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The best people are those who are most useful to others CommPact __Prophet (PBUH) Fall 2014 Pakistan’s Institutions of Higher Education Impacting Community through PCTN CHAPTERS CommPact Editor >Gul-e-Zehra Misc News Misc &Curriculum Community Service Community Empowerment andOutreach Environment Protection Disaster Relief Education Health Advocacy/ Awareness FocusIn Fall 2014 19 Graphics &layout Muhammad >Kareem Marketing &CommunicationsMarketing Office, NUST Publishing 05 32 73 13 A PCTN Publication A PCTN 43 47 68 53 Editor’s Note

I am pleased to share the 2nd edition of the Pakistan Chapter of the Talloires Network (PCTN) newsletter. The first edition was sent to all the HEC recognized universities in Pakistan, and received very warmly by all quarters. The Talloires Network also highlighted it prominently in their monthly newsletter. It was a moment of collective pride and a great achievement for the chapter. The current edition of the newsletter goes a step further and includes community service activities from no less than twenty-five of our prestigious member institutions. Our nar- rative starts with a brief coverage of the Steering Committee Meeting held in August 2014, in which the level of progress achieved by the network and agenda points for the way forward were shared. PCTN’s plan to hold its Annual VCs’/ Rec- tors’ Conference and Seminar on Civic Engagement in Spring 2015 was also discussed in the meeting. Member universities are welcome to give suggestions on points that should be a part of the conference. I am excited to share a new initiative by PCTN to connect member universities for community service seminars/ workshops and other related activities taking place in their respec- tive campuses. Six universities have already participated in the workshops and activities held at NUST in September 2014. We look forward to more member institutions inviting students/ faculty of other institutions to participate with them in civic engagement activities. I am grateful for the support of Chair PCTN, Engr. Muhammad Asghar (Rector NUST), the encouragement given by Chief Co- ordinator PCTN, Mr. Mahmud Bashir Bajwa, and the contributions from the focal persons of all member institutions who work hard to make this newsletter a source of learning and motivation for all of us. Photo Courtesy:Photo IST PCTN Secretariat Housed at NUST, Islamabad STEERING COMMITTEE Patron Chair PCTN Chairman HEC Engr. Muhammad Asghar (Rector NUST)

Members Chair Engr. Muhammad Asghar (Rector NUST) 1. Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha Vice Chancellor University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore Advisor Mr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha 2. Dr. Zakir Hussain Vice Chancellor Government College University, Chief Coordinator Faisalabad Mr. Mahmud Bashir Bajwa

3. Vice Admiral (R) Shahid Iqbal Rector Bahria University, Senior Coordinator Islamabad Dr. Irtiza Ali Shah

4. Dr. M Asif Khan Vice Chancellor Karakoram International University, Senior Liaison Gilgit Mr. Shahzad Aftab

5. Dr. Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui Director Sukkur Institute of Business Administration, Manager Publications & Communication Sukkur Ms. Gul-e-Zehra

6. Maj Gen (R) Hamid Shafiq Vice Chancellor Gomal University, Manager Programs D. I. Khan Mr. Mehfooz Ahmed IN FOCUS IN FOCUS

IN FOCUS 6 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 sity of sity Vetrenary andAnimal Sciences), Dr. M. versity), Dr. Talat Univer NaseerPasha (VC Vice Admiral Uni- Bahria Shahid Iqbal (Rector members attended the meetingincluding share his views. Four Steering Committee (RSPN)wasNetwork invited asaguestto Program ofRuralSultan, Chairman Support Engr.PCTN, Asghar. Muhammad Mr. Shoaib Committee meeting was headed by Chair was formed inNovember 2013. The Steering NUST Rector mittee headedby ChairPCTN, Islamabad. The sixmemberSteering Com- versity of Sciences and Technology (NUST), was heldonAugust 7,2014at National Uni- Steering Committee work Meeting (PCTN) The 1stPakistan Chapter of The Talloires Net 1st PCTN Steering Committee1st PCTN heldat Meeting NUST INFOCUS - - ogy development, application to knowledge of humanresource, research-based technol- highlighted five key roles asdevelopment economy.versity ina knowledge-based He opening remarks explained therole of auni- Engr.Chair PCTN Asghar Muhammad inhis Programs, also attended themeeting. PCTN) versity) andMr. Ahmad Mehfooz (Manager (DirStudent Affairs,Sundal Mufti Uni- Bahria Coordinatortiza AliMiss Shah(Senior PCTN); Ghafoor Principal SMME, NUST; Dr. Syed Ir Bajwa (Chief Coordinator Dr. PCTN); Abdul Pro-Rector (F&I),NUST; Mr. Bashir Mahmud Ahmad Akhtar Irfan Mr rector IBASukkur). Ahmed Siddiqui (Di- Nisar versity), and Mr InternationalUni- Karakoram (VC Asif Khan - ing of RSPN. RSPN is a countrywide organi- ing ofRSPN. RSPNisacountrywide viding aninsight into- the role/and function (RSPN),Mr.Network pro ShoaibSultanKhan Programsmade by Rural Chairman Support progress sofar. After thisapresentation was Mr. BashirBajwa, covering Mahmud PCTN’s presentation by ChiefCoordinator PCTN The openingaddress was followed by a cies andvolunteers. government institutionsandfundingagen- students, community, government/non- nomic movement are theuniversity leaders, who generatemain actors such a socioeco to provide making. guidance inpolicy The nisms for apositiveandfinally socialimpact, develop economy, development ofmecha- - - The goals proposed included development tional movement of engageduniversities” bilities ofhighereducation by buildingana- strengthen civicroles andsocialresponsi- statementThe Mission approved was “To their research andteaching missions.” into engagement service and community positivelythe society by incorporating civic of Pakistani Universities’ youth andimpact envisions toomies, capture PCTN dynamism strategic thrustofuniversities buildingecon- The Vision was approved as “Pursuing HEC’s memberinstitutions. PCTN ized keepinginviewtheinputsent inby place. PCTN’s Vision were andMission final- Later ondiscussionagendapoints took goals. its fer to further usefulcollaboration to PCTN discussedhow RSPNcouldShoaib Khan of- inthecountry.and theunderprivileged Mr. for ofthedeprivedzation working the uplift The committee regarded the set of goals as neurship. and promotingtainability social entrepre media strategy andsus- for publicsupport vibrant networks; laboration withpartner empowering peopleincol service; - munity in civic engagement and comperformance - through awardsof services for outstanding across alluniversities;kistan) recognition vision ofthe Talloires andHEC(Pa Network - tion worldwide; promoting themissionand engagementcommunity inhigher educa- a collective visionfor universal values and tutions; organizing discussions onforging of volunteerism in Pakistani academic insti- programs; buildingandfostering aculture learning evaluation in service pose ofimpact engagement useoftools work; for thepur development of standards for community service; andcommunity learning service andacademic programsof curriculum for - - solve to pursuegoalsofPCTN. andtheir strong reinputs ofallparticipants was heappreciated adjourned theuseful RSPN.Beforetions andchairman thesession follow-up withthememberinstitu- actions Secretariat to pursue Asghar directed PCTN Engr.At the end, Chair PCTN, Muhammad 2014, to beheldinCape Town inDecember. ing Talloires Leaders Network Conference urged Chair PCTN VCs to attend theupcom- 4st Prize -Rs. 20,000/- 3st Prize -Rs. 30,000/- 2st Prize -Rs. 50,000/- 1st Prize -Rs. 100,000/- award would beasfollows: tors intheir conference inMarch 2015. The award inputfrom after member VCs/Rec of theaward. was decidedto launchthe It proved to beformed therecipients to select also discussed. Aneutral board was ap were projects service standing community / certificates awards merit for out PCTN seminar. tors’ conference would beheldalongsidethe be held in March 2015. The annual VCs’/ Rec would Engagement andCommunity Service seminaronCivic was decidedthat aPCTN It and notby name, whichwas approved. steering committee membersbeex-officio was proposedIt that the status of PCTN for theirinputsbefore finalization. the goalsbesent to all member universities thought itappropriateever that ChairPCTN quite comprehensive andappropriate; how INFOCUS ------

