US Ambassador says that it is encouraging to see young students showing activism against gender-based violence. PHOTO: FILE
Violence against women can leave deep psychological scars while also compromising their health and security.
US Ambassador Richard Olson said this while talking to students of the English Access Micro-scholarship Programme (EAMP) at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Wednesday. He was the chief guest at an awareness activity, “Pledge against gender-based violence”.
EAMP is a two-year programme for under-privileged students to provide them with an opportunity to learn about US culture and values.
Olson said that it was encouraging to see young students showing activism against gender-based violence. “I hope, through art work, poems and speeches, the students will be able to send a message across to build a society based on harmony,” he said.
Earlier, EAMP students delivered some thought-provoking speeches and recited heartwarming poems.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 5th, 2013.
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