mills

Domino’s Pizza

Institute of Business Administration

First Women Bank Limited

SOS Children’s Villages of Pakistan

SWISS Airlines

Roche Pakistan Limited


http://hec.gov.pk/

http://www.swiss.com/web

DGF NETWORK REACH INCLUDES:


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Ms. Nilofer Saeed Copper Kettle &

Hob Nob

Ms. Sameera Raja Canvas Gallery

Ms. Pomme Amina Gohar Fashion Icon

Ms. Ambreen Dossa L’Oreal


DGF Brand Ambassadors form the backbone of DGF organize events, fundraisers and playing a critical role in outreach and brand development.

Ms. Zeenat Saeed CEO Taneez

DGF has established a Student Advisory Board with the mission of facilitating educational assistance and internships for youth of Pakistan for career development.


Nida Tapal, Karachi American School, Class of 2012, was selected as part of Dawood Global Foundation's™ LADIESFUND® internship

programme and has been commended for her research on women professionals in Pakistan.


INTERN OF THE YEAR

Ms. Tara Uzra Dawood has been invited to speak around the world including Pakistan, Finland, USA, Canada, UAE, Australia, Sweden, Malaysia, Turkey, Chile, South Africa, Belgium, Bangladesh and UK to speak on women development.

These events include:

Luxembourg, Luxembourg – AFLI, May’13

Dhaka, Bangladesh – BSS, Dec’12

Taipei , Taiwan – She Economy, Dec’12

Cape Town, SA – IIFA, Oct’12

Karachi, Pakistan – Islamic Investments Conf. by AL-Huda, Apr’12

Istanbul, Turkey – Summit on Entrepreneur, Dec’11

Washington DC, NA – OPEN, Nov’11

Perth, Australia – CHOGM, Oct’11

Toronto, Canada – Divapreneur, Jun’11

Helsinki, Finland – Int’l Business Women Federation Congress, Jun’11

Boston, NA – OPEN, May’11

Dubai, UAE – WR Banking Conference, May’11 11 www.dawoodglobal.org

DGF is renowned internationally for its community projects and charitable work including its partnerships with:

SOS Children’s Villages of Pakistan

Avari–Espresso-BABYFUND® Flood Relief campaign

LADIESFUND® Fellowships/Scholarships

Virtual Mentoring with Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and Google Foundation

Donations to The Citizens Foundation et al.

DGF has also given back to the community and supported the upliftment of Pakistan through:

LADIESFUND® Women’s Awards

LADIESFUND® Entrepreneurship Conferences

LADIESFUND® Women of Influence Luncheon Series

LADIESFUND® Internships

LADIESFUND® Mentorships in partnership with Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

LADIESFUND® Magazine

LADIESFUND® Scholarships

LADIESFUND® Fellowships

LADIESFUND® partnerships with Allworld’s Arabia500


BABYFUND® is Pakistan’s first and premier children’s trust funds managed by Dawood Capital Management Ltd. with a mission to help build savings for education, marriage and health care for the children and youth of Pakistan.

DGF teamed up with Dawood Capital Management Ltd. , Avari, Espresso & The Citizen’s Foundation for BABYFUND® Teddy Bear drive for flood relief.

All the proceeds of BABYFUND® bear sales were given to The Citizen’s Foundation to help children of flood affected areas.


Avari BABYFUND® Stall for BABYFUND®-Avari-Espresso Teddy Bear drive

Bushra Fazli presents BABYFUND-Avari-Espresso donation to Mushtaq Chhapra – The Citizens Foundation


LADIESFUND® facilitates women of Pakistan by connecting them to each other and local/national/international opportunities and resources; educating them on the latest and most useful entrepreneurial techniques; and inspiring them by true, local, national and international success stories

LADIESFUND® Ethos: Celebrating phenomenal women Supporting women with high potential Highlighting positivity in Pakistan Promoting advancement of women in Pakistan

LADIESFUND® plans to fulfill its vision with the help of its growing community through LADIESFUND® Awards, Conferences and other Events throughout the year.

LADIESFUND® fellowship and scholarship program identifies and recognizes talent at the grassroots level.



LADIESFUND® Women’s Awards held annually during International Women’s Week to celebrate top entrepreneur women of Pakistan.

They are held at the beautiful Mohatta Palace Museum, former home of the late Mohatarma Fatima Jinnah.

LADIESFUND® WOMEN’S AWARDS

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1. LADIESFUND® Mishal Fellowship Award: Arshia Khursheed, for Gender

Empowerment Through Social Media.

2. LADIESFUND® Nadira Hyder Zaidi Scholarship: Hafsa Idris, for Masters in

English Literature (M.Phil Equivalent) at the University of Karachi.

STUDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIPS WINNERS 2011

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1. LADIESFUND® National Bond Scholarship: Maheen Khan, for Bachelors in

Business Administration at Iqra University.

2. LADIESFUND® EGO Scholarship: Eman Mehmood, for Bachelors in

Electronic Engineering at Iqra University.

3. LADIESFUND® Raintree Spa Scholarship: Haniya Shaikh, for Bachelors in

Textiles at Iqra University.

STUDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIPS WINNERS 2012

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LADIESFUND® SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 2013

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KAINAT MUHAMMAD CHUTTAL

BACHELORS IN FASHION DESIGN AT THE ASIAN INSTITUTE OF FASHION

DESIGN AT IQRA UNIVERSITY:

RABIA RAFIQ

This scholarship is for a female first year Bachelors in Fashion

Design student of a grassroots background who shows great

potential and talent. The Award will provide funds for the remaining

three years of her degree.

Sponsored by SkinMedica

LADIESFUND® INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

Rabia Rafiq, Director & Co-founder, BrainWave, has won this

fellowship worth PKR 100,000/- to cover her ticket, visa and

conference fees to represent Pakistan at the World Business

Dialogue in Germany in March 2013.

She flew SWISS airlines, LADIESFUND's official international airline

partner.

Pakistan’s premier women and youth conferences attracting annually well over 600 attendees.

It is a panel style workshop to share insight, tips and experiences of successful Pakistani entrepreneurs.

This conference is held in partnership with over 65 other sponsors and partners.

LADIESFUND® ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCES



DGF has international recognition, sponsors and partners as well as a localized and world class understanding and approach to Pakistan’s needs.

DGF has aligned with other well-known charity organizations including The Citizens Foundation, SOS Children's Villages of Pakistan, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, etc.

DGF has a dedicated and eminent Advisory Council, over 100 volunteers, Brand Ambassadors, Student Advisory Board, and team members. DGF is an inclusive foundation that builds bridges between the political, governmental, educational, corporate and private sectors.

DGF has high penetration and warm relations with media for ready publicity for any sincere, proposed scheme or project.

DGF has access to corporate and financial world as well as NGOs for better target and deployment of funds.


For Further Information:

Dawood Global Foundation UAN 111-DAWOOD (111-329-663)

T +92 21 3562 1001-6

F +92 21 3562 1010

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