Hey there, thanks for taking a moment to read my story, trust me this is not AI generated, and I’ll summarize a whole book of content into few paras for you.
  I’m an average person who has been exceptionally blessed in many ways, one of which was to discover love— love for humanity. I had to go through a lot to find that love. Growing up, I witnessed financial hardships both in my family and in my surroundings. I would go to school in an old, sometimes frayed uniform, and every month my name will be called out on the defaulters list because of the unpaid school fee.  The house I grew up in is a big house and my parents would generously let the poor people in the neighborhood use it as a free venue for marriage events. My parents did not have a surplus money to donate, but they would donate their time and space to help others even when they were struggling financially. My experiences affected my subconscious mind, and I developed a strong compassion and empathy for others. During hot and humid summer nights, we would face long hours of electrical power outages and in the absence of any power backup everyone at home would come out to sleep in the yard. My mother would pick up a hand-fan and air so everyone could sleep but I would feel for her that she had a long day, and she needed to rest. I’d sacrifice my sleep and comfort, grab the hand-fan and stand sometimes for hours so everyone could sleep. Later, when I went to university, I would pick up trash on my way and clean the common bathroom every time I would find it messy.

I think it was important to share that part of my personality with you before you can begin to understand why I started STEP, and what STEP is to me. You can read more about the history of STEP, but a seed that I sowed in 2012 has now become a plant and is ready to transition into a tree that would shelter those in need.

In July 2023, I graduated from O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (#1 PA school in the US) Indiana University Bloomington with an MPA concentrating in nonprofit management. This became possible only because of my unwavering commitment to solving my community’s social problems, and my determination and perseverance to live for a goal bigger than myself. It is because of my work at STEP that I was awarded MPA Dean’s fellowship that enabled me to pursue MPA and start STEP as a 501 (C)(3) nonprofit in the US.

Lastly, for our new project on education, I’m fully determined to find talented STEM graduates in Pakistan and provide them every support to pursue STEM master programs in the US.

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