HOPE Participates in the Unilever/ Standard Chartered partnership to support UN’s Global Goals for Sustainable Development

KARACHI, 2 October 2015: Unilever Pakistan and Standard Chartered have joined hands in Pakistan to support the UN’s Global Goals for Sustainable Development, with the overarching aim of ending extreme poverty, fixing inequality and injustice, and tackling climate change. This collaboration endorses Project Everyone, a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of the Goals by reaching seven billion people in seven days.

As part of this effort, a roundtable dialogue was organized at a local hotel, bringing together experts from across the public, private and development sectors to develop actions for the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Pakistan. HOPE, a health and education NGO participated actively in the activity. The SDGs build on the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), launched in 2000, which helped set global and national priorities and fueled action against the many social challenges in countries around the world. The SDGs aim to build and continue on the goals set by the MDGs to ensure the health, safety and future of our planet.

Over the course of the day’s dialogue partners, including HOPE, a health and Educational NGO in Pakistan provided an outline of the progress made in Pakistan and discussed the effort needed to shape political and business policies in the country for the successful implementation of the SDGs over the next 15 years. As wide spectrum of organizations supported Unilever and Standard Chartered by making commitments to create awareness for the Global Goals in Pakistan.

Ehsan A Malik, Chairman & CEO, Unilever Pakistan Limited, highlighted, “The challenges that the Global Goals aim to tackle have a huge impact on and opportunity for Unilever and are aligned with our own ambitions set out in the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. We are already bringing the Global Goals to life through our sustainable living brands and their social missions as part of our ambition to create a bright future for us and our future generations.”
Shahzad Dada, CEO, Standard Chartered Pakistan, added, “Supporting the Global Goals in collaboration with our partners, amplifies our existing focus to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change. Consistent with our brand promise, Here for good, our work in the community and our strong relationships with clients, regulators and the government, uniquely position us to influence a positive change for sustainable development.”

The efforts of HOPE as an NGO and in particular the efforts of  its chairperson, Dr MubinaAgboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi were lauded for her pioneering efforts and the immense work she had done both in the field of education and health

HOPE’S Eid-ul-Adha Qurbani At Thatta, Sujawal, Badin With IFFCO International Assistance

The aim of sacrifice, like all other fundamentals of Islam, is to imbibe piety and self righteousness. It also promotes the spirit of sacrifice for a right cause.

There is nothing dearer to Allah during the days of Eid al-Adha than the sacrificing of animals. Sacrifice, as practised by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) is an essential religious rite of the Muslims – replicating and comemorating  the sacrifice performed by Prophet Ibraham in its truest spirit and essence. God put Prophet Ibraham to a most difficult trial, the details of which are described in the Quran.

Giving meat to the poor and destitute as required when doing Qurbani spreads happiness so they may also enjoy the event of Eid-ul-Adha as a time of celebration and festivities.

Keeping that in mind HOPE, an NGO in Pakistan, http://www.hope-ngo.com/ with the assistance of its supporters especially IFFCO International, has  once again upheld Sunnat-e-Ibrahimi with great reverence and performed qurbani at its Hospitals and centre in Thatta, Sujawal and Badin, http://hope-ngo.com/Health/MaternalChildCenter.aspx  and has done its utmost to spread  this happiness to the poor and destitute of rural Sindh. Sacrifice of half a dozen cows  have been done and all the meat equitably distributed amongst the poor of the adjoining areas.

Objectives:

To distribute qurbani/sacrificial meat to the poor and needy of the rural communities of Thatta, Badin, Sujawal under special instructions from Dr Mubina Agboatwalla,child specialist in Karachi and chairperson of HOPE,http://www.drmubinaagboatwalla.com/child-specialist-karachi/ .

To sacrifice two selected cows in each of the three cities of Sindh where HOPE’s presence is very prominent. This activity will be guided  and managed by Dr MubinaAgboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi,http://www.drmubinaagboatwalla.com/child-specialist-karachi/ .

The spirit behind this activity was  not only to provide meat to the very poor who can normally very rarely afford meat in their diets but to also encompass them in the true spirit of the celebration of  Eid-ul-Adha ~  and at the same time spread the essence of piety and humbleness and set an example for other financially endowed  people to step forward and help the needy not just during the Eid-ul-Adha celebration but on a continous basis.