7 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 8 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 to meet the power requirement of a tube with avoltage of70volts was notsufficient ofsufficient ability water. The power supply major problems identified was theunavail- Bannu basedNUSTstudent andoneofthe A needanalysis was done withthehelpofa ar, Bannu. District Government Degree College LandiJhaland- refuge in responsibility of20familiestaking Army. The University decided to take the for theIDPstend support through Pakistan nations, NUSTadministration decidedto ex With a view to appositely spending the do Rs 1,450,000through itsrobust campaign. Rs 150,000,whiletheNCSCteam collected million; theUniversity’s alumnicontributed amounting to Rs3.5 their oneday salary i.e., NUSTemployees donated and faculty administration andtheUniversity’s alumni generous contributions from boththeNUST masses. The massive donation drive received a fundraising campaign for theaffected along with NUST Administration started Club(NCSC) sities, NUST Community Service ple (IDPs) are in dire needofbasiclife neces- that theinternally displacedof thefact peo seek shelter at thesafe places. aware Being North Waziristan hadto leave theirhomesto threats to Pakistan, about900,000peopleof continues to eliminate themostdangerous emy in North Waziristan. As the operation Army tokistan completely wipeouttheen- was launchedby Pa- Operation Zarb-e-Azb NUST’s callfor donations for IDPs amassesgenerous response INFOCUS - - - Siddiqui floated the ideaof providing some Director Administration Mr. Mahmud Arif tor for thetubewell. the generator andaregula (now- functional) decided that the association would provide mar andMCSalumnusMr. Mansoor, it was NUST Alumni Association President Mr. Am- well available there. After ameetingwith from NUST. The includedunstitched gifts purchased and packedby ateam ofstudents Col. were Eidgifts Dte). Qaiser (Army Sports volleyballs andfootballs, was provided by ment, consisting of150bats, tennis balls, among thosefamilies. equip The sports lies to afeeling bring of “life isreturning” equipment for and Eid gifts the fami- sports - habilitation ofthedisplaced people. NUST’s will continue efforts till the proper re Floor Mats. lies received asetofPedestal fans, Tents and Jhalandar, Bannu, where theheadsoffami- went to Government Degree College Landi Dhomail, Bannuandthe team then trict dropped at Rural Community Hospital, Dis- Club. from Medicines Services donorswere Qureshi, treasurerKhalid NUSTCommunity ledby goods distribution, Mr.of Relief Ali on Sunday, 7thSeptember2014for Phase-2 and alumnifrom NUSTvisited Bannuagain Based onthat analysis ateam ofstudents fected peoplewere ascertained. the IDPs that the other basic needs of the af- back received from theArmy and authorities done for theirwelfare. thefeed was after - It about the state of the IDPs and relief work tives from Pakistan Army briefed theteam hours withtheIDPs, whiletherepresenta- the students. The students spent almosttwo Rs 5,000 cash was given to each family by distributed among women and young girls. among menandboys andfemale students Div. The malestudents distributed Eidgifts ComdAftab 475Engrs Gp/45Engrs Bde Rs3.5millionwas presentedworth to Brig. lege inBannuto meettheIDPs. Acheque Mr. Siddiquiwent Mahmud Arif to thecol - students alongwithDirector Administration On Wednesday, July23,2014ateam of13 bangles; andcandiesfor children. coloring booksandpencils;mehndi(henna); dies; readymade clothesfor children; toys, clothes for ladiesandgents; shawls for la- - INFOCUS

9 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 10 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 INFOCUS nounced cash prizes and merit certificates nounced certificates cashprizes andmerit for thestudents. Hasan felicitated thestudents ontheirachievement andan- (R) Masood Gen NUML Maj Rector Ali Jinnah University (MAJU). has alsowon theExcite Cup Competition heldinMuhammad to mention that thesamegrouption intheevent. ispertinent It was highlyappreciatedsoftware andsowas awarded 2ndposi- event NaSCon 14,held at FAST-National University Islamabad. The sign language. Students displayed at their software a three-day toform convertThe hastheability ofabookinto asoft software of great helpfor andvisiondisorders. specialpeoplewithhearing the software “Text to Sign Language Interpreter,” whichwould be dents- Abdul Wali, developed Mehwish HamidandKanwal Rani developingat asoftware competition 20,2014. onApril The stu- Three Computer Sciencesstudents ofNUML,Islamabad, stood out NUML students develop computer for software specialpeople hensive approach to prevent maternal deaths. ofacompre isessentialblood products for allcountries aspart to increase awareness aboutwhy timelyaccess to safe bloodand “Safe blood for saving mothers.” The goal of the campaign was The focus ofthe World Day BloodDonors 2014campaign was ties, for donating around three hundred bottlesofbloodin2013. University (LCWU) stood firstamongst all colleges anduniversi- nors Day Function onJune13,2014.Lahore College for Women The Punjab Crescent Red organized Society a World BloodDo Donors Day LCWU winslaurels on World Blood - - BNU honored Prize withMacJannet at NUST, Islamabad and Bunyad Foundation in2010to mobilize hands with Sungi Development Foundation of and Design. VisualBNU had joined Arts Dawood Design underMariam School sory sign, Textile andAcces Design andJewellery - of Departments Visual Communication De andstudents by of the a project the faculty The prize was awarded to BNU’s Humnawa, initiatives by The Talloires Netwrok in 2013. standing engagementcivic and community sen for thehonoronaccount oftheirout versities around theglobe, whichwere cho Pakistani university andoneofthefive uni- to note that BNUwas ispertinent theonly It universities.and American academics andstudents ofleadingPakistani Asghar and Vice Chancellors, dignitaries, Committee member, NUSTEngr. Rector M. Mr. a ShamshKassim-Lakha, TN Steering Commission ofPakistan, Dr. Javed Laghari, Mr. Education Ahsan Iqbal, Higher Chairman eral for Minister Planning and Development, BNU. Also present at theoccasion were Fed- rectorRelations, Student Affairs andExternal sentative, andMr. Zaeem Yaqoob Di- Khan, Mr. Rehman Younas, aBNUstudent repre ecutive Director, TN presented theaward to on July01,2013.Mr. M.Hollister, Robert Ex Talloires at NUST, (PCTN) Network Islamabad at thelaunchofPakistan Chapter of (TN), The AwardMention by The Talloires Network ored Prize with the MacJannet Honorable Beaconhouse National University was hon------The program about their informed artisans Muzzafargarh andthe surrounding areas. ment for the members of 8 communities in The program created sustainableempower for future collaborations.neurs andindustry designers, andaccessory textile entrepre form withmainstream connections fashion, for tocreate thecommunity anopportunity jab. The was ofthisproject to mainobjective women inAlipur, Pun inSouthern - adistrict development and product forin skills 200 acustomizedto conduct training program departments andAccessory and Jewellery BNUstudents of a team ofthirteen Textiles - - grams. training pro and craft besides other skill ciency, Adult programs andRural Literacy Health, Incremental Housing, Energy Effi- cluding Environmental Mental Journalism, engagement and outreach initiatives in- BNU hasanumberofongoing community outside. from the without support erating activity ies were ableto continue theirincome gen- completion oftheHumanwa, thebeneficiar confidenceevate andearnings. artisan After Lahore and Islamabad, which aimed to el- rights, andprovided exhibitions product in INFOCUS - - 11 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 12 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 service practices. service could from learn eachother’s community universities canbeestablishedandthey thiswayand projects. In aliaisonbetween developmenttheir community workshops ber universities to invite otheruniversities to secretariat suggested to allitsmem- PCTN charged environment. mingle, –inanacademically andconnect students ofitsmemberuniversities to learn, lowed, for thefirsttime, thefaculty, staffand citing new phase of its growth, one that al- Talloires onanex embark (PCTN) Network September 2014saw Pakistan Chapter ofthe PCTN’s new initiative memberuniversities ofconnecting INFOCUS - ogy, University, Bahria National University tion Technology, ofSpace Institute Technol- of Haripur, Comsats- ofInforma Institute attended /stafffrom by faculty University the 4workshops heldtilldate have been proved to beasuccess rightfrom thestart; by theinvited universities andtheinitiative was received withconsiderable enthusiasm and offered ineach workshop. The offer September session,10slotswere reserved withthecommencement ofthe Starting workshops for service itsown students.nity course, wasservice already holdingcommu- NUST, community ofitscompulsory aspart and other community service activities! service and othercommunity versities, for students and faculty workshops future andrope inagreater numberofuni- favorable, we hopeto cast awidernetinthe that thewaters have beentested andfound in different settings and environments. Now practices service derstanding ofcommunity of information, aswell asamore holisticun- These workshops have ledto anexchange Project Management.” Service munity Service,”Management,” “Disaster and “Com- various topics, suchas isCommunity “What Women University. The workshops covered Languages,of Modern andFatima Jinnah INFOCUS

