MEDICAL CAMP ARRANGED BY HOPE & ITS SPONSORS

Pakistan is attributed to the lack of access to basic health care services, poverty, lack of health infrastructure and personnel, illiteracy, women’s low status, inadequate water supplies and sanitation. In the urban areas, access to health care clinics and facilities is not a problem, though the general state and quality of public services is very poor. On the other hand, in the rural areas, people live far from hospitals and basic health care units.

Similar picture is being depicted when considering the areas located at the outskirts of Karachi. People in these remote areas lack basic facilities. They are more prone towards getting skin diseases and diseases like diarrhea, mostly because of unhygienic environment and lack of awareness which make them susceptible towards infections and required particular attention of medics and paramedics.

Keeping these indicators in mind HOPE- an Health NGO in Pakistan has initiated a step forward in collaboration with it partners to provide free health check-ups so that health status of these underprivileged masses can be improve and timely treated.

Creating yet another example, HOPE- an NGO in Pakistan this time with the help and support of Orient Overseas Container Line Company organized a medical camp in Razzakabad- Karachi, located in the southeastern part of the city. Where people were offered free health check-ups along with free medications.

 

Hundreds of adults and children flocked for this camp and a large number of patients were treated against skin disease, pneumonia, chest infection, diarrhea, eye and ear infections. Health team comprising of doctors and paramedics took initiative to provide medical care to the needy. HOPE- an Health NGO in Pakistan also formed a dispensary which remained busy throughout the duration of camp in distributing free medicines.

Along with treating such diseases HOPE-an NGO in Pakistan believes in preventing disease from occurrence. Therefore in collaboration with Procter and Gamble Company, HOPE under the leadership of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla- Child Specialist in Karachi distributed P&G Purifier of Water sachet among the community along with buckets and equipment necessary for the purification process of water. The community was also taught about how to use these sachets to purify contaminated water.

The community appreciated the efforts of HOPE and its sponsor for their effortless hard work to improve the health status of community. These poor masses needs attention from those who are well-established in the society, which can contribute to improve their lifestyle. Hence, HOPE- an Health NGO in Pakistan will keep benefiting the low to lower-middle strata of our society.

HOPE’s Youth Wing from USA visited Karachi to Review Hand Pumps Installed with Their Support

Water is one of the prime elements responsible for life on earth. Yet it is out of reach of majority of the people around the globe. It affects every continent and more than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. While considering the province of Sindh in Pakistan, besides being one of the disadvantage communities when it comes to literacy and morbidity rate in addition, it happens to be one of the places where water is chronically short besides being dirty and contaminated. Women of these remote areas travel 5-6 km far from their village to fetch water. However, water well are set-up which are 250 ft deep from which both animals and humans drink water.

Therefore, HOPE- an NGO in Pakistan has been helping the needy to obtain clean drinking water by installing hand pumps. In this regard HOPE’s youth wing in the US focused their efforts amongst other youth groups and students providing them full awareness of the non-availability of drinking water in rural Sindh. This resulted in the formation of a support group eager to provide financial support for installation of hand pumps in selected areas in dire need of water.

HOPE- an health NGO in Pakistan, was entrust in selecting the populated areas in extreme need on drinking water. The places for setting up the hand pumps were selected and up till now 19 hand pumps were successfully installed benefiting 100 to 250 household in each village.

Like previous year, member of HOPE’s Youth Wing based in the US visited Pakistan to view and inspect these hand pumps. They appreciated the quality of pumps and were satisfied that their effort has created such a positive result and benefited the community as a whole.

HOPE’s US youth wing’s representative Mr. Zain was accompanied by his family. All of them were extremely overjoyed to see how their support had benefited all the communities– especially with the fact that installation of these pumps saved these communities from migrating to areas with better accessibility to water.

The beneficiaries presented traditional Sindhi Ajrak to the visitors in order to thank them for their efforts and as a return gift sweets were distributed among them. As always particular attention was given by Dr MubinaAgboatwalla- child specialist in Karachi.

Atlast Group Spread Joy Among HOPE Students

Eid-ul-Fitr, the famous occasion is being celebrated in Pakistan on the second week of July 2016. Every year Eid celebration starts with the commencement of the Ramadan. Muslims wear new dresses, shoes and other accessories just to celebrate this day with full delight.

