MGYW

08/25/2025

03/06/2025

MGYW Annual Banquet
December 15, 2024

Photos by: Jason from Film Aperture

11/19/2024

Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari meets with MGYW Board

On October 20, a Meeting was held of MGYW Board Members with Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari, Founder IDESP in Tustin, California.

It was a very pleasant and enjoyable lunch meeting with guest of honor Dr. Bakhteari and of course the MGYW members in attendance. Dr. Bakhteari described her team's positive interaction with MGYW. She also shared a detailed report where IDSP partnership with MGYW was described. This report will be then presented to Government Officials in Balochistan. This memorable event was very well organized by MGYW Board.

01/03/2024

MGYW Fundraising Banquet held in November 2023

On November 11, 2023, Pakistani American Forum/Merit Grants for Young Women (MGYW) held its fundraising dinner at a local hotel in Southern California. MGYW is a non-profit 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization founded in 2000 to promote higher education among under-privileged young women of Pakistan. After Qirat recital by Anwar Memon, Community Activist Mohammad Khan introduced Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (37th District) who honored MGYW and its Board Members for their exemplary service to promote education among among under-privileged young women of Pakistan. All Board Members, including Tasneem Afzal, Zeenat Jandga (who also served as an Emcee), Abida Ahmed, Dr. Bina Kamdar, Dr. Farhana Mohamed, and Zille Huma Zaman introduced guests of honor; Farhana Mohamed made a power point presentation to introduce MGYW; Consul General Asim Ali Khan, Mrs. Faiza Ali Khan, Artesia City Council Member Ali Sajjad Taj, and several community leaders were the Honored Guest speakers; Kashif Khan entertained the guests with his comedy as well as assisted Dr. Bina Kamdar in conducting a vey successful fundraiser. Achievement awards were presented to Kashif Khan, Aleeza Adnan, and Late Yasmin Gajiani. In addition to update on recent MGYW activities and raffle prizes, musical entertainment was provided by well known performers Arshad & Shazia Ali and photography was done by Amjad Ali. All Board Members and community volunteers worked very hard to make the program a resounding success.