Advocacy/ Awareness ADVOCACY / AWARENESS 14 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 and children aboutfire safety. large scale health safety campaign by educating parents The maingoalofthe programme inLCWU isto create a ment ofUrdu, Biotechnology andApplied Psychology. Prevention Campaign inLCWU for the students ofDepart Research Center of Shalimar Hospital launched Fire safety 7,2014Children’sOn January & Surgery Reconstructive prevention campaign LCWU launchesfire safety and physical healthofyoung people. This islimit violence andconflict globe are challengeto posingaserious boththepsychological and creasing levels andviolence in ofconflicts andacross the Pakistan Lahore College for Women that University to in- highlight thefact On May 8,2014aGlobalConference was heldincollaboration with Conflicts andviolence: aseriousthreat to psychological, physical health ConferenceGlobal 2014heldat LCWU ADVOCACY /AWARENESS - - tered young peoplewhohave no positive resource for rehabilitation. of violence andconflict byleavingcycle behind broken andshat ofallperpetuatingthis productive individualsandmostimportant their resilience; thedevelopment hampering ofwell-balanced and ing access damaging communities to and economic opportunities; - on theevent whichwas held at SMMEAuditorium, NUSTH-12cam- fromur Rehman spoke World ofSafety andHealth(WISH) Institute from InternationalIslamicUniversity Islamabad(IIUI)andMr. Samee this InternationalDay. DrAthar from Masood HITECH,Ms. Sarah Amir A seminarfollowed by awalk for causewas organized to celebrate incollaboration withNUSTICEStudentClub (NCSC) Chapter (NISC). 28, 2014. The event was organized by NUST Community Service (SMME) observed World Day ofSafety andHealthat Work onApril Engineering &Manufacturing Students ofMechanical ofSchool NUST observes World Day andHealthat ofSafety Work Sukkur IBA, Sukkur Youth Parliament hostsyouth convention try. ties andresponsibilities towards theircoun- the youth, reminding themabout theirdu- from across theregion came andspoketo – onFebruary 18,2014. Renowned speakers “Youth’s towards Duties Nation andSociety” ered at the Sukkur Youth Convention on gath- andthenearby vicinity across Sukkur A large number of young individuals from tion. their duties towards andthena- thesociety were pinned ontheyouth who mustfulfill the young audience. Hesaidthat allhopes far appreciated thecourage andenergy of Chairman Youth Parliament, Mr. Jaf- Rizwan in nation building.and participate Founder motivated young onesto come forward Education Mr.Secretary Fazlullah Pechuho, dents participated inthewalk withzealdents andvigor. participated speakers, Principal SMMEDr. Abdul Ghafoor, staffmembersandstu- area overlooked whichisunfortunately inourcountry. The esteemed that theredue to the fact islackofawareness andeducation onthis that Pakistan’s laborforce ismostvulnerable to hazardous incidents and healthat work inPakistan’s organizations. MsSarah Amir noted ofbringing ininternational standards importance derlying ofsafety tional healthandsafety. The speakersmutuallyagreed ontheun- pus, Islamabad. The seminar highlighted thesignificance ofoccupa - ADVOCACY /AWARENESS 15 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 16 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 teen (Ex-VC LCWU). by thehonorable VC andchiefguestDr.- Bushra Ma those problems. The event concluded withspeeches to theircourage, potential, and resolve to overcome the problems faced by the women andpaidtribute Later onintheirspeeches, students talked about walk alongwiththeuniversity staffandstudents. Vice Chancellor Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha attended the viewing, plays skits, distribution. andcertificate ry poster competition,ness walk, speeches, documenta- ences. was afullday celebration It includinganaware ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political differ the achievements ofwomen regardless ofnational, Organization (RSIO). The event was heldto recognize 2014, incollaboration SultanaInternational with Razia celebrated theInternational Women’s Day onMarch 8, University of Veterinary andAnimal Sciences(UVAS) celebrated at UVAS International Women’sDay of students. Alarge numberofstudents, andstaffmembers attended faculty thelecture. ofmoral for educationdevelopment inthecurriculum personality building importance andcharacter of awoman asamother, daughter andsister isablessingofAllah. Healsohighlighted theneedand casion. Mr. Bilalsaidthat Islamhasgiven status aprivileged to women ascompared to men. The role on May 2,2014.Mr. Syed BilalQutab, Ex- Prof. Boston University USA,was theguestspeakeronoc members abouttheteachings ofIslamregarding therightsandresponsibilities ofwomen inasociety wasA lecture organized by Fatima Jinnah Women University to sensitize thestudents andthefaculty of Women inIslam FJWU arranges onCharacter BuildingandRole lecture ADVOCACY /AWARENESS - - - __ person person to do italone, for leaders; Do notwait Mother TeresaMother plantation tourism andthe problem oftissuesandorgans trafficking. the responsibility ofthegovernment to takesteps to combat trans- organlam permits transplantation to save humanlife. However, itis plants to asanecessity achieve thenoblecause. Shestressed that Is- ofsaving humanlifeimportance andhadpermitted theorgan trans- teachings, scholarshadinvoked oftheMuslim Qur’anic majority the ligious viewpoint onorgan donation. Sheexplained that inlinewith about Islamiclaw andredonors was theconfusion anduncertainty one ofthemainreasons from impedingMuslims becoming organ late theorgan transplantation program inthecountry. Shesaidthat shouldbeestablished inorderplant registry to monitor andregu- Government College for Women, Jhelumsaidthat anational trans- at theseminar, DrFouzia HeadofPhilosophy Kazim, Department, ofOrganspective Transplantation” 22,2104.Speaking onJanuary University aseminaron ofHealthSciencesconducted “Islamic Per A seminarheldat UHS Islam permitsorgan transplant: denouncesSeminar ‘honor’ (UHS) killings Dr. Nasrullah,ran Muazzam astudyinthisregard andsaid that his against women. toenvironment eliminate violence for andpolicymaking advocacy who are oppressed andto create amore informed andsupportive Virginia University, USA,stressed theneedto give voice to women and Nasrullah, a public health specialist, teaching at Emory West of become victims killing’‘honor year. inPakistan every DrMuazzam onFebruary 15,2014.Aroundhonour killings 500women andgirls University ofHealthSciences(UHS),Lahore heldaseminarabout - - swered raised queries by the students. from Traffic police were invited whoshared their experiences andan- University,Bahria on Karachi Tuesday 22,2014. April Three speakers over thecausesofaccidents faced dueto theirviolation was heldat A seminarrelated oftraffic rulesanddiscussion to theimportance UniversityBahria Traffic rules awareness seminar at and anumberoffamilyphysicians. ment ofFamily andwas attended Medicine by UHSfaculty, students theissue.tant to tackle The was lecture organized by UHSDepart ther saidthat having was reliable impor data about honor killings loopholes that prevent often full punishment for the crime. He fur are treatedsaid that althoughhonorkillings asmurders, there were Commission HeadofHumanRights ofPakistan, I.A.Rehman country problem since data were aboutthepractice sodifficult to collect. The was thefirststatistical studythat report attempted to quantify the ADVOCACY /AWARENESS - - - 17 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 18 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 from theprogram. students aswell asemployees benefitted licenses to thesuccessful applicants. Both tests, driving ducted andultimately issued and signals. the second phase, In theycon- andpresentationlectures abouttraffic rules the institute for license learner and to deliver first phase, traffic police mobile teamsvisited The program consisted oftwo phases. the In behaviordriving ineveryday situations. techniques,driving road rulesandsuitable crease andawareness knowledge aboutsafe Campus. The aimoftheprogram was to in- hicle License Program” at Comsats, Lahore organized a “Traffic Rules Awareness and Ve ment incollaboration withCity Traffic Police Student ScienceDepart ofManagement program at Comsats and vehicle license Traffic rules awareness ADVOCACY /AWARENESS - - community service community service PU playing itsrole in lence. between groups andinstigate political vio development ofinterests canleadto conflict about howbers of the civil society political flicts”, to educate students, and mem- faculty “Political Development and Violent Con- Another seminar was held on the issue of Visions ofPeace.” brella of “Pakistan Peace Initiative Provincial and freelance under the intellectuals um- organizations,society journalists, students June, involving therepresentatives ofcivil A dialogue was initiated in the month of of lastfew months. organized variousseminarsover theperiod thecommon good.to serve The university faculty, partners andstaffwith community students,engaged campusthat connects ies (ISCS),University ofthePunjab fosters an andCulturalThe oftheSocial Institute Stud- come dirty come dirty ocean are dirty, theocean does notbe isan ocean;manity ifafew drops ofthe You mustnotlose faith inhumanity. Hu- __ Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma

