ANNUAL VISIT OF HOPE TEAM AT KASHMIR - DAY 2

Azad Jammu and Kashmir is a mountainous area comprising of various districts, located in the northern areas of Pakistan. This area is underdeveloped and in much need of proper health facilities. On the other hand, illiteracy is also prevalent here and if institutions exist, the harsh weather makes it impossible to reach there.

To help the deprived community of this region and extend a helping hand towards the deserving community, HOPE -An Educational NGO in Pakistan, has established formal and informal schools in AJK. Some of the schools are till tenth grade while the others are primary schools.

On day 2 of the visit, the team visited the schools located in Malsi, Gharidupatta at Muzaffarabad AJK, where approximately 200 students are enrolled, respectively. The team distributed gifts, shoes, jeans, toys, warm clothes, pencil case for students and handbags for the teachers there.

Food items, biryani and juice boxes were also distributed among the students and teachers there. The children were so excited and happy to receive the distributed items; the smiles and happiness on their face was clearly seen.

HOPE is ecstatic to see its students in the mountainous regions of Kashmir studying despite the harsh weather conditions. Dr.Mubina Agboatwalla – A Child Specialist in Karachi and a born philanthropist is of the view that providing basic necessities to the underprivileged class is obligatory for those who have the capacity to help.

With the passion to serve humanity, HOPE – An NGO in Pakistan 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. Hence, each year HOPE's team under the supervision of Dr. Mubina, visits the schools in Kashmir and distributes food items as well as warm clothing to the poor children studying there.

Pur Water Purifier Demonstration at Muzaffarabad

Mesmerizing mountains, fast flowing rivers, streams and beautiful fruit trees, all together make Kashmir a natural wonderland. But despite all this magnificence, the people of Kashmir are deprived of a lot of blessings and rights that they deserve. One of the major problems of Muzaffarabad is the accessibility of clean drinking water in the area of Dhani Baklan, Hatryan Bala.

HOPE - An NGO in Pakistan, has assigned a team specifically for this project who visit different slum areas of Pakistan to distribute water purifying kits and sachets along with the demonstration on how it is prepared and on how to use it correctly. The team visits areas where the population is deprived of clean drinking water. Each family is provided a purifying kit that consists of:

·         Cooler

·         Bucket

·         Muslin Cloth

·         Spatula

·         Pur sachets

Last week team HOPE visited Muzaffarabad where clean drinking water is not easily accessible. Hence, the team gave a demonstration tothe local communities of the area and provided them with the purifying kits that consisted of above-mentioned items.

The United Nations considers universal access to clean water a basic human right, and an essential step towards improving living standards worldwide. Water-poor communities are typically economically poor as well, their residents trapped in an ongoing cycle of poverty. Keeping this in mind, HOPE -A Health NGO in Pakistan in collaboration with Procter & Gamble is making clean water accessible by distributing P&G Purifier of Water sachets to the door steps of poor families.

Under the leadership of Dr Mubina Agboatwalla – A Child Cpecialist in Karachi and chairperson of HOPE.The aim is to benefit the community while making clean water accessible for all, hence, reducing the morbidities especially among children. In addition, this will also provide opportunity to improve standards of living while improving health status.

ANNUAL VISIT OF HOPE TEAM AT KASHMIR - DAY 1

Kashmir is a mountainous area comprising of various districts, located in the northern areas of Pakistan. This area is underdeveloped and in much need of proper health facilities. On the other hand, illiteracy is also prevalent here and if institutions exist, the harsh weather makes it impossible to reach there.

The mountainous region of Kashmir is definitely breath-taking but the people who live in these areas face a lot of hardships. Life is actually very tough in these areas. Half of the year it’s extremely cold there. Most of the villages on mountains have no electricity, no central heating system; children may develop pneumonia and other illnesses because of the cold weather.

This year, on day 1 of the visit, the team of HOPE - An NGO in Pakistan, visited the schools located in Dhanibaklan, Hatiyan Bala which in total enrolled about 125 students. Gifts packets consisting of pencil box, warm clothes, toys, Eid clothes, school bags were distributed among the children and hand bags for the teachers there.

