Education and Agriculture For All

Happy New Year...2022...

George McLaurin, the first black man admitted to the University of Oklahoma in 1948, was forced to sit in a corner away from his whites. But his name remains on the honor list as one of the top three students in the university. Here are his words:
′′Some colleagues looked at me like I was an animal, no one gave me a word, the masters seemed to be there for me, and didn't take my questions. But I devoted myself so much that afterwards they started looking for me to explain and clarify their questions".
′′The only weapon capable of transforming the world... is EDUCATION′′

Son of Jaranwala...We are proud of You...

Read more: https://startuppakistan.com.pk/founder-of-akhuwat-dr-amjad-saqib-gets-ramon-magsaysay-award-as-asias-noble-interest-award/

Dr. Amjad Saqib sb...

A microfinance pioneer from Pakistan — who developed an interest-free microfinance programme — was among Tuesday's winners of Asia's equivalent to the Nobel Prize.

Muhammad Amjad Saqib, 64, won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his “first-of-its-kind” interest- and collateral-free microfinance programme that catalysed scores of poor households.

Nearly two decades after its launch, Akhuwat — founded by Dr Saqib — has grown into the nation's largest microfinance institution, distributing the equivalent of $900 million and boasting an almost 100 per cent loan repayment rate, the award foundation said.

The Ramon Magsaysay Award — named after a Filipino president killed in a plane crash — was established in 1957 to honour people and groups tackling development problems.