HOPE’S Eid-ul-Adha Qurbani At Thatta, Sujawal, Badin With HCI’s Assistance

The aim of sacrifice, like all other fundamentals of Islam, is to imbibe piety and self righteousness. It also promotes the spirit of sacrifice for a right cause.

There is nothing dearer to Allah during the days of Eid al-Adha than the sacrificing of animals. Sacrifice, as practised by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) is an essential religious rite of the Muslims – replicating and comemorating  the sacrifice performed by Prophet Ibraham in its truest spirit and essence. God put Prophet Ibraham to a most difficult trial, the details of which are described in the Quran.

Giving meat to the poor and destitute as required when doing Qurbani spreads happiness so they may also enjoy the event of Eid-ul-Adha as a time of celebration and festivities.

Keeping that in mind HOPE, an NGO in Pakistan, with the assistance of its supporters especially HCI of Canada, has  once again upheld Sunnat-e-Ibrahimi with great reverence and performed qurbani at

its Hospitals and centre in Thatta, Sujawal and Badin, and has done its utmost to spread  this happiness to the poor and destitute of rural Sindh. Sacrifice of half a dozen cows  have been done and all the meat equitably distributed amongst the poor of the adjoining areas.

Objectives:

To distribute qurbani/sacrificial meat to the poor and needy of the rural communities of Thatta, Badin, Sujawal under special instructions from Dr Mubina Agboatwalla,child specialist in Karachi and chairperson of HOPE.

To sacrifice two selected cows in each of the three cities of Sindh where HOPE’s presence is very prominent. This activity will be guided  and managed by Dr MubinaAgboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi.

The spirit behind this activity was  not only to provide meat to the very poor who can normally very rarely afford meat in their diets but to also encompass them in the true spirit of the celebration of  Eid-ul-Adha ~  and at the same time spread the essence of piety and humbleness and set an example for other financially endowed  people to step forward and help the needy not just during the Eid-ul-Adha celebration but on a continous basis.

HOPE’s Thatta Formal Schools’s Picnic At Keenjhar Lake.

The students of Thatta Formal School of HOPE.  an educational and health  NGO in Pakistan  were taken to a much anticipated picnic at the Keenjhar Lake. It was an early Saturday morning around 08.00 am when all the 110 students of HOPE, an educational and health  NGO in Pakistan ,  eagerly and happily collected at their Thatta School for this outing, which they otherwise could not have even visualized in going on their own.

At exactly 08.15 am all the students and the organizing teachers boarded their busses and headed toward Keenjhar Lake which was an hour’s journey.

When they all arrived at the lake arrangements had already been made for seating in the tented shade which had specially been set up for the occasion. The boys came prepared with footballs and cricket equipment to play games by setting up teams – and soon everyone joined in creating a huge noise, yelling and screaming and having fun. There was laughter everywhere.The girls arranged handball teams and enjoyed just as much as the boys, if not more.

Finally exhausted all the students collected once again under the shade of the large tent and were happily surprised to find there was food waiting for them there. After their lunch and a little bit of relaxation it was time to board their busses and head back to the  Thatta School and from there to  their individual homes.

The complete program, arrangements including of food was made under the guidance of Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi,  who closely monitored the preparation and execution of this activity      .

HOPE Celeberates Eman’s Birthday At Sachal Goth Formal School.

Several years ago Mr Shafat and his wife who reside in the US adopted a daughter with facilitation and assistance from HOPE, an educational and health  NGO in Pakistan .

Eman was then a tiny, spritely orphan who had no one to take care of her. It was a very timely development that occurred – Mr Shafat and family who were looking for just such a child to adopt stepped in. HOPE,an educational and health  NGO in Pakistan ,  first screened Mr Shafat’s family and after finding them satisfactory facilitated with all the processing of documents so that little Eman could at last find a very good home with loving foster parents.

Mr Shafat and family have never regretted this decision, in fact they are so happy with it that they wish HOPE to celebrate Eman’s birthday with them each year – and to do so they request HOPE to select one of their students and  celeberate her birthday here in unison with Eman’s birthday in the US.

A little girl from HOPE’s Sachal Goth Formal School was selected for this birthday celebration and  all the school’s students participated in the event which was a very enjoyable occasion and all the students had great fun.

As always particular attention was given by Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi,  who closely monitored the preparation and execution of this activity.

HOPE’s One Day Training with USAID/MCHIP for prevention of Umbilical Cord Infections.

