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endowment for supporting lifetime operating cost of 16 In September 2017, Interloop introduced 25 Scholarships for First Sponsor of Domestic Cricket
schools and also provides funds for managing annual Bachelor Degree Programs in Engineering, Textile & Dairy
operational cost of remaining schools. Since 2012, 130 Sciences at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
executives from Interloop Limited have voluntarily mentored
580 students from class 8 and 9 about future studies and In March 2019, Interloop Limited established a Scholarship
making better career choices. Grant at the National Textile University (NTU), Faisalabad
to encourage learning and exposure of NTU students by
sponsoring one academic semester at a good International
University and is also sponsoring the Graduate Research
Fellowship at NTU to encourage research in Textiles at MS
Level.
Interloop has awarded multiple individual scholarships
to deserving male and female students pursuing Higher
Education at various top institutions.
Entrepreneurship Training Programs
Interloop collaborated with Institute of Business
Administration (IBA) Karachi in Nov. 2017 as the main
sponsor for organizing Entrepreneurship Training Program at
Hyderabad, Faisalabad & Gujranwala. Total of 283 aspiring
male & female entrepreneurs benefitted from this training.
Interloop again collaborated with IBA Karachi and GC
Women University Faisalabad and sponsored the Women
Higher Education Entrepreneurship Program to help females train and start and
Interloop is pursuing its target of providing 500 young men grow successful business lines. 67 participants benefitted
& women access to technical and higher education by from Mar-Apr 2019 session and Batch 2 is planned in Oct-
granting annual scholarships. Nov 2019.
In May 2013, Interloop Limited established an Endowment
Fund at the Lahore University of Management Sciences to
provide 8 perpetual scholarships to financially challenged
Bachelor Degree students under the National Outreach
Program.
Sports
We believe in nurturing talent by promoting sports,
competitiveness and healthy entertainment for the youth
and the community. Interloop has joined hands with
sports organizations especially those representing blind,
Interloop Limited In May 2015, Interloop Limited instituted 120 Bachelor Degree handicapped & women players and sponsors various
Scholarships for deserving female Students at Government
sporting activities throughout the year.
College Women University Faisalabad (GCWUF).
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Interloop joined hands with Pakistan Cricket Board and
became the first sponsor of domestic cricket in 2005 by
supporting the Faisalabad Regional Team. It also organized
First Class Cricket Training Camps in 2016 & 2017 to promote
healthy activities at the district level.
Sponsoring Cricket for a Cause
To encourage young players from the grassroots for
National and A-Teams and to provide healthy entertainment
for the community, Interloop has been sponsoring cricket
tournaments including SAICA-Interloop T-20 Cricket
Championships (twice) and Interloop Premier League T-20
Cricket Tournaments (annually), since 2012.
between Pakistan and India Handicapped Teams, on Dec
International & Domestic Blind Cricket 3, 2012, at Islamabad. Interloop joined hands with Pakistan
Interloop sponsored the Pakistan-India Blind Cricket T-20 Wheel Chair Cricket Association to organize 2nd Interloop
Series played in 2014. We were the Official Sponsor of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2018 and sponsored Pakistan Wheel
Pakistan Cricket Team for the Blind Cricket World Cup 2014, Chair Cricket Team for Wheel Chair Asia Cup 2019.
played in South Africa and the Blind Cricket World Cup 2018,
played in Pakistan & UAE. Interloop sponsored the Pakistan It also supported the Tri Nation Disabled Cricket T-20
Blind Cricket Council T-20 Challenge Cup 2015 to support Series 2018 at Worcestershire, England between Pakistan,
Domestic Blind Cricket in Faisalabad. Bangladesh & England and is also sponsoring Pakistan
Disabled Cricket Team for T-20 Cricket World Series in
England in 2019. Interloop sponsored 3 Pakistani athletes at
the Special Olympics 2019 in Dubai.
Cricket for Tourism
To help restore tourism and true colors of Swat Valley,
Interloop Lyallpur Cricket Team from Faisalabad region
participated in the 1st Swat T-20 Peace Cricket Tournament
2012, played at Mingora.
Intervarsity-Interloop Sports Extravaganzas
To motivate youth towards healthy activities, Interloop has
been sponsoring Intervarsity T-20 Cricket Championships
and Sports Galas annually since 2016, at the University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad.
We also sponsored the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Blind Cricket Supporting Young Talent
T-20 Series in 2016 at Faisalabad. Interloop also promoted Interloop is also providing financial support to Pakistan’s
female sports and supported the Pakistan Women Blind Fastest Youngest Athlete; Sahab-e-Asra for her future
Cricket Team Coaching Camp in 2018. We sponsored the endeavors.
world’s First International Women Blind Cricket Series in
2019 between Nepal & Pakistan.
All Pakistan Open Golf Tournament
Sports for the Differently Abled IInterloop has been sponsoring the All Pakistan Interloop 2018 - 19
Open Golf Championship annually since 2015, organized by
To promote the rights and well-being of persons with the Lyallpur Golf N’ Country Club, Faisalabad. Annual Report
disabilities, Interloop sponsored the T-20 Cricket Match
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