Mesmerizing snow capped mountains,
fast flowing River Jhelum and Neelum, beautiful fruit trees and streams, all
together make Kashmir a natural wonderland. But despite all this magnificence, the
people of Kashmir are deprived of a lot of blessings of life. As the unemployment
rate is very high in AJK, therefore, the underprivileged class can’t afford to
send their children to school. However, with the passion to serve humanity, HOPE
reaches out to all those who no one reaches out to and has established several
schools on different mountains of Kashmir. These schools are giving free and
quality education to the poor children who cannot even afford to have a sweater
or a single pair of socks to prevent themselves from cold even in extreme
weather.
HOPE’s team visits these schools
and monitors the working on regular basis. The visits include distribution of various
gift items such as schoolbags, lunch boxes, stationery items, sweaters, caps, and
food items etc which encourage the children to be regular and make them feel
loved. The team interacts with the students and teachers to learn more about
them.
Presently, HOPE has 2 Formal and 28
Informal Schools in AJK. Some of the schools are till matric while others are
Primary Schools. Altogether, there are 750 students enrolled in different HOPE
Schools of AJK and 36 teachers employed who are educated community girls.
HOPE is proud to be spreading hope
and education even on the top of mountains where no other NGO or government
organization is working to help the people in need!