- of thediseaseanditstreatment. about Thalassemia, focusing on the nature Another awareness seminar was organized and ChildHealth.” the ISCSorganized aseminaron “Women health concerns ofvulnerable populations, Understanding theneedto discussthe ter thissocial evil. plied in the organizational context to coun - discussed ways could inwhichthe Act beap harassment of women and in the workplace sensitized theaudience oftheprevalence of at the Workplace.” thisseminar, In experts Protection againstHarassment of Women “Creation of Awareness of Act-IV 2010 for The university alsoorganized aseminaron members.faculty about traffic rulesamongststudents and sided over aseminarto spread awareness Police,Motorway Mr. Zulfiqar Cheema,pre General,The National Highways Inspector &

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HEALTH 20 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 HEALTH day activity. 600 people weregering facilitated the two- during wasAs theturnout remarkable,a stag- expected free eye check-ups, free medicineandfree glasses. provide (NG)staffwith thegeneral Non-Gazetted were students ofNUST. The aimofthecamp was to by NCSCexecutives andvolunteers allofwhom bad. The assisted camp included qualified doctors teemed andtrusted organization basedinIslama- tre, incollaboration withAl-Shifa Eye Trust, anes- from 10 to April Cen 11,2014 at theNUSTMedical - camp for NUSTstudents, membersandstaff faculty and NUSTAdministration organized afree eye Club As peritstradition, NUSTCommunity Service NUST holdsfree eye camp that theyhave, theirown blood. strongly believe insocialresponsibility, andtheycaneven donate themostprecious thing than 400donations were collected. These events proved once againthat students ofNUST inthe campaign withfullenthusiasm. ofthecollegeStudents More participated andfaculty the students whichbrought themfrom theacademicblockto to theMIRoom donate blood. donation drive inCollege ofE&MEonDecember 16 and17,2013.Buseswere arranged for Similarly, NUST Volunteers Club, E&MEincollaboration withAFITorganized atwo day blood 300 blooddonations were collected. blooddonation. the dizzinessafter The two day blood donation drive was asuccess asabout were provided withpleasant atmosphere, conditions andrefreshments sanitary to handle ganized blood donation drive for two days from 26 to 27 March 2014 at IGIS ground. Donors incollaboration withJamilaSultanaFoundation Club(NCSC) NUST Community Services or Blood donation drives at NUST - es withcontinuous education andtraining intransfusion andtransplantation andtransplantation servic laboratory inblood banking delivery oping service by encouraging blood donation, training ofhumanresource, voluntary devel- blood supply. DUHShascontributed to theprovision ofsafe bloodproducts non-remuneratedtary blood donors is the cornerstone of a safe and sufficient to from the population. Bloodcollection volun service training- andquality and Research Center, withablood bank andaninstitute providing teaching, informedlives. abouttheestablishment ofaDow Blood Hefurther Transfusion Dr. M.UmarFarooq saidthat onepint ofbloodcansave upto three precious members.faculty Dr. M.UmarFarooq, Pro-Vice Chancellor DUHSwas present alongwithother rated Hon.JusticeBaqar. Maqbool by Court, ChiefJustice of Sindh High Prof. (DUHS) from May 20to 22,2014at Sindhhighcourt. The campwas inaugu- A blooddonation campwas organized by Dow University ofHealthSciences Three day (DUHS) blooddonation campatCourt SindhHigh ranged distributed in- stallsandactively show. DUHSmotivational leadershadar session followed by awell-organized movie The program withaninformation started which 50%discounted ticketswere offered. and theirfamiliesat Cinepax Auditorium in awareness funfairwas heldfor students, staff onJune13,2014.Ablooddonation activities organized donoreducation andmotivation to commemorate World Day, BloodDonor Dow University ofHealthSciences(DUHS) auditorium at Cinepax activity DUHS blooddonation - Earlier intheyear,Earlier onFebruary 15,2014and their cooperation inthisnoblecause. ofCinepaxthanked theManagement for DUHS Safe Blood Transfusion team Services sage of World day, BloodDonor 2014. The banners andballoonshighlighting themes - to thevisitors. The hallwas decorated with formation material andmembershipforms - banking inPakistan. banking foundation oftechnologically advanced non-profit blood sciences. DUHSeventually wants to create asustainable sities of Karachi onaregular basis.sities ofKarachi ties in different medical colleges and univer organizes interactive andinformative- activi DUHS Safe Blood Transfusion also Services walk. Blood Donation Awareness’ seminar and 2,2014DUHShadhelda January ‘Voluntary HEALTH - 21 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 22 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 HEALTH Prof. Dr. stressed Hameed Khan ontheneed for Masood develop awareness aboutprevention andcontrol of TB. placards withsloganson improving and bannersinscribed public ple from allwalks inthewalk oflifecarrying participated actively Chancellor Stop DUHS and Chairman TB Partnership Pakistan. Peo The walk was ledby chiefguest, Prof. Dr. HameedKhan, Masood Vice memorate World TB Day onMarch 22,2014. seminar and walk at CollegeDow Medical Campus, and Ojha to com- Dow University ofHealthSciences(DUHS)organised a TB awareness Dow University TB awareness seminarandwalk at Addressing theseminar, Prof UmerFarooq, Muhammad Vice Chancel- with Dr. Mohamed Salah Tumsah, WHO, Provincial Team Leader. by Dr. Asif Aslam, Specialist, UNICEFSindhalong Health&Nutrition Meningitis andChildhood Tuberculosis. The seminarwas attended Cough), Hepatitis-B, Pneumonia,Diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping (EPI)likePoliomyelitis,on Immunization Neonatal Tetanus, Measles, tions for diseasesincludedintheGovernment’s ExpandedProgram and mortality. The campaign willcreate awareness aboutthevaccina- hood diseasesthrough immunization thereby reducing disability ofincreasingwith theobjective awareness aboutpreventable child- The seminarwas organized by DUHSincollaboration withUNICEF from childhooddiseasesby immunization. and mortality onJune25,2014aimingat reducing(DUHS) Karachi illness, disability Diseases (SMACD)” was heldat Dow University ofHealthSciences seminaron An introductory “Students Movement againstChildhood at Dow University (SMACD)hood Diseases launched Students Movement Against Child- - - to thepublic. and otherevents where theSMACD messagecanbecommunicated establishing information desksby thevolunteers at theuniversity clude student mobilization withintheuniversity through seminars, amongst thegeneral publicaboutvaccinations. The will in- project The aimsat project reducing misperceptions andbuildingtrust bywhich aimsat preventing creating awareness.” infant mortality lor DHUSsaid “We proud are to very beassociated withaprogramme cession. national anthem andagroupperformed of boy scouts ledthepro strategy to reach themissingpatients. Abandofschool children providers andonplanning a between service ing strong linkages - saemia. forlected thechildren suffering from Thalas- noble cause. About 120donations were col- the donation camp to donate bloodfor the other officialsoftheUniversity alsovisited Jamaland Azam Director General(DG)Brig Hassan, (R)Masood patients. Gen Maj Rector number to donate bloodfor Thalassaemia and foreigners)kistani upinlarge turned and staff members. Female students (Pa- huge response from the students, faculty dation onMarch 3,2014. The drive drew a collaboration with the Jamila Sultana Foun- (NBDS),in (NUML) BloodDonationSociety Languages National University ofModern A blood donation camp was arranged by the patients for Thalassaemia camp (NBDS)holds Society NUML BloodDonation Sultana Foundation (GIKI) Blood bankincollaboration withJamila from Fatimid Foundation for thewelfare Rs.53,000 was given to Dr. Shahid Masood the student week. The entire of earning and BS-Economics arranged a bake sale in Engineering the students of BS-Chemical ofthesociety.uplift OnMarch 18,2014 ing students to contribute towards the tradition ofencouraghas aremarkable - Since its inception CIIT, Lahore Campus Thalassaemia patients Lahore for helping arranged inCIIT, bakeCharity sale other welfare organizations. Blood donation campsare organized ayear twice by Project Topi incollaboration with the children suffering from thalassaemia. tions provided free blood transfusions to within fivecollected hours. These dona- camp andmore than130donations were inthe participated members actively 2014. All thestudents, andstaff faculty Jamila SultanaFoundation 23, onApril donation camp, incollaboration with health relief program, organized ablood ing, Science& Technology ofits aspart ofEngineer Institute Ghulam IshaqKhan

