Meet Our Pen Pals
Hover over each student's picture to learn more about them
Pakistan
ERAJ
Eraj is fourteen and is in eighth grade. She enjoys playing soccer and dancing in her free time. She has five sisters and four brothers. Eraj's favorite color is sky blue and her favorite food is a fish sandwich. She loves living in Pakistan.
From Pakistan
SUMMIYA
Summiya is fifteen years old. She has four brothers and four sisters. She enjoys skipping and watching movies in her free time. She doesn't have time to play after school because she has to help her mother at home and do her homework. Her father is a shopkeeper and her favorite subject in school is math. She speaks Urdu and Pashto and is learning English. Her favorite food is mixed vegetable bhujia. If she were to change one part of her school, she would like to have more art classes. Even though she can't attend college because she is part of a tribal family, she is grateful to her school and the US for helping her receive an education.
NOUMAN
Nouman is fifteen years old and is the youngest of five brothers. His favorite sport is cricket and which he always plays on the weekend and he enjoys flying kites. His favorite food is chicken korma. His goal is to attend college and would like to become an army officer in the future. His favorite color is sky blue and his favorite part about his school is their garden which is used to teach them agriculture. If he were to change one thing in his school he would like to have a computer lab.
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OUR MISSION
We aim to make school available to all children, especially girls, in order to reduce the poverty level, build gender equity, and provide better futures.
OUR SCHOOLS
We help Moqah Foundation run and operate two schools: one in Sheikhupura and one in Bhara Kahu.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
We prepare children for lives after school through helping Moqah Foundation offer vocational training and business courses.
PEN PAL EXCHANGE
Our club members and students in Pakistan participate in a pen pal exchange to build global friendships.
CLUB ACTIVITIES
We host many club activities and fundraisers such as a documentary screening, ice cream bike, and ski parades.
Our Products
PAKISTANI COOKBOOK
Learn more about our Pakistani Cookbook created out of our pen pals' recipes.
COVID-19 MASKS
These masks were designed by our Pakistani pen pals and handmade by Power to Pakistan club members.
Going to school, reading, and doing our homework wasn’t just a way of passing time, it was our future.
Malala Yousafzai
BUILDING GLOBAL FRIENDSHIPS
CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP
BUILDING GENDER EQUITY
INVESTING IN A BRIGHTER FUTURE
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
