DHL YES Awards Results

The results are in. I secured 2nd Runner's up prize for the DHL YES Awards for Young Social Entrepreneur of 2007 in the nationwide competition in Pakistan for my Jaroka, Tele-health project that I have been pursuing.

The DHL YES Awards aim to recognize and celebrate the contribution of young individuals who are evolving existing and/or using new innovative methods to bring about positive social change in their communities.

DHL has put together a case study document of all social entrepreneurs who received the DHL YES Awards. Please read the case study document to find out more about these outstanding individuals and their work.

Please click here to see the pictures from the award ceremony on August 24, 2007 in Karachi, Pakistan.

Finalist in DHL YES Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

This year (2007), DHL has launched the DHL Young Entrepreneurs for Sustainability Awards (DHL YES Awards) for Asia Pacific region. The goal of the award is to identify and recognise the contributions of young people who are implementing new and innovative methods and practices to bring about positive social change in their communities. Such young individuals are usually referred to as 'social entrepreneurs'.

The inaugural DHL YES Awards take place in 2007 in five countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

I also submitted my Tele-healthcare Jaroka project to this competition. After the preliminary interviews, project document submissions, and presentations, I have been informed that I have made it among the finalists in Pakistan. This in itself is a great achievement and recognition of the innovative work done by Tele-healthcare team in Pakistan.

The DHL appointed jury shall now decide upon the final winner from Pakistan who will then compete with the winners from the rest of the region for the regional award.

Invitation to Attend IDC Conference

I have been invited to attend the IDC 2007 Conference at Harvard University as a panelist. I will be part of the technology and healthcare panel. The panel will discuss and explore the innovations in providing access to healthcare.

The other fellow panel members are:

• Rahul Tongia, Carnegie Mellon University, Professor Engineering and Public policy, Moderator
• Jorge Briones, Partner, Deloitte Mexico
• Atif Mumtaz, Research Fellow and Project Manager (Stanford Tele-healthcare, Reuters Digital Vision Program)
• Ian Rawson, Board Chair-Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
• Naeem Rizwan, Associate Professor Baylor College of Medicine

The details of the conference can be found on their official website, of the 13th International Development Conference at Harvard University.

Jaroka, Tele-healthcare participates in IDEAS Competition

Jaroka, Tele-healthcare project participated in the IDEAS competition at MIT. The IDEAS Competition encourages student teams to develop and implement projects that make a positive change in the world. The project was one of the few cross collaboration between Stanford University and MIT.

The competition gave us a unique insight of how other students were developing ideas to bring about social change in the developing world. It also brought us in contact with other fellow students with like minded ideas.

Tech Nation with Dr. Moira Gunn

Tech Nation will broadcast interviews of the select few Reuters Digital Vision Fellows on March 21st, 2006. The weekly National Public Radio program is hosted by Dr. Moira Gunn. It focuses on impact of technology in the lives of individuals.

Stuart Gannes, the Director of the Reuters Digital Vision Program at Stanford University, as well as this year’s Digital Vision Fellows talk about global projects with a humanitarian bent – from citizen journalism on simple cellphones, to tele-healthcare for developing nations, and multimedia for the street kids of Rio.