Eid is a joyous occasion for all the Muslims. The true essence of Eid can be accomplished through sharing happiness with deprived people. If people from poor class remain famished; the whole happiness of Eid will tarnish. The impoverished class is deprived of all the basic amenities of life. The basic purpose of Eid and Ramadan is not only to feel the pain of the meager people but also to take care of their needs.

Keeping this essence in mind HOPE- an NGO in Pakistan work hard to benefit as many children and underprivileged masses across Pakistan as possible.  HOPE- an Educational NGO in Pakistan in partnership with different sponsors and donors across the world effortlessly collaborate  to make Eid-a joyful event for the children.

Therefore, Atlas Group believing that if we share pleasure and delight with the less fortunate people to reduce their misery; they will feel happy, visited HOPE Zia school where they spend time with the students and conducted different activities to make this event a memorable one for the students and which can contribute to make their Eid a wonderful and unforgettable event.

The Atlas team presented a puppet and magic show along with arrangements were made for face painting for the children which was enjoyed and appreciated by them. They also gave chance to the young leaders to come forward and present their talent in the form of signing. The students presented naat and different national anthem.

After the activity concluded, the Atlas team celebrated Eid clothes among children adding to the happiness of the children. The Eid gift also includes sports material for the students. The team and the children both enjoyed their time together and given feedback about how well-groomed and disciplined students are. The students also left with a big smile on their face making their Eid more joyful occasion .

HOPE- an NGO in Pakistan under the supervision of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla- child specialist in Karachi will keep working hard to improve the living standard of the children and poor communities by fulfilling their basic rights and bringing smiles on their faces.

Grand Iftar For The Children Of HOPE Schools

Even before the beginning of Ramadan, we start preparing for Ramadan with great excitement, we look forward for Eid feasts and our long awaited family reunions.
Then there are those unfortunate members of society, who can’t even afford to buy a full meal, let alone the luxury of wearing new clothes. For the children belonging to low-socioeconomic backgrounds, it gets even worse. It will take time to fully eradicated the poverty but we surely can do something to lessen the pain! HOPE-an NGO in Pakistan, has taken the initiative to spread joy and smiles among the children of HOPE schools.

As in the preceding years HOPE- a charitable NGO in Pakistan once again arranged a Grand Iftar sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. This time it was held at a P&T ground to accommodate a very large number of people. Approximately 1600 students from several HOPE- an educational NGO in Pakistan, schools along with a hundred Standard Chartered volunteers participated at the Iftar party. The Children enjoyed the occasion as much as the visiting Standard Chartered guests. Moreover prior to Iftar, volunteers from Standard Chartered visited school and conducted activity regarding entrepreneurship for the students.

Iftar was served immediately at maghrib and the students and the guests were provided with a variety of delicious eatables and cold drinks to break their fasts with. Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi made sure that all preparations and arrangements were appropriate and that all the guests, students and staff were properly served.

It was at this point that all the children were given free clothing sponsored by Act of Goodwill and given by Dr Mubina Agboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi, making them all ecstatically happy. After which, dinner was served at this point in the form of biryani. Then the children lined up again to board their respective buses to go back to their respective schools and on wards to their homes, thus bringing a very eventful and happy evening to a close.

HOPE Food Distribution Among Needy

Sometimes a small thing you do can mean everything in another person’s life. Charity does not always mean giving lavish and huge items to needy ones instead it can be symbolize by fulfilling their basic needs such as giving them food. The best strategy for providing food to the community is by bringing it to their doorsteps.

Communities residing in far flung areas across Karachi are indeed very poor and during Ramadan, HOPE, a charitable NGO in Pakistan provides help to them in the form of food distribution. Recently in the communities where HOPE has already established schools and hospitals, distributed Biryani packets and Iftar boxes amongst the children and the underprivileged families in different rural areas of Karachi such as, Rehri Goth, Bhens Colony, Zia Colony, Bhittaiabad, SachalGoth, Pipri, Gadap, Dhabey Jee, Ghagir, Link Road, Bilal Colony, Manzor Colony, Shah Ghazi Goth, Manzil Pump, Mujahid Colony.

It was distributed to a very large number of people in both the areas – bringing joy and smiles to their faces. Such distribution of food by HOPE, a charitable NGO in Pakistan is done on a daily basis in very poor urban slum areas and in the villages on the edge of the city.