Furthermore, the team distributed snacks consisting of biryani and juice boxes among the children which brought them great joy and happiness.

The chairperson of HOPE, Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla - A child specialist in Karachi, visits these schools every year along with other members from HOPE office to make sure the schools are functioning the way they are supposed to. On this visit, the teachers also put their concerns in front of her, if any, of which are addressed right away.

HOPE- An Educational NGO in Pakistan,feels proud while 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.

RATION DONATION FOR THE NEEDY

With lack of financial stability, many families worry about from where their next meal will be coming from. Whilst many of us enjoy three meals a day, for many families in Pakistan, this is a mere dream. On average, over half of a family’s income is spent on food and 44% of children under the age of five are stunted due to malnutrition.

Many large bags of ration were handed over to HOPE - An NGO in Karachi, by a donor for distribution among the needy students of HOPE Zia School and the needy people residing in Zia Colony. 

Serving a whole better purpose of charity and was a great help to the underprivileged people during this hard time, as job opportunities for daily wagers has come to a halt; and they do not have any resources or savings to sustain on during this pandemic.

By providing ration bags to these families, it will help keep their kitchens running for some time, until the corona pandemic situation restores to normal again.

The ration bags provided consisted of various items such as milk ghee, flour, cooking oil, sugar, pulses, rice, tea leaf, soap, detergent, salt, spices etc.which sums up to the basic needs required in any household. The children and people were very happy to receive the ration bags, it was a feeling of relief during this hard time when people are losing jobs due to the pandemic.

The team at HOPE – A Health NGO in Pakistan, distributed the ration bags among the neediest students and families of Zia Colony.  The children and people were delighted to receive the ration bags as they belong to low-income class who cannot even afford to buy basic grocery on regular basis. Seeing the innocent smiles on the faces of these children is extremely gratifying and it affirms our belief that all the efforts, the hassle, the obstacles are worth going through just to see a smile on the faces of these children who can’t afford the basic necessities of life.

Dr. MubinaAgboatwalla- A Child Specialist in Karachi, leads HOPE towards achieving greater horizons and drags people out of their misery and sufferings by carrying out such philanthropic activities.

HOPE CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS THE CORONA WARD ESTABLISHED IN SINDH GOVT HOSPITAL

HOPE – An NGO in Pakistan has always been active in Emergency situations such as Earthquakes, Flood Reliefs, Mass medical camps etc. In the past HOPE responded to these emergencies by launching a huge relief operation that covered medical aid, relief distribution, provision of safe drinking water,nutrition support and reconstruction of houses.

Recently HOPE General Hospital Thatta, has been declared as an Isolation center for corona virus patients. HOPE is further expecting HOPE Sujawal Hospital to be used as an isolation center as well.

With the increase in the number of cases in Karachi, the Sindh Government Hospital, Liaqatabad, Karachi, is supporting the Government right from the onset of Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan. The pandemic is so lethal that it has shaken the strongest economic and healthcare systems of the world.

Sindh Government Hospital has been selected in the Anti-Corona virus campaign, to set up treatments against the virus and isolation wards. Since then,the Hospital has been playing a pivotal role in the control of Corona virus.

Sindh Government Hospital has dedicated a set of wards completely for Covid-19 positive patients, to serve the purpose as a recovery and isolation center. The Corona Wards will consist of highly trained paramedic staff who will be equipped with personal protective equipment. Medications, ventilators, monitors, oxygen cylinders and many other facilities will be provided for the treatment of COVID-19 positive patients.

Under the Sindh Government Hospital& Blood Transfusion Services, they are conducting Covid-19 tests of the patients coming to their facilities and also are supporting the requirements of the Government of Sindh.

At the Sindh Government Hospital, Karachi, a dedicated ward has been established with a 50 + bed facility with a possibility of ventilator with each bed. At present, they have a few COVID-19 positive patients and few ventilators, but they are anticipating the numbers will increase very soon.