- the bloodrelated disorders. hereditary Lahore to deliver an awareness about lecture timid Foundation were alsoinvited to CIIT, of Thalassaemia patients. from Doctors Fa- own to reveal to himhis share your richesbut another isnotjustto you candofor The greatest good

__ Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin HEALTH 23 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 24 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 HEALTH affected children. nated andstudents by for faculty Thalassaemia philia andCancer. 50 bagsofbloodwere do create awareness about Thalassaemia, Haemo visited Comsats, Sahiwal anddelivered atalkto fromteam ofdoctors SundasFoundation also Foundation onFriday February 28,2014. A nation campwiththecooperation ofSundas Comsats organized abloodtesting anddo Health Awareness at Society and Blood Donor Sundas Foundation collaboration with at CIIT, Sahiwalin Blood donation camp die annuallyinPakistan from tobacco related diseases. males ofPakistan canbeassociated withtobacco while60,000people wide. According to research 40percent nearly ofcancers inadult the 20thcentury, thetobacco 100millionpeopleworld- usagekilled Abrar andinformed Hussainwelcomed themthat in theparticipants ofBiosciences werepartment theguestsofhonorat theevent. Dr. Dr. Ahmad Ali, Associate professor, andMs. from ShaziaMannan de Comsats, Sahiwal onMay 27,2014. Hospital (SKMH) organizednum Memorial an anti-tobacco session at - Health Awareness Kha alongwithShaukat Society andBloodDonor awareness seminarat CIIT dayAnti-smoking andcancer - - - - Rawalpindi supervised thecamp. Rawalpindi supervised Dr. Cheema, leadingdermatologist Saadia of cal Company onMay 12,2014at thecampus. in collaboration withNational Pharmaceuti - OPDcampwas organizedA free skin by FJWU Free OPD(FJWU) skin care was alsoprovided. vision. Useful information regarding eye thatidentify may any exist in their deficiency eye to screening ofstudents was performed Assessment Program (I-Care). A preliminary ranged an Eye Disease Awareness and Vision in collaboration withAmanat Eye Hospitalar onMay 22,2014FJWUEarlier Centre Medical and usefulinformation regarding eye care. diseases, ofrefractive detection early error, ofinformativetribution literature abouteye The camp included free vision screening, dis- faculty, staffandstudents onJune4,2014. Eye Hospital, arranged a free eye camp for CentreMedical incollaboration withAl-Shifa Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) eye camp Hospital arrange an FJWU andAl-Shifa Eye - The 31,2014. third campisdueonOctober vaccination. First two campswere 30,2014andMay setuponApril 30,2014respectively. a free vaccination campfor itsstudents, andstaff. faculty There were three phasesofthe FJWU incollaboration with setup The RawalpindiChamber ofCommerce andIndustry Free Hepatitis Bvaccination (FJWU) Gardezi, Vice Chancellor, UAJK shared the at theoccasion Prof. Dr. DilNawaz Ahmed Kashmir. ofAzad Bagh District Speaking screening of orphans of underprivileged HOPE Pakistan arranged acampfor incollaborationHepatitis society with patients. fundstoto helpoutthedeserving collect hepatitis is quite costly, plans the society common citizens. As thetreatment of hepatitis amonguniversity students and precautions, treatment andeffectsof ate awareness aboutthenature, causes, rate. The mandate isto cre ofthesociety registered withthesaiddirecto asociety have Jammu and Kashmir versity of Azad nature ofHepatitis, thestudents ofUni- responseIn to thewidespread andfatal (UAJK) of Students Affairs umbrella ofDirectorate under Hepatitis Society Registration of - - persons were present at theoccasion. representativesof civilsociety and media projects.in the community A large number mission oftheuniversity to engage actively HEALTH 25 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 26 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 HEALTH students for thenation. theirzeal to serve UAJK visited the camp and encouraged the Manager, Community Operations, PCTN- Ansar Yasin, Focal Person andDr. Abdul Rauf be available at thetimeofsuchneed. Dr. Kh. blood donorsfrom theuniversity whomay was to makeadata bankfor thepotential the university inMuzaffarabad. The objective blood grouping campsat bothcampusesof of thesociety. The foundation arranged two Jamal Foundation to work for thebetterment joinedhandsto form Jammu andKashmir ofstudents at University ofAzad A section at UAJK Blood grouping camp try. treatment and prevention of Thalassaemia. Their non-remunerated blood bank is one of the voluntary blood banks of the coun- Thalassaemia patients. enthusiasticallyThe inthe camp. students, and staffmembersparticipated faculty JSFdealswiththe A BloodDonationCamp was organized at FJWU onFebruary 20,2014incollaboration withJamilaSultanaFoundation for (JSF) Blood Donation Camp (FJWU) campus UAJK Thalassaemia awareness campaign heldat city this issue. were Gifts distributed amongthechildren at theend. the students for theirinitiative andvowed that UAJKpossibleto dealwith willdoeverything ments andforty Thalassaemic children were present All thespeakerspraised at thefunction. ers, membersalongwiththe faculty Vice Chancellor, students UAJK, ofdifferent depart a Thalassaemia awareness campaign campusoftheuniversity. at thecity - Healthpractition held JammuandKashmir andDesign, University ofAzad ofArt The students ofDepartment - gender equality and humanrights perspective.”gender equality on “How to involve academia towards prevention ofHIVandAIDSfrom Discrimination. Partners willwork towards development agreeing jointly awareness raising andsensitization ofuniversity youthsity; towards Zero tutional andacademiclevel includingstaffandstudentsUniver ofBahria to HIVprevention, buildingat treatment, insti- capacity care andsupport; ofpromoting with anobjective ing anMoU research and evidence related of UNAIDS by sign - University Islamabad Bahria became an official partner Programme onHIV/AIDS(UNAIDS) UniversityBahria (BU)&United Nations enhanced theirconfidence level. ated Campus. thestudents andthe management University Karachi ofBahria Students thoroughly learntfrom theirexperience andit not onlydidfund-raising butwere alsoinvolved andawareness inadvocacy campaigns ofcancer. The ofSKMHappreci Management - war. Students from University, Bahria were Computer inthefore-front SciencesDepartment for organizing thismegacarnival. They SKMH organized afamilycarnivalat Port Grande, 13,2014to onApril raise fundsfor Karachi theCancer HospitalbeingbuiltinPesha - Bahria UniversityBahria students helpSKMHto organise familycarnival - HEALTH 27 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 28 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 HEALTH and Model Pharmacy isalsoproviding medicines at affordable Pharmacy quality and Model prices. of highly qualified and experienced doctors to on the subsidized services community rates &Diagnostic blockofUniversity Medical Center UMDC isprovidingstructed (UMDC). the rates”. These were thewords ofthe Vice-Chancellor, UOSontheinauguration ofnewly con- at affordable butalsoproviding services ofthecountry variouscommunity to variousparts “University ofSargodha isnotonly providing education to quality thestudents belonging Inauguration &Diagnostic Center ofMedical (UOS) ication ofepilepsyfrom thearea. of SWAHScommendable efforts