Spring Newsletter

DIL Partners with Arthur Lawrence to Launch Internship Pilot

How does a bright young person with no connections enter the white-collar workforce in Pakistan? Just ask Arthur Lawrence, a technology and management consulting company that has taken 15 DIL graduates under its wing and taught them the skills they need to land such desirable positions in accounting and human resources management.

Ahmnah Abbas, who organized the pilot, designed the program, “to assist and guide internees from DIL in developing essential technical and soft skills required for junior accounting positions or the like in Pakistan.”

The pilot includes daily English instruction, business communication skills, technical skills in essential software like QuickBooks®, and the opportunity to shadow professionals in their respective functional areas. Arthur Lawrence is planning for a second group of interns this winter.

“Based on the outcome of this very successful pilot, we plan to connect more DIL graduates in urban areas with similar internship experiences,” Ahmnah said. “We believe these types of opportunities have the potential to change the trajectory of young people’s lives.”