Sonny Khan
| Sonny Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sikander Khan 1998 (age 25–26) U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | University of Michigan (B.B.A.) |
| 💼 Occupation | Founder of a Charity organization |
| Known for | Paani Project |
| 🏅 Awards | Michigan Governor's Service Award (Youth Volunteer Award) in 2016 |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Sonny Khan (born 1998)[1][2][3] is the founder and current CEO of the non-profit Paani Project and a marketing manager at Microsoft.[4]
Early life[edit]
Khan was born in Michigan. His mother and father are both Pakistani. Khan graduated from Jackson High School, in Jackson, Michigan in 2016. While in high school, Khan actively volunteered at Henry Ford Allegiance Health, high school and nursing home.[5] Khan was a recipient of the Gates Millennium Scholarship and Horatio Alger National Scholarship while he was a student at the University of Michigan.[3][6][7]
In 2016, he was named the State of Michigan's 'Youth Volunteer of the Year' by the then Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder.[8][9]
In 2017, he founded Paani Project, a nonprofit student organization that seeks to alleviate the water crisis in Pakistan by raising awareness and funds to build wells in the country.[10][11] The organization has raised over $1.5 million and built over 1800 wells in South Asia.[12]
Paani Project[edit]
Paani, which means water in Urdu, was founded in 2017 at the University of Michigan and operated by student volunteers dedicated to alleviating the water and sanitation crisis in Pakistan.[13][14]
Personal Life[edit]
Khan is a Los Angeles Lakers fan, and in 2019, he built a well in honor of Lakers small forward LeBron James.[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ Syed, Zayna (23 April 2019). "Student of the Year 2019: Sonny Khan". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ↑ "Fast Chat: A Well of Wisdom (We ask a student leader to share his story - Sonny Khan". Michigan Alumni Association website. Winter 2019–20. Retrieved 9 June 2021.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, Leanne (3 January 2016). "Youth Citizen of the Year: 'His desire to help comes directly from his heart'". Jackson Citizen Patriot. Retrieved 9 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gonzalez, Eduardo (2019-12-09). "LeBron James' work off the court is honored with well in Pakistan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Davis, Lindsey (2017-03-03). "The University of Michigan's Sonny Khan Is Winning Awards for His Service Work". Study Breaks. Retrieved 2021-06-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Murdock, Riley (24 October 2019). "UM (University of Michigan) student group to host teach-in to raise Kashmir awareness". MLive. Retrieved 9 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Smith, Leanne (2016-01-13). "Prestigious Horatio Alger National Scholarship awarded to Jackson County student". MLive. Retrieved 2021-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Schwartz, Neil (11 December 2016). "Student recipient of Governor's Michigan volunteer award aims to help Syrian refugees at the University". The Michigan Daily (newspaper). Retrieved 9 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Snyder, Governor Rick (2016-08-31). "Gov. Rick Snyder: Thank you to Michigan's outstanding volunteers for your service". Medium. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ Altaf, Danial. "Pakistani-Americans Work To Create An NGO Dedicated To Fix Pakistan's Water Crisiss". Parhlo.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ↑ Grissom, Mashari. "Heart of Gold: Sonny Khan the Gates Millennium Scholar and Entrepreneur". Gates Millennium Scholars Program. Retrieved 2021-06-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bickerton, Scarlett (2021-05-26). "Paani raises over $900,000 for clean water and food relief in Pakistan". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ Qazi, Areeba (24 June 2020). "How a Nonprofit is Providing Water in Pakistan". Brown Girl (magazine). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ↑ Hintz, Livvy (22 March 2019). "Paani event focuses on water sanitation crisis in Pakistan and Flint". The Michigan Daily (newspaper). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ↑ Gundersen, Erik García (2019-10-09). "Clean water start-up names well in Pakistan after LeBron James". LeBron Wire. Retrieved 2021-06-11. Unknown parameter
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