Quratulain Bakhteari was born on December 25, 1949 in a refugee settlement outside Karachi, Pakistan. She attended St. Agnes primary school, went to the PECHS high school for girls, and then St. Joseph's for high school. She spent the first 22 years of her life in this camp, marrying a dentist at 16. She went on to attend the University of Karach , where she received her Masters Degree in Social Work. She completed her Phd in Community Development at Loughborough University in the UK in 1987. Bakhteari spoke at TedXKarachi in 2011. She was the commencement speaker at the Indus Valley School university convocation in 2015. Bakhteari also spoke at the Global Philanthropy Forum in 2007.
Quratulain Bakhteari was born on December 25, 1949 in a refugee settlement outside Karachi, Pakistan. She attended St. Agnes primary school, went to the PECHS high school for girls, and then St. Joseph's for high school. She spent the first 22 years of her life in this camp, marrying a dentist at 16. She went on to attend the University of Karachi , where she received her Masters Degree in Social Work. She completed her PhD in Community Development at Loughborough University in the UK in 1987. Bakhteari spoke at TEDxKarachi in 2011. She was the commencement speaker at the Indus Valley School university convocation in 2015. Bakhteari also spoke at the Global Philanthropy Forum in 2007.
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