Category : In Region
Aug 10, 2012 | In Region, India, News, Students
SAI Founder’s Club Members Paresh Patel, CEO of Sandstone Capital and his wife Nirva Patel hosted a lunch for SAI student grantees in Mumbai at the Taj Wellington Mews. Read below for more information on the students. Rahim Mawji Rahim is a rising sophomore...
Aug 4, 2012 | Pakistan
Harvard University Muslim Alumni (HUMA) hosted an event on August 4, 2012 in Lahore, in order to provide a networking opportunity to Harvard alumni in the city. Despite a storm, alumni of Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School, and Harvard...
Aug 1, 2012 | Bangladesh, In Region, News
To further its presence in Bangladesh, Harvard’s South Asia Initiative is working with BRAC, a Bangladeshi organization recognized as a leader the world efforts to alleviate poverty. BRAC provides SAI with information from the frontlines, keeping it up-to-date...
Jul 10, 2012 | In Region, India, News
Transparency, Awareness, and Action: Understanding the Landscape of Accountability in India. Accountability is the heartbeat of good governance. SAI, in collaboration with the Harvard Business School India Research Centre (HBS IRC), has created a “Best of...
Jul 1, 2012 | In Region, Pakistan
In July 2012, SAI Associate Director Meena Hewett traveled to Pakistan to meet with current and new SAI affiliates and partner organizations. A safarnama refers to travel literature written during the 11th century by Nasir Khusraw: known as the Book of Travels, the...
Jun 26, 2012 | In Region, News, Pakistan
Karachi–The Aman Foundation,SAI, the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP) and Tameer Micro Finance Bank Ltd. presented their latest collaborative project which will facilitate low cost, quality education for the rural poor of Pakistan. The event was attended by several experts from the community and about a hundred people in total.
Apr 27, 2012 | In Region, News
On April 26-27, SAI brought together global experts with deep research, implementation and policy experience to learn and find new modes for global exchange. Read more about the symposium and the abstracts submitted for this symposium: Visit the Site
Mar 1, 2012 | Bangladesh, In Region, News, Students
In early March, members of Dhaka’s Harvard community met at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka. Shazzad Hoshen Khan, an emerging Bengali artist, was present to discuss his work on exhibition. Attendants included Ms. Ferdous Begum, former Director General for Bangladesh...
Jan 20, 2012 | Bangladesh, In Region, News
SAI Associate Director Meena Hewett traveled to Bangladesh in January, 2012. She spoke at a Harvard Alumni Club Event on Friday, January 20, 2012, along with the Chief Guest of the gathering, Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikram, Advisor to the Honourable Prime...
Oct 31, 2011 | In Region, News, Pakistan
On 31 October 2011, a group of Harvard alumni hosted a talk, titled “Challenges to Policing in Pakistan,” at Center for Law and Policy, Lahore, Pakistan. The speaker was Sarmad Saeed Khan, Additional Inspector General, Police Service of Pakistan, who has a vast...
