NEDA-DC

NED Alumni Association of Washington DC (NEDA-DC)

NED Alumni Association of Washington DC (NEDA-DC) is a 501c3 non-profit organization established in January 2011 to represent NEDians residing in the District of Columbia Metropolitan area. The mission and vision of NEDA-DC are to provide a social platform for NED alumni and their families to network locally and to promote and enhance the image of the Alma Mater specifically and of Pakistan in general.

Locally, NEDA DC’s goal is to promote community integration in our homeland, the USA.

Since its inception, with the support of its donors and well-wishers, NEDA-DC has awarded about 50scholarships to NED University students through Koshish Foundation. Additionally, NEDA-DC provides financial support and mentors NED University alumni studying in the US on a need cum merit basis. NEDADCnot only believes in providing financial support to the Alma Mater, but also champions the cause of guiding and mentoring the students through its webinar program. NEDA-DC has organized several webinars in technical and leadership fields in the past seven years. The organization integrates with and supports the local community by adopting needy families for providing food and winter clothing. NEDADCbelieves and works for education, community, and integration.

NEDA-DC has the honor of organizing NED 2012 DC, 8th International Alumni Convention in Arlington, Virginia. It was at this convention NEDians decided to establish NED Alumni Endowment Fund (NEDALEF) as an independent subsidiary of NEDIAN-NA with the vision to be a force and partner in making NED University a world-class university. Also, at this convention INDUS, a non-profit organization and think tank was established with the mission of collaborating and complementing educational and social
reform work in progress in Pakistan.