International Youth Leadership Conference - Dubai,

Sidra Ali

An ordinary student from a middle class background doing undergraduate in Physics at one of the best universities in town, I am a student who aspires to be an inspiration to the underpriviledged people in my society. With women making only 2.5% of the workforce in Pakistan's whole population, I want to be someone who breaks the taboo. I want to raise women's involvement in the STEM fields, in law and politics and to be treated equally. 

However, reaching one's potential in every walk of life doesn't require IQ or better universities but the grit. During my curriculum studies in BS Physics at university I have learnt to be dynamic in problem-solving skills and maintain a decent work ethic. Also, as the girl's representative of my batch I have a great sense of responsibility towards the tasks assigned to me to be completed within due time and to maintain the trust of people who believe in you. As a delegate of the 4th Asia Pacific Youth Exchange, Thailand I enhanced my interpersonal and communications skills with cross cultural groups of people from all over the world. I acquired skills and patience required for great team work. I learnt to be more tolerant towards people and be more compassionate that leads to more effective solutions and much better identification of the indicators regarding the SDGs.

Also, during my course curriculum at university we tackle much challenging courses that require a great deal of problem-solving and critical thinking skills. These skills are not only useful in physics but are a great gift in everyday life. Because, working out solutions is not the only task but identifying the indicators and planning and advocating according to every communities's needs is also very important as every individual is different from another that makes every community unique on its own. And that's what it means to achieve the UN's SDGs completely, i.e., Leave No One Behind. Truly no one!