HOPE, an educational and health  NGO in Pakistan , organized a Training for trainers program with the collaboration of USAID and MCHIP for the proper usage of 7.1% cholorohexidine for prevention of

umbilical cord infections. The  district selected for this training was Sanghar and the venue was HOPE’s Office, A-10, Royal Society, Main Nawabshah Road. This activity was managed by Mr Irfan Qureshi and Mr Sohail Arain, facilitated by Dr Ali Muhammad Junejo, Dr Mir Muhammad Dahri & Dr Zubairuddin Qureshi.

This  participatory training using discussion, demonstration, hands on practice, questions and answers, observation and role play – was a continuation of  many training sessions managed by  HOPE, an educational and health  NGO in Pakistan , with support from USAID/MCHIP.

Training started with recitation of verses of the Holy Quran by Dr. Mir Muhammad Dahri followed by Dr. Zubairuddin Qureshi’s welcome remarks & Agenda of the Training program of 7.1% Chlorhexidine Digluconate for prevention of Umbilical Cord Infections.

The objective was to build skilled birth attendant (SBAs) and lady health worker (LHWs) capacity to educate mothers on appropriate cord care and  to build skilled birth attendant and lady health worker capacity to teach pregnant women proper procedure of Chlorhexidine application on the umbilical cords stump.

The umbilical is a dangerous entry point for infection, which can easily pass through the cord into the baby`s body and lead to sepsis and death. Infection in the leading cause of newborn deaths. The baby can be infected during the birth process by an unclean umbilical cord or skin pustules. Infection can spread fast and affect the whole baby`s body leading quickly to death. This generalized infection is called sepsis. Ensuring optimal cord care at birth and in the first week of life (including use of Chlorhexidine), especially in settings with poor hygiene, is a crucial strategy to prevent life-threatening sepsis and cord infections, and avert preventable neonatal deaths.

As always particular attention was given by Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi,  who closely monitored the preparation and execution of this activity  and everything was closely monitored by Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi   who ensured that the training provided was of the best quality and that all participants benefitted from it and became capable enough to replicate it with the working skilled birth attendants and other lady health workers.

HOPE’s Fundraising In The US for Installation Of Water Handpumps in Rural Sindh

HOPE, an educational and health  NGO in Pakistan , has been helping the needy of rural  Sindh to obtain clean drinking water . Water is the single most important nutrient of life.Without water life simply is unsustainable. And although potable, drinking water fit for human consumption is plentiful in many countries and regions of the world, it is either not available or very scarce in other parts of this planet. The province of Sindh in Pakistan happens to be one of the places where water is chronically short besides being dirty and contaminated.

In this regard HOPE’s youth wing in the US held a presentation in the presence of Dr  Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson of HOPE and child specialist in Karachi who was visiting USA on fund a raising mission – and the outcome of this presentation was heartening as it resulted in obtaining the support of installation of  eleven hand pumps for various communities in Sindh severely endangered and in dire need to migrate to better places with availability of water.  Besides the youth wing representatives Mr. Marwan Majid, Mr. Aamir Jameel and Mr. Zafar Shah were also present.                                                                

                                                         

Water is the single most important nutrient of life.Without water life simply is unsustainable. And although potable, drinking water fit for human consumption is plentiful in many countries and regions of the world, it is either not available or very scarce in other parts of this planet. The province of Sindh in Pakistan happens to be one of the places where water is chronically short besides being dirty and contaminated. Sindh is generally an arid region, mostly devoid of water, specially in the rural areas where inhabitations cluster around water sources. But because of constant drought water is almost always very scarce ~ even sub-soil water.

Children, especially girls have to walk miles to get drinking water for their families. `HOPE, an NGO in Pakistan , has been helping the needy of rural  Sindh to obtain clean drinking water. We at HOPE, a health NGO in Pakistan, recognize this problem and have been working relentlessly on it for the last few  years and have constructed deep soil water wells  on a constant basis  providing many rural communities abundant  clean water and thus saved them the agony of migrating to other regions for potable water for themselves and for their animals.

As always particular attention is given by Dr MubinaAgboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi, in the selection of the sites for the pumps.

Quality and material of the hand-pumps is also closely checked by Dr MubinaAgboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi. The water being extracted by hand pumps so far installed  is potable and fit for human consumption.

   

As always particular attention is given by Dr MubinaAgboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi, in the selection of the sites for the pumps. Quality and material of the hand-pumps is also closely checked by Dr MubinaAgboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi. The water being extracted by hand pumps so far installed  is potable and fit for human consumption.