As always particular attention is given by Dr MubinaAgboatwalla, child specialist in Karachi, in the selection of the sites for the food distribution. Around 200 packets were distributed daily during Iftar to bring smiles on the faces of these children and alleviate their hunger in this holy month of Ramadan.

HOPE’s Iftar Event at Zia School

Giving has always brought out the best in people. The holy month of Ramadan, give best opportunity when Muslims worldwide fast during daylight hours and abstain from other pleasures, is also the month when Muslims contribute to charity work, and donations for the less fortunate.

Similarly, HOPE a charitable NGO in Pakistan under the supervision of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla- a child specialist in Pakistan and with the help of its donors, contributes to its best for the betterment of those who are always neglected especially during the month of Ramadan.

It was that time of the year once again when  HOPE- a charitable NGO in Pakistan was in full swing in arranging Iftar at it’s different schools and distributing food boxes all over the impoverished and poor slum areas of Karachi, to the distant villages and towns on the very fringes of this city. 

But the Ramadan distributions of  HOPE- a charitable NGO in Pakistan  did not stop there – similar activities are being  carried out in Thatta, Sujawal and more will be carried out at Muzaffargarh.

HOPE’s Zia Colony School students were given a special treat – as each one of them was provided with an Iftar including a selection of delicious eatables for them to open their fasts with or to take it home and share it with their family members. HOPE- a charitable NGO in Pakistan arranges Iftar event for 200 students along with their children.

 This event not only provides an opportunity for children to share their feeling and discuss the importance of Ramadan but it also give a chance to celebrate this month and thank Allah for the blessings.

Moreover, Ramadan brings a occasion of Eid which is most awaited time for the children to wear new clothes and to collect eidi from their elders. Keeping this in mind, HOPE- a charitable NGO in Pakistan distributed Eid clothes sponsored by Act of Goodwill, among children which add-on to the happiness for the children.

The children returned to their homes with a big smile on their face and hands full of Eid gifts which will definitely make their Eid cherish-able.

P&G Activity in collaboration with HOPE- “A Milestone Reached”

Water is a fundamental human need. Each person on Earth requires at least 20 to 50 liters of clean, safe water a day for drinking, cooking, and simply keeping themselves clean. Polluted water isn't just dirty—it’s deadly. Some 1.8 million people die every year of diarrheal diseases such as cholera.

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 charitable NGO in Pakistan in collaboration with Procter & Gamble making clean water accessible by spreading P&G Purifier of Water to their door steps.

HOPE is exclusively responsible for distributing P&G Purifier of Water across Pakistan to NGO’s, donors, etc. In addition, HOPE a charitable NGO in Pakistan, also provides back-up support in the form of training, IEC material, social marketing and advocacy of P&G Purifier of Water. P&G Purifier of Water is extensively used for providing safe drinking water to affected people in disaster zones. It is distributed in 4 gram sachets--ample for purifying up to 10 liters of brackish water. Compared with other products available in the market, P&G Purifier of Water has the advantage of leaving no salty or sour after-taste. To date, HOPE a charitable NGO in Pakistan has distributed 37 million sachet across the country under the supervision of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla-child specialist in Karachi.

To mark the milestone of distributing 10 billion liters of clean drinking water, touching and improving lives in more than 75 countries in just over 11 years and to celebrate this achievement P&G in collaboration with HOPE a charitable NGO in Pakistan arranged an activity in Kathore- located on the edges of Karachi. This activity was joined by P&G employees and HOPE team where they demonstrated the process of preparing water using P&G Purifier of Water. The activity was attended by women who are mainly responsible for household work and its maintenance. In collaboration with P&G, HOPE also distributed buckets, cooler and supply for 3 months of P&G Purifier of Water sachet to ensure sustainability of the activity.

Furthermore, to make sure the competency among community to clean water P&G employees along with HOPE team members visited each household in small groups and allow individuals from the community to re-demonstrate the process of cleaning water while using P&G Purifier of Water. Lunch and refreshment was also distributed among crowd to appreciate their participants.

The aim is to benefit the community while making clean water accessible hence reducing the morbidities especially among children. In addition, this will also provide opportunity to improve standards of living while improving health status.