CATALYST
Society
Volunteers in Service
Program
CAMPAIGN REPORT
Campaign Name:
1) Anti Poverty day by Akhwat
2) Rise for Pakistan
3) World Teachers Day
4) Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
Volunteers Name:
Ilyas Ahmad Farooqi
Registration #
L1F10MCOM0155
Contact #
0300-5372149
Campaign Duration:
6PM to 9PM
1PM to 3PM
10AM to 5PM
2PM to 4PM
Also send softcopy of this report to
[email protected]
Anti-Poverty Day 2012
Akhuwat's 'Anti-Poverty Day' being held on the 28th
April, 2012 will be marked by a global vigil to symbolize the
journey of change ignited by the people who have pledged their
solidarity with the poor. On this day, we will celebrate the spirit
of brotherhood that binds us together in a universal bond of
compassion and generosity.
They invite us to play our part along with thousands of others
around the world and light a candle at 7:30 p.m. the movement
against poverty. Each ray of light will represent a vow of
solidarity with the poor and hope that this day, the light of
change burns brighter than ever.
LAHORE - Worlds largest interest free microfinance organization Akhuwat will organize a
human chain to mark the Anti Poverty Day from Jail Road to Mall Road on April 28.
Over the past decade Akhuwat has established itself as the globes major microfinance
organization and its achievements were acknowledged by Harvard University earlier this
month. The sheer amount of loans and their return ratio has become the subject of
international academic research. Akhuwat has disbursed loans worth almost two billions with
a whopping 99.8 per cent loan return ratio.
Despite Akhuwat keeping a low international profile, Harvard University invited Akhuwats
executive chairman Dr. Amjad Saqib for a series of lectures. The Harvard Universitys
Schools of Business, Law and Public Affairs separately invited Dr. Amjad Saqib for lectures.
Dr. Amjad Saqib is a KEMC graduate and a former DMG officer. He later became an
accomplished writer and dedicated his life to eradicating poverty in Pakistan.
Lahore will mark the beginning of a series of Vigils to be organized across the globe in which
the spirit of brotherhood and volunteerism will be promoted. The participants will carry
candles and form a human chain to spread the message that the leviathan of poverty in
Pakistan can be overcome by trust, volunteerism and a desire to help others. Similar Vigils
will be organized in leading cities across the country. Some international cities most notably
Cardfiff, Manchester, New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Toronto will also host the
events.
Rise for Pakistan
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It is an initiative for the young and young at heart who have the courage, energy and
commitment to make this world a better place. We believe in social, economic and political
equality of all human beings regardless of race, religion, gender or ethnicity. We believe that
the only way for humanity to move forward is for people to cooperate rather than compete
with each other. This earth produces enough resources to support all people if only we can
find an equitable system for their distribution. It does not have to be a zero sum game. We
are seeing increasing income disparity all over the world due to flawed financial systems.
Concentration of power and money in a few hands has made an average person a tool to be
used to promote vested interests. While we want to change the world, we have to start where
we live.
World Teachers' Day 2012
Lahore - The World Teachers
Day is being celebrated today
(Wednesday) across the country
and in more than a 100 countries
around the world, to pay tribute to teachers for their contribution in educating generations
and ensuring progress of society. The day will be observed under the theme Teachers for
Gender Equality.
Teachers' Day is now one of the occasions that is looked forward by the teachers and
students alike as on this occasion its not only when teachers are praised but also around
various schools students dress up as a representation of their teachers and take various
lectures that are assigned to the teachers they represent. As the day passes the students
perform the regular activities that are performed by the teachers. On this day students realize
what it means to be a teacher and what it means to control the future of several students in
their classes and also teachers are reminded what it felt like when they were the students.
In order to celebrate this special day different programs, seminars and walks would be held
in the city to highlight the role of teachers in society. The day would focus on the need to
ensure equality in educational policies for millions of female teachers.
University of Central Punjab had also celebrated teachers day with the help of VIS
department. In which VIS department has allocated few teachers to each student to made
teachers day cards by them self and then delivered it to teachers and capture that precious
moment.
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign 2012
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women
around the world. Unfortunately, Pakistan has the highest
incidence of breast cancer in Asia. At Shaukat Khanum
Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
(SKMCH&RC) breast cancer continues to be the highest
malignancy reported and currently being treated over the
years. The causes of breast cancer are not yet know with
certainty and research into this continues. Nevertheless, studies have shown that early
detection of breast cancer can result in a survival rate of over 90%.
Breast Cancer Awareness Activities 2012:
Breast Cancer Awareness Day at the Hospital
Pink day at female colleges and universities followed by a breast cancer awareness
session by medical staff
Breast Cancer Awareness Session in corporate
Grooming session for breast cancer patients being treated at SKMCH&RC
World Teachers Day
Javaria Naveed (L1F10MCOM0154)
Teachers' Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of teachers, and
may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular
field area, or the community in general. our university also arrange a campaign for
celebrating teachers day. Where we made hand made cards and gifted to the teachers
.we thanks them for their services ,dedication ,guidance and their roll in our life .
