Noted: Najuf Malik, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a second-generation immigrant. In the span of a week, she and members of the multicultural sorority Sigma Psi Zeta, the Pakistani Student Association and other student groups helped raise nearly $6,000 for Akhuwat, a nonprofit based in Pakistan. Malik’s parents knew the founder of Akhuwat, she said, which gave them faith in the organization.
“It’s kind of crazy if you think about it — that’s enough (money) to rebuild a house,” she said. “We really didn’t expect this much money.”
Still, she considers herself lucky her extended family is not living in the areas hit hardest in Pakistan.