Facebook Selects Two Pakistani Women For Community Leadership Programme

Kanwal Ahmed and Nadia Patel are two of 115 community leaders selected from over 6,000 applicants from around the world

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th September, 2018) Two women from Pakistan who created Facebook groups have been selected for its first Community Leadership Programme.

Kanwal Ahmed and Nadia Patel are two of 115 community leaders selected from over 6,000 applicants from around the world for this programme.

Kanwal started Soul Sisters Pakistan, an online safe space for Pakistani women to share their issues, voice their stories and seek support. Women can network as well as find legal, financial and psychological help at this platform.

Nadia, on the other hand, is the founder of Sheops, Pakistan’s first online marketplace for women, providing home-based women, female entrepreneurs and women-oriented businesses a safe platform to start and scale their businesses.

Facebook had announced the initiative in February, that aims to empower leaders who are building communities around the world.

The selected participants will be trained and funded by Facebook (each will receive up to $50,000 to be used for their community initiative) to further their vision for their respective groups.