Building Social Capital: Wateen launches program for youth

Wateen Telecom has come up with a novel venture to contribute to social capital in the country. By introducing ‘Wateen Scouts’, the company plans to initiate a youth movement in the country, in addition to providing a platform for resolving the country’s social predicaments. The campaign, which went live this week on Wateen’s Facebook page, carries a message of change from renowned motivational speaker Nadeem Chawhan, who is spearheading the campaign. Students may register as ‘Wateen Scouts’ either on Facebook or through Wateen’s recently launched Freedom Booths, which are being set up at universities and colleges in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The ‘Registration’ process will involve an application form through which prospective candidates will present their ideas. Once selected, candidates will begin their ‘Training’ period, during which they will be helped in packaging their ideas into practical and attainable projects. Following the ‘Training’ period, Wateen Scouts hopes to have synthesised several practical solutions to real-life problems in Pakistan and improve society at large.


Published in The Express Tribune, February 24^th, 2012.