HOPE School Zia Colony Celebrated Annual Day 2015

Education is a basic human right. Like all human rights, it is universal and inalienable—everyone, regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity or economic status, is entitled to it. Unfortunately, the situation of education in Pakistan is in shambles. The official statistics released by Federal Education Ministry reveals that the overall literacy rate in Pakistan is 46%, while only 26% of our female population is literate. The situation is especially alarming in rural areas where girl child is prohibited to go to school due to cultural and social obstacles. 

HOPE, an educational NGO in Pakistan has been providing free of cost quality education to over 10,000 impoverished students across Pakistan for the past thirteen years. Many philanthropists, volunteers and staff members have helped HOPE to achieve this milestone.

Recently, HOPE School in Zia Colony, Korangi arranged a colourful and entertaining Annual Day to celebrate one more successful year. The evening saw students, excelling in academic and co curricular activities, being rewarded for their hard work and brilliant performances in the last year. The vice-consul of Japan Consulate, Karachi was invited to attend this function – he not only generously graced the occasion with his presence but was perhaps the one person who enjoyed this gathering the most. Besides distributing prizes to the  excelling students – which too, he enjoyed greatly – he even sang a Bengali song he had learnt in his previous stint in Bangladesh

Audience thoroughly enjoyed the event and lauded the efforts of teachers for putting up a fabulous show.  Tiny tots also took a very active part in this event. They conveyed to the audience the importance of helping the needy and how it gives pleasure and satisfaction to all concerned.

Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi, and other distinguished guests distributed gifts among the students and shared their thoughts about the event as well as the efforts put up by HOPE to help reduce educational disparity. HOPE will continue to serve the underprivileged despite all the problems it has to face. 

Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi, is hopeful that organizations and philanthropists will continue to help HOPE it its endeavours to reduce health and educational disparity.

HOPE’s Health & Education Awareness Activity AT Al-Nisa, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi

At  the Al Nisa Hall in Gulshan-e-Iqbal , HOPE, a health and  educational NGO in Pakistan,  set up a stall along with many other participants, each providing awareness of their specific capabilities. HOPE, a health and  educational NGO in Pakistan,  show-cased its expertise in these two areas and distributed brochures, newsletters, annual reports and calendars etc

Visitors were provided awareness of the projects  HOPE handled and they were encouraged to participate in HOPE’s activities by providing financial and material assistance.

Guests suffering from high blood pressure were helped in getting their current blood pressure levels checked on the spot.

Sind Government officials also visited HOPE’s stalls and were given all the information that was being provided to all guests.

Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi, has been the driving force in setting up all of HOPE’s Schools and Hospitals  –  and in ensuring they are successfully and efficiently run  – which is why these hospitals and schools  have been  extremely  popular in the areas where they have been established.

Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi  has always maintained that the health and education assistance provided to the needy  should be of excellent quality.

HOPE’s Fundraiser Organised For the Supporters & Friends Of HOPE

April 30^th was the day selected for a fund raising event organized  byHOPE, a health and  educational NGO in Pakistan.

Much preparation went into the organizing and advertisement of the whole event which culminated in  an exceptionally  successful fundraiser.

Many dignitaries  including the ex-CEO of P&G Mr Saad Amanullah were welcomed at the venue. It turned out to be a very large gathering that came in to watch this comedy show titled  “ Aisa Karogai Toh Kon Ayega ”

Mr Saad Amanullah opend the proceeding with a short speech covering P&G’s long association with HOPE and how HOPE had progressed over the past  15 years.

Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi,  thanked Mr Amanullah and all friends of HOPE for their continued assistance and support and also outlined some of the on-going projects of HOPE, a health and  educational NGO in Pakistan,   for which continued continued support was requested.

Then the show began and with it a lot of laughter. The audience fully enjoyed the wit and comic antics of the performers and it all lasted till the close of the event around midnight. All the people left with happy faces and in very good spirits.

Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi, has been the driving force behind HOPE’s activities  including the  setting up  of hospitals  at Gurumandir, Zia Colony  and in Thatta in rural  Sindh  –  and in ensuring they are successfully and efficiently run  – which has resulted in them being exceptionally  popular in the areas where they have been established. She has also been the power behind  setting up of  semi-formal schools,  formal and home schools across Pakistan –  and has been single-minded in her mission of providing  basic and  secondary education to the  needy.

HOPE’s Zia Colony Hospital visited by delegates of Japanese Consuate, Karachi

It was in the year  2000 that the Japanese Consulate in Karachi very generously offered to assist in the erection  HOPE’s Zia Colony Hospital– the ground and first floor of what is now a three storey  structure of  housing a very busy maternity  hospital .  This hospital has now developed a very popular  reputation and patients from near and far throng this vital health facility for much needed mother and child medical help.

HOPE, a health and  educational NGO in Pakistan,    worked at a very fast pace and completed the project in  2002 –  and was inaugurated in 2002 by the then mayor of Karachi city.

The two delegates from the Japanese Consulate visited  HOPE’s Zia Colony Hospital to observe its  status and progress since 2002. The delegates were amazed to see how the  hospital has progressed since then. A new floor had been added and  many new departments and latest equipments were added – making the  Hospital a very modern one in a very underprivileged/slum area of Karachi

The Japanese Consul’s delegates were taken to all the departments of the hospital including ICU, Neonatal  ICU, X-Ray Room,  Physiotherapy Room, different wards, laboratory etc.  They  were extremely happy to see  how HOPE’s  Zia Colony Hospital had progressed  so well over the  years.

Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi, has been the driving force in setting up this and other hospitals  at Gurumandir, Karachi  and Thatta in rural  Sindh  –  and in ensuring they are successfully and efficiently run  – which is why these hospitals  have been so effectively popular in the areas where they have been established.

Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi  has always maintained that the health assistance provided to the needy  should be of excellent quality.