for theerad- guest, Dr. M.Ali andothersappreciated the visual awareness aboutEpilepsy. The chief ordinator SWAHS amongotherspresented ganizer SWAHS and Prof Chief Co Zul Kamal SBBU. Prof Anwar-ul-Haq Yousafzai, Chiefor as served World EpilepsyDay organized at Like theprevious years, Purple Day was ob Sheringal Shaheed BBUniversity, Purple Day at observed people inKohistan(Dir)sponsored by theuniversity. for mentioning that SBBUBHU istheonlyhealthfacility thelocal isworth It to thestudents,health facility andlocalsofthearea faculty through itsBHU. highlighted of the efforts Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Marwat, for providing KB gurated by MPA, Bahram Khan. Malik While addressing thegathering, he A BasicHealthUnit(BHU)atBhutto ShaheedBenazir University was inau- SBBU HealthUnit(BHU)inauguratedBasic at - - - Fatimid Foundation. A walk was the Thalassaemia patients of the people aboutblooddonation for awareness amongstudents and The campwas arranged to create nated blood to the foundation. inthecampanddo participated andstudentsagement, faculty versity. Alarge numberofman- at themaincampusofuni- a blood donation ducted camp the Fatimid Foundation, con- students,ty incollaboration with Shaheed BanazirBhutto Universi- Blood donation campfor Thalassaemia patients (SBBU) While addressing the seminar, Mr. Haroon on theoccasion children losswere withhearing alsopresent Jan,students andparents Maqbool of Orya various hospitalsofLahore, noted columnist casion. Many renowned ENT specialists from was thechiefguestat theoc Sultan Bokhari Punjab for Minister welfare Social Haroon March 4,2014. of ear and ear relatedsensitivity diseases on the massesregarding care, and importance with theaimto create awareness among at theUniversity ofHealthSciences(UHS) The international EarCare Day was observed Speakers callfor awareness aboutear-related diseases(UHS) - eties) andstudents. Mr. Danish(director student soci- AliSajjad (organizer of the camp), He appreciatedMr. of the efforts membersofthevarsity.faculty the Registrar andothersenior ticipated intheevent alongwith alsopar BahadarMarwat Khan SBBUProf.Vice-Chancellor Dr. disease. cate the devastating blood borne withthehopeto eradimunity - awareness campaign in the com- ofthe also organized asapart - of variousforms. child were associated disorders with hearing basic treatment needsofthemotherand andpoor access to the at thetimeof birth lackofoxygenation birth, infections during in Pakistan. Headdedthat cousin marriages, andthere werebirths, 300,000deafpeople ing lossinPakistan was 7to 8per1000live Dr Afzal Alam said that prevalence of hear ing ofchildren loss. withhearing was beingpaidto theeducation and train- andspecial attention society of theactive steps topractical makespecialpersonspart saidthegovernment was taking Bokhari - - of thedeprived segment ofsociety. to understand true sentiments and emotions ating awareness amongthepeople inorder Jan stressed Maqbool the need for creOrya and may cost Rs1,500,000to Rs2,200,000. expensivecochlear implant whichisvery to profound lossmay hearing benefitfrom Moreover, severe children oradultswithvery ies, medicationaid. anduse ofhearing could betreated completely through surger people facing acute loss problem hearing ofthe saidthat amajority Dr Afzal further HEALTH - - 29 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 30 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 HEALTH cise regularly to leadahealthy life. fat foods. She also emphasized on the need to exer choices andto avoid fast-food, cold drinks, and high leadsto.sity Sheeducated themabouthealthy food andthepossiblediseaseswhichobe about obesity of Zoology told the participants of Department pants. campDr. During RubinaMushtaq, thehead - pressure level ofthepartici andotherliver enzymes the cholesterol level, fastingbloodsugar, blood and Technology on June 29, 2014 to check (FUUAST) of Zoology, Federal Urdu Sciences University of Arts, A free medicalcampwas organized by Department Index (BMI) Mass Body and camp to checkobesity FUUAST holds free medical help oflocalherbs. emphasized theneedofmore research to findout remedies by the used to cure illnessesintheEastsince ancient times. The speakers of theconference was to highlight thelocalherbs, whichare being Sciences & versity of Arts, Technology on May 2, 2014. The purpose cy” at Federal was ofPharmacy organized by Urdu Department Uni- A National Conference on Concepts“Health andModern inPharma- (FUUAST) ConceptsModern inPharmacy” National conference on “Health and - - • • • 2014 October (FUUAST) Blood transfusion activity These involve every knowing to transfusion.point of extraction can be maintained from the oftheblood which thequality definesstandards by tion (WHO) blood. World HealthOrganisa- volve alotmore thanjustgiving in- Blood transfusion services transfusions are natural partners. andblood demonstrate that ICT held at FUUAST onMay 6,2014to was A blood transfusion activity Upcoming Conferences of The Talloires Network 2014 Network for2014 Network Academic Renewalconference: post/35291242450/esc2014 http://extensionnews.tumblr.com/ advancements inthescholarshipofengagement. to discussinternational partners and community gagement andwillchallengescholars, students, theme isEngaging for Change: Changing for En- in downtown Conference Edmonton, Alberta. ing willbeheldat theShaw Conference Centre 2014. Canada. 7 –8October The 2014meet Changing for Engagement. Edmonton, Alberta. Engaging for Consortium. Scholarship Change: 15th Annual Conference oftheEngagement conference http://www.youtheconomicopportunities.org/ ference. Washington, 2014. DC.USA.6–8October 2014 Global Youth Con- Economic Opportunities - ability oftheprocesses.ability role to helpestablishthetrace plays afundamental hence ICT a classicalworkflow problem and the event ofany problems. This is made traceable for auditingin not onlyto becontrolled butalso fusion. Hence, theprocess needs to thepoint oftrans- extraction to theblood from thepoint of thing aboutwhat hashappened - • November 2014 it onitshead. By Inspiredby ofSouth thespirit ing the traditional conference model and turning Community Exchange Knowledge (CKX) is tak 21, 2014. Summit. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 19- Exchange Community Knowledge Inaugural cfm cfm http://www.aacu.org/meetings/global/14/index. capacitiestheyneed.cross-cutting the community—to helpstudents develop the tional experiences—across andin thecurriculum andwillexplore learner to design efforts educa- a vision of the global will articulate participants At the2014GlobalLearning inCollege meeting, 16-18,2014. sota, USA.October Global Learning inCollege. Minne Minneapolis, - - - • March 2015 • December 2014 Suggestions on agenda points are welcome. tors’ Conference would beheldinMarch 2015. alongwiththeannual Service munity VCs’ /Rec PCTN’s seminaronCivic Engagement andCom- http://www.tnlc2014.org/ engagement andsocialresponsibility. the globalmovement ofhigher education civic stageof from thenext around theworld to chart TNLC 2014 will convene leaders of universities Town. Africa. 2-4December 2014 South 2014 Talloires Leaders Network Conference. Cape and participant-driven. and participant-driven. CKXwillbecommunity-based Southwest (SXSW), HEALTH - 31 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014

