Exchange Programs in USA for International Students From Pakistan

Exchange Programs in USA for International Students From Pakistan

The U.S. Mission Pakistan Consulate General Lahore Public Affairs Section is seeking proposals that will provide a two-week or more exchange visit opportunity to at least five female ulemas from Punjab, Pakistan to visit different faith centers, including mosques, churches, temples, and other places of common worship.

Visiting female ulemas will interact with these diverse faith leaders to observe best practices in promoting inter-faith harmony, peace, and good relationships among religions in U.S. society.

The program will demonstrate the role of those religious leaders and centers in influencing community-based peace and tolerance.

Project Goal

They seek proposals that will provide an opportunity to selected female ulemas from Punjab for an exchange visit to the United States which will further their understanding of the role of religious centers in U.S. communities as well as consider their own role as a religious and community leader of a religious institution, emphasizing the key role their leadership plays in their community.

Selected participants will visit a range of centers and/or places of worship in different cities of the United States to observe the responsibility of those institutions and their leaders toward their community.

The goal of this program is to promote the understanding of how inter-faith harmony, peace, and tolerance in society can bring positive changes in the religious education schools of Punjab and the broader community.

Project Objectives

The award recipient should select at least five female ulemas for an exchange visit to the United States for a two-week minimum duration.

The awardee should select places in the United States with large faith centers, mosques, temples, synagogues, churches, etc. that are actively engaged with the community.

The awardee is expected to organize meetings for the delegation with the leaders of places being visited. These leaders should describe their role, both organizationally and spiritually, and state how they interact with the community.

Topics could include faith center initiatives, exploring how these initiatives promote peace, tolerance, and harmony among the society.

They should also discuss some of their most successful experiences and how they include youth in their programs.

The U.S.-based leaders should be able to describe how they measured the effect of these initiatives, and their framework for determining the “success” of a project.

The ideal program would include relevant skills learning. The exchange visit should take place in three different states of the United States with 3-4 days at each location. Each of these activities should result in accomplishing three project objectives: