Photo: Damascus by Jan Smith, Creative Commons, Flickr
After having to leave Libya for Syria during the turmoil of 2011, Intissar Rajabany reflects on her experiences, the support she had from British Council colleagues and how it felt not knowing if, or when, she would be able to return home.
Winners from the Social Enterprise Challenge in Afghanistan
At British Council Afghanistan’s Social Enterprise Challenge, Paul Smith discovers that a country’s prosperity shouldn’t always be measured in economic terms, but rather by the vision and hope of its young people.
Lubna Punjwani training the teachers in Karachi
Sharmeen Peshimam from British Council Pakistan discovers that, in some areas, nothing comes close to working with people face-to-face when building cultural relations.
Guppy, photo by Dr Jo Cable
Dr Jo Cable, Reader at the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University, gives an insight into the benefits of offering a placement to a student from overseas through the IAESTE Programme.
Active Citizens in Pakistan. Photo Courtesy of Srosh Anwar.
Younus Khan, a participant in recent Active Citizens training in Pakistan, blogs about a course which confounded all his expectations.
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