Education

EDUCATION 34 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 EDUCATION milk, juices etc.milk, book stores, shops, gift schoolsand universities for items suchaslunch, old recyclable bottlesetc. They alsohelpedinfindingsponsorshipfrom supplies,clothes, toys, shoes, art books, musicalinstruments, masonjars, used buttheyalsohelpedincollecting students helpin teaching thekids vided into groups withdifferent tasksassigned to them.Notonlydidthe to help. More than75students ofBUattended thissessionandwere di- Lettuce aimsto doandhow Kids theywillcontribute Bee withtheirspirit the founder/director of Lettuce briefed Kids thestudents Bee about what dents againworked withLettuce inJanuary, Kids Bee 2014.Sarah Adeel, Universitythe summers of2013,BUIstu- (BU), Islamabad Bahria during After facilitating andeducating thestreet children ofLettuce in Kids Bee educate underprivilegedkids BU andLettuce joinhandsto Kids Bee phase. More than80students of among students inthefirst items bags andstationery distributed course books,Akhtar Admiral Rear Rector Mr. Saleem guished chiefguest, wife ofPro- University thedistin- of Bahria 3rd,On April 2014onbehalf E-8Islamabad. Kalinjar ucation schools atcommunity Education’s sponsored basic ed- of hands with one of Ministry social responsibility by joining another example of excellent University Islamabad set Bahria UniversityBahria adoptscommunity village schoolbasedat Kalinjar ment. ing themformal schoolenviron - cilitate thestudents by provid- its creation in nearfuture to fa- basic infrastructure andensured 2014. Healsopledgedto acquire from er atApril school, starting 3000 permonth for eachteach- allowance ofRs.an honorary Pro-Rector BUalsoannounced benefited. play group to grade five were levels ofeducation comprising the schoolbelonging to initial mote areas ofPakistan. that provides education to quality under-privileged children in re The Citizens Foundation is the largest educational NGOinPakistan to andskills knowledge TCFperience inimparting students. camp heldfrom 16th-28thJune, 2014. The students hadagreat ex inthe University students participated Bahria actively TCF summer summer camp(BU) The Citizens Foundation (TCF) success the world doesfor you -that is To domore for theworld than __ Henry FordHenry - - (NUST) SAYA teaching School project giving them the opportunity they deserve for abrighter theydeserve future. giving themtheopportunity giving thechildren anexposure to better grooming andultimately theSayaadministration teaching willcontinue project, supporting etc.learning, storytelling The NCSC TABA team hopesthat theNUST ofdifferent painting, suchassports, in allsorts computer activities children into groups, encouraging themto andparticipate learn unteers from SEECS,NUST. Students dividedthemselves andthe team visited theschoolontwo consecutive Saturdays vol- withfifty surrounding areas from classprep upto class VI. The NCSC TABA the basisofdonations andfacilitates over 300children from the 12th April 2014. The school is a private institution set upsolelyon neartheslumsofF-12,Islamabadon5thand Akhu inMera School arranged avisitto Saya Club(NCSC) NUST Community Service EDUCATION 35 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 36 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 EDUCATION lect around Rs.lect 18,000. ministration, the NCSC TABA team was able to col- at thesametime. oftheSEECSad- With thesupport low rates and contribute towards the team’s cause dents were ableto buy relevant booksfor studies at inSEECS,whichthejuniorbatchesApril ofstu- then heldabookfaironthe8th,9thand10thof Heal Pakistan team at NUST. The NCSC TABA team dents in collaboration Club and with the NUST Book Around 1000bookswere from collected NUSTstu- ter pumpsinthedrought-stricken region of Thar. childrenof underprivileged andfor installingwa- a bookfairinorder to raise funds for theeducation Club NUST Community Service TABA team arranged book fair(NUST) NCSC TABA team organizes also teaching 30to 40students perweek underProject Umeed. blink moments.of an eye are but preserved those colorful The team is trollable urge to burst into asignified persona. The month passedinthe sessionwiththenipperstheirtalents lashingoutandunconity - week 2houractiv day ofMarch, ateam of7membershadawonderful team planned several alternate for playful Onevery activities thosekids. ing holiday Club’s weeks, NUSTCommunity Service Edvolution (NCSC) fortunate circumstances, were given a little free air to breathe in. Dur seeh Gillcolony, deprived ofhaving ablissfulchildhooddueto theun- withabeautifulsenseof care. isborn earthling Every - ofMa The kids colonyGill (NUST) NCSC edvolution team visitsMaseeh - - IBA to support needyandtalented students IBA to support THP isanacademicinitiative takenby Sukkur winning students. Program to theguestsandcongratulated all Siddiqui gave introduction of abrief THP Ahmedwork hard. IBA Nisar Director Sukkur ners ofthecompetition andadvisedthemto ing to theaudience appreciated thewin- Syed Ahmed Shahwhilespeak Khursheed i7 Laptops. tion and were awarded with the latest Core tively Review intheBook Writing Competi- achieved 1st, 2ndand3rd positionrespec Shaikh GhalibHussainandMsMaham Mr eo conferencing. Students MsSavera Shah, Ahmed was theguestofhonorthrough vid- Commission DrMukhtar ofPakistan (HEC), while Executive Education Director Higher Ahmed Shah wasKhursheed the chief guest, position, National Assembly ofPakistan Syed IBAonJuly28,2014.Leaderkur oftheOp Competition Review Book was heldat Suk ematics OlympiadCompetition and Writing Competition, Reading ners ofBook - Math A laptop ceremony distribution amongwin- Program (THP) IBA distributes laptopsSukkur amongtalented students of Talent Hunt Only byOnly giving are you ableto receive more thanyou already have. - - - - on merit andneedbasedcriteria. on merit Rs. 3000permonth. Students are selected accommodation andamonthly stipendof tion, books, reading material, transportation, students have beenprovided withfree tui- higher education. Through thisprogram 350 cies andincrease their access to thequality to eradicate theirbasicacademicdeficien- tion semester (zero semester) which aims across Sindhare admitted inafounda- free ofcost. Through thisprogram students ic deficiencies by studying at the institute of Sindh,Pakistan to remove theiracadem- __ Jim Rohn EDUCATION 37 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 38 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 EDUCATION system. vocational through across educationthis andits quality thecountry collegescommunity inPakistan of andhighlighted theimportance The event consisted ofaninteractive sessiononestablishment of County Community College, USAandUSEmbassyIslamabad. 3,2014incollaboration withJohnson IBA) onJanuary tion (Sukkur Pakistan” was ofBusiness Administra organized Institute by- Sukkur A conference on “Replicating Community College Practice Best in PracticeBest inPakistan” “Replicating Community College IBA holdsconferenceSukkur on zations participated intheconference.zations participated and other educational institutes and business organi Sukkur - School IBACommunity Colleges, membersfroming faculty Sukkur Public fromMore thanhundreddifferent participants walks oflife includ- alsospokethrough avideoconferenceKarachi session. M.Strollo,Ms. Kimberly Cultural Attache ofU.S Consulate General, licating college thecommunity here practices inPakistan. Moreover, U.S.A) travelled abouttheconcept to address ofrep theparticipants (Vice Chancellor Eastern IowaJeff Armstrong Community College representative from JohnsonCounty Community College U.S.A, Mr. collegesin establishingthemodelofcommunity across Sindh)and IBA (whohave totion Solutions Sukkur alsobeengiving hisservices system Mr. JohnHalderfrom JHalderConsulting LLC, GlobalEduca - colleges ofcommunity Renowned international scholarandexpert - also provided to theneedystudents. andschoolbagsareA setofbooks, uniform, stationary areScholarships provided year. to needystudents every lab isalsohandledby theProject Topi Team. soft Word and Excel. The maintenance of the computer teaching likeMicro students about thebasicsoftware basic level i.e the hardwarevery identification and later installed in2012.Computer from education isstarted four volunteers. The ITlabcomprising 12computers was classes are heldfrom Monday to Thursday week by every government highschoolfor boys onregular basis. The The volunteers alsoteach computer at classesto kids Topi and GIKISchool. Hamlet, Government School School High Primary Topi ter school tuition to about 500 students in Government education to the people. Currently students provide af- and Technology’s Project Topi’s mainrealm isto provide ofEngineering Sciences Institute Ghulam IshaqKhan outreach program (GIKI) Information Technology deposited in the Sukkur IBAendowment fundfordeposited intheSukkur scholarships. ferent ediblestallswere fabricated. An amount ofRs60,000was raised to be Afoodclash withtheacademicactivities. street was alsoorganized where dif- was shown in the film festival.Several shows of the film were run to avoid any bers onMarch 20and21,2014.Famous adventure movie series Hobbit”“The IBA Students for Council and students,Sukkur (SISC) and staff mem- faculty fundraising film festival A two-day was organized by thestudents ofBBA-VIII funds for scholarships(IBA, Sukkur) Students organize film festival to raise - EDUCATION 39 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014