As part of this years celebrations, VIS, through its Teacher Education project,
launched a campaign happy teachers day that pays respect and tribute to teachers
and the education community for their selfless role in nation building.
The university of central Punjab, through VIS, is helping universities children and
young people lead successful lives by enhancing their access to a high-quality
education. Giving teachers the tools they need to be successful in the classroom has
been one of VIS objectives.
Rise for Pakistan
Javaria Naveed (L1F10MCOM0154)
Lahore: University of Central Punjab (UCP) Lahore has announced that VIS
department held a seminar 26th January 2012. TEACH FOR PAKISTAN, RISE FOR
PAKISTAN were added to the partners list of VIS department.
TEACH for PAKISTAN is the name of a movement that has been started to uplift the
education sector in Pakistan and to promote quality education for all. TEACH for
PAKISTAN is a part of international chain of movements that is working to provide
quality education for all in different countries.
RISE for PAKISTAN is a setup started by famous singer and engineer Jawad Ahmad
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for socio-political awareness among Pakistans youth and raise their consciousness
about their constitutional rights. Jawad Ahmad has done a lot of social work in the field
of education and disasters.
Pro-Rector Dr. Muhammad Zafarullah, Dean FOC Prof. Azhar Ikram, Dean Academics
Dr. Fehmida Sultana and Director VIS Prof. Ather Azim Khan also graced the occasion
and addressed the participants shedding light on the importance and role of VIS
department. Dr. Muhammad Zafarullah, Prof. Azhar Ikram and Dr. Fehmida Sultana
also appreciated the work being done by NGOs in betterment of society and
emphasized that volunteerism is the way to betterment for our country. They also
urged that our youth should be motivated to volunteer and step up to help NGOs and
NPOs in development of Pakistan.
Anti Poverty day by Akhwat
Javaria Naveed (L1F10MCOM0154)
Lahore: Akhuwat's 'Anti-Poverty Day' being held on the 28th April, 2012 will be marked by a
global vigil to symbolize the journey of change ignited by the people who have pledged their
solidarity with the poor. On this day, we will celebrate the spirit of brotherhood that binds us
together in a universal bond of compassion and generosity.
They invite us to play our part along with thousands of others around the world and light a
candle at 7:30 p.m. the movement against poverty. Each ray of light will represent a vow of
solidarity with the poor and hope that this day, the light of change burns brighter than ever.
Lahore will mark the beginning of a series of Vigils to be organized across the globe in which
the spirit of brotherhood and volunteerism will be promoted. The participants will carry
candles and form a human chain to spread the message that the leviathan of poverty in
Pakistan can be overcome by trust, volunteerism and a desire to help others. Similar Vigils
will be organized in leading cities across the country. Some international cities most notably
Cardfiff, Manchester, New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Toronto will also host the
events.
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
Javaria Naveed (L1F10MCOM0154)
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre had organized "Breast Cancer
Awareness Day" on Monday 8th October 2012. It is part of Hospital's "Breast Cancer Awareness
Campaign" to create awareness about Breast cancer in masses.
This campaign includes sessions by oncologists on Breast Cancer Awareness in colleges and
Universities, focusing female students and aiming to educate them about breast cancer, its causes,
indications and symptoms, prevention, diagnosis and the treatment. In this connection, awareness
sessions were arranged in all major cities including Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar,
Gujrat, Jehlum, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahalwarpur, Karachi, Hyderabad and in
Dubai as well. Famous Film star Reema Khan, TV stars Mahira Hafeez Khan and Mehreen Raheel,
who are the ambassadors of this awareness campaign this year, will participate in this event on 8th of
this month. The oncologists had deliver lectures on this disease on this event where almost 1000
students from different colleges and universities take a part in this campaign.
Key Learnings
The key learnings that we got from our volunteer work experience are as follows:
1. We came to know how different NGOs are playing their role for the betterment of the
society by providing their services free of cost. We came to know about this in the antipoverty vigil on canal, which was organized by AKHUWAT.
2. During our volunteer work we learned how to deliver effective message to the general
public. This was a great exposure for us. We had to deliver some sort of message in
almost all of our campaigns.
3. We got experience how public thinks of you when you ask them for their social and
societal issues, they really encourage and respect you for the cause.
4. One of things we learnt is meeting deadlines and coordinating different activities in a
group. This experience was earned in the petition signing campaigns, when we were
supposed to work in the form of groups within a specific span of time.
5. These activities also boosted our confidence level as these activities are not easy. It is
difficult to convince a person and bringing him to take part in an activity.
6. I got the chance to develop new skills, and put into practice my existing skills.
7. We gained a lot of experience from these activities and this will definitely help me in
improving our CV.
8. We got experience of working in a different environment. It will definitely help us in our
future practical life.
9. We got a chance to develop our networking skills by making new friends and
developing contacts as we were working with new people and also in groups.
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Volunteers Working Pictures
Anti Poverty day by Akhwat
World Teachers Day
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Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
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