An Exhibition at HOPE Formal School, Karachi.
Art has always been incorporated as a learning subject in the school’s curricula. Art has the ability to open one’s mind and inquire about the world. It has been used as a power to express one’s thoughts, feelings and emotions about what one thinks. Therefore, HOPE - an educational NGO in Pakistan, always encourage the students to take part in various exhibitions as well as take them out to art and science exhibitions.
Recently, an exhibition was held at HOPE Formal school, Karachi, in which students from 5th grade to 8th grade displayed their projects and artwork.
Total 103 students participated in this activity. The work of students included paper work (flowers, cars etc), clay work (animals, household equipements etc), dustbins, tissue box, a volcano, and drawings of Taj Mahal, The Great Wall of China and heart of a frog.
Creativity is an inner source to express one’s feelings; it may increase through different experience, knowledge, experiments, acquiring new skills etc. For this purpose HOPE - an educational NGO in Pakistan seeks different ways to make its students more creative and competitive.
Moreover, students are regularly taken to field trips and exhibitions etc in order to expose them to different cultural aspects of the world around them as these trips and visits are recognized as important moments in learning.
HOPE, under the guidance of Chairperson Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla - Child Specialist in Karachi, makes sure to bring the best out of its students and to allow them to get involved in diverse interests as it is important for them to be very diverse in their interests.
HOPE Organizes a workshop on "THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMUNITY MEDICINE"
HOPE- an NGO in Pakistan, 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-child specialist in Karachi and continuously strives to improve the health and educational disparity of the deprived community in the country.
HOPE runs 2 secondary care hospitals in Karachi, at Korangi and Gurumandir. Additionally, HOPE runs two Maternal and Child Health Care centers in the city (in the slum areas of Manzoor and Mujahid colonies) as well as two Mobile Health Units, which cater 26 villages in the outskirts of Karachi.
A workshop seminar was held at HOPE’s Korangi (Zia Colony) Hospital to propagate the importance of the community medicine and its influential components with comparative analysis. The role of HOPE and its ownership for the cause and a productive discussion to get it organize was also done.
The event was attended by several dignitaries of the medical field, students of Liaquat Medical College. The 90 students, who were the spectator of the presentation, are pursuing 1st year of their education in the Liaquat Medical College. The presentation on the community development topic was given by none other than the right person in the field to do so, Dr. Abida Raza.
The students were divided into 2 groups. 40 students were allocated in Group1. The rest of the students were settled in the other group with the total strength, 50. A 20 minute interactive session was also conducted at the end of the presentation in which the students put forward their queries, questions and concerns. Several good questions were raised in the Q/A session as how to make community development reach new heights in the society. The tour of the hospital was done in order to spent time with the patients and discusses their issues and concerns and look into how the hospital works.
HOPE-a Health NGO in Pakistan, continues its work to improve the living standards of the children and poor communities by fulfilling their basic rights of healthcare and education. The acknowledgement and appreciation of our work energizes the team with motivation to put in even greater effort in doing so.
HOPE-an NGO in Pakistan, 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-child specialist in Karachi and continuously strives to improve the health and educational disparity of the deprived community in the country.
HOPE runs 2 secondary care hospitals in Karachi, at Korangi and Gurumandir. Additionally, HOPE runs two Maternal and Child Health Care centers in the city (in the slum areas of Manzoor and Mujahid colonies) as well as two Mobile Health Units, which cater 26 villages in the outskirts of Karachi. In the domain of education, HOPE operates a formal Secondary High school in the city in addition to operating 2 semi-formal schools and numerous informal schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Mazhar Sheriff, a couple of philanthropists in Karachi, are regular donors of a number of projects carried out by HOPE. They visited HOPE’s secondary care hospital and the HOPE School in Zia Colony, Korangi on 15th December 2016 on an exclusive visit to the area. The couple toured the premises and was briefed about the recent happenings at both the hospital and the school. The couple greatly appreciated the hospital facility and the quality of service being offered to all patients. Moreover, they interacted with the students of the HOPE school and were delighted by their level of motivation and curiosity. They were moved by the work done by HOPE in the area, which is otherwise deprived and neglected, and made a donation for the cause.
To help the deprived community of Kashmir region and extend a helping hand towards the deserving community, HOPE an educational NGO, established formal and informal Schools in AJK. Some of the schools are till tenth grade while the others are Primary Schools.
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.
On day 3 of the visit, the team visited the schools located in Chaprian, Dharian and Narhotar where total 140 students are enrolled all together. Chaprian is 35 km far from the city and 3000 ft above on the mountain, whereas, Dharian is 38 km far from the city and 3200 ft above on the mountain. The team distributed school bags, pencil boxes, woolen caps, pakoray, juice, cake and socks among the children of school. The children were so excited and happy to receive the distributed items; the smiles and happiness on their face was clearly seen. Teachers were also given gift packs.
HOPE- an NGO in Pakistan is ecstatic to see its students in the mountainous regions of Kashmir studying despite the harsh weather conditions. Dr Mubina Agboatwalla - 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 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 Agboatwalla - a child specialist in Karachi, visits the schools in Kashmir and distributes food items as well as warm clothing to the poor children studying there.