Looking at this noble act of the Sindh Government Hospital, HOPE -A Health NGO in Pakistan, has contributed by donating dustbins, wheel chairs, Nebulizers, Pillows, and a stretcher.The organization is spearheaded by the dynamic leadership of Dr. MubinaAgboatwalla- A child specialist in Karachi and continuously strives to improve the health disparity of the needy community in the country.

 

A DONOR OF HOPE BROUGHT JOY TO THE UNDERPRIVILAGED COMMUNITIES OF THE SOCIETY

 HOPE has been active in Pakistan since 1997, working in the health sector of Pakistan. The organization is spearheaded by the dynamic leadership of Dr.Mubina Agboatwalla – A child specialist in Karachi and continuously strives to improve the health and educational disparity of the deprived community in the country.

A very generous donation was made by a donor from Dubai who donated miscellaneous items such as toys, story books, copies, tables, chairs, uniforms, paints etc.

HOPE- an NGO in Pakistan, works for the betterment of the society and has always been striving to bring quality education and healthcare to thousands of poverty-stricken Pakistanis, helping them lead a better life. With its mission to spread hope and happiness especially to those down trodden and underprivileged women and children.

Large boxes consisting of various clothes items such as toys, story books, copies, tables, chairs, uniforms, paints etc.  Were handed over to HOPE for distribution among the needy people of the communities, and children whose parents are not able to afford new clothes for their children. This donation made things a lot easier for the underprivileged people who are not able to achieve such items on normal basis, as they are already busy struggling to fulfill the daily ration needs and provide food on the table for their children and families.

Gifts bring pleasure to the receiver, especially the parents from underserved areas were over whelmed as their children received cloth items such children are usually deprived of good clothes, due to the low income of the bread-winner of the family barely suffices basic needs. These clothes brought beautiful smiles on the faces of children that cannot be explained through words.

HOPE team distributed the toys, story books, copies, tables, chairs, uniforms, paints etc to the needy children throughout Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Muzaffargarh, Sujawal, Thatta, and thought various rural and slum areas of Karachi.

With the spirit of Charity, HOPE - An Educational NGO in Pakistan, was able to put a smile to those underserved population who otherwise starve themselves to sleep every night. HOPE has always been a forerunner in carrying out those activities which benefit humanity in any way possible.

 

HOPE DISTRIBUTES BLANKETS TO THE NEEDY PEOPLE IN RURAL SLUMS

With the approaching winter season in Pakistan there are many people who are living below the line of poverty who do not have proper homes, clothes and quilts to protect them selves from the extreme cold. Poor destitute people who live on the footpath are bound to face the cold without woolen clothes or blankets. Hundreds of people die of shivery cold every year due to the lack of woolen clothes. Those people are helpless because of poverty.

Poor people are mostly engaged in labor work and they work without proper clothing and shelter and hence easily engulfed by coldness. Further, poor old age persons are the neglected section in the community and family and they don’t get proper clothing and housing facilities and hence face challenge in the cold seasons. In this situation there are death cases also in the state.

This is where HOPE -A Health NGO in Pakistan, comes as a ray of light towards the people who are helpless. HOPE has distributed blankets to the people who have no one to reach out to, during the winter seasons.  These blankets will protect the people from the piercing cold especially at night and help them get sound sleep without any fear and worry and there will be definitely some reduction in the number of deaths of shivery cold.

Giving blankets is a great way of helping out the community. Donations of blankets can make a great difference to an individual or organization, especially homeless. In the raining & freezing nights,  HOPE - An NGO in Pakistan, found many poor people living on the roads. There are millions of underprivileged who cannot afford even a blanket and die. without a roof or cloth on their bare bodies.

There is no better gift than providing warm blankets to the needy people during the winter season. Thousands of homeless experience the bitterness of winter and are at a great risk of suffering from severe illnesses. The rise in air pollution levels and the early onset of winter this year have made them vulnerable, but at the same time Under the leadership of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla - A Child Specialist in Karachi, the team distributed blankets to the needy people in slum and rural areas. This winter become a part of HOPE’s mission. There cannot be a bigger satisfaction than saving someone’s life.