Disaster Relief

DISASTER RELIEF 42 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 DISASTER RELIEF amount ofRs. 200,000. resultedfort ingeneration ofunbelievable and shoppingareas funds. to collect The ef- hood. Students alsowent to different malls ty, from theirhomes, relatives andneighbor the donation lected money within universi- ofthe victims drought. Tharparkar They col- drive to gather moneyfor theunfortunate Students ofBU, heldadonation Karachi Tharparker drought donation drive for UniversityBahria holds Minister’s Fund. Relief This amount was deposited intheChief was Rs. 28,30,000/-. salary this one-day Wazirstan in July 2014. Total amount of to theIDPs salary ofNorth their one-day godha from to donated BPS-1 BPS-22 All employees of the University of Sar Waziristan (UOS) for IDPs ofNorth Fund collection - - Drought TUF helpspeopleaffected by the Thar dedication. best possibleway. Local residents thankedtheteam membersfor and theirefforts The team worked alongwithPakistan actively Army to accomplish thistaskinthe cashwererupees andRs. 2lakh distributed to theneedypeople. tea, sugar,cluding milk, ghee, rice, daal, biscuitsandmineral wateronemillion worth of theUniversity) contributed magnanimously to assistthepeopleof Thar. Edibles in- people inneed. The students,Foundation membersandMadinah faculty (sponsor members and9students reached inthedrought affected areas of Thar to helpthe On March 20,2014ateam from The University ofFaisalabad comprising 5faculty orientation course (LCWU) andfire safety life Basic support benefit ofthepeople. install 1bigand3smalltubewells for the ration andremaining amount was usedto lage where members distributed 80 bags of Another team was alsosent to anotheravil- food, whichwere distributed to 150people. ing rice, flour, ghee, sugar, tea andcanned IST students took 70bagsofration, includ- members, alumniandotheruniversities. Rs. 370,000donation from students, faculty student bodywas successful incollecting had losttheirlives thistragedy. during IST’s 9, 2014.121peopleincluding40children men effected by the famine of Thar on April tofrom helptheirdevastated Mithi) country went to villagePilaro (80km nology (IST) Team Umeedfrom of Space Institute Tech- village Pilaro, Thar (IST) Team Umeedgoesto the workshop withgreat was agreat enthusiasm. It success since from Geography, Chemistry, andEnvironmental sciences attended ing medicaland fire emergencies. of The students andfaculty LWCU wereand faculty trained situation onhow incritical includ- to act inauguratedSharif theevent. thisworkshop thestudents During Prof. and Head of GeographyBushra Khan Department Mrs. Bushra 1122)alongwithincharge,(Rescue Faculty ofNatural SciencesDr. 28 to 30,2014.Ms. Ruqaiya Bano, theHead ofBasicLife Support course on andFire“Basic Life Support Safety Orientation”, from April LCWU incollaboration 1122,organized withRescue athree days - of Space Technology alsodecidedto ex (IST) Pakistani. and every With Institute thisspirit placed People) are theresponsibility ofeach eliminate this foe. These IDP’s Dis- (Internally zoneof theircomfort sothat theArmy can modities. They have volunteered to step out lands, day business, com- schoolsandevery have beenforced to leave theirhomes, people from thearea ofNorth Waziristan an enemy thatusasanation, hascrippled As thePakistan Army launchedawar against fered more interms ofbloodthanPakistan. thewar againstterrorIn nonation hassuf- Waziristan (IST) brave IDPs ofNorth Fund for collection the them for service. community it trained the students for situation andprepared basic emergency - mer break. mer break. thesum- after once the university re-opens stillcontinuesproject andwillbecompleted sum for the IDPs of North Waziristan. The Ameena Waheed from IST handed over this sources. andexternal ulty OnJuly12th,Ms. from ISTstudent body, administration, fac tend help. AsumofRs. 61,000was collected DISASTER RELIEF - 43 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 44 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 DISASTER RELIEF ing-oriented session. At theend,ing-oriented atest was of VU Sahiwal campusattended- thislearn tivities. All the staffmembersandstudents lectures, demonstrations ac andpractical situations. The training sessioncomprised fire and generalearthquakes, emergency rescue themselves floods, and othersduring vide awareness to and train theparticipants of this jective training session was to pro staff fromMay 20 to 23,2014. The mainob ing Training” for VU students andcampus session titledas andFire“Emergency Fight versity ofPakistan arranged a4days training cue1122) incollaboration with Uni- Virtual - (Res The Punjab Services Emergency Sahiwal Campus University,at Virtual fighting training session andfire- Emergency vision to improve overall healthcare system ofthecommunity Dow University ofHealthSciences(DUHS) keepinginviewits food andwater andinadequate medical facilities. famine where peoplelosttheirlives dueto non-availability of faced situation analarming onaccount district of Tharparkar and relief goodsto Thar district DUHS dispatches medicalteam - - - - any local, regional and national disaster. incase of services incommunity play itspart by Punjab Department. Rescue This team will students active offifteen VU was registered team consisting ofthecampusmanagerand response emergency Acommunity Services. Training Certificates by Punjab Emergency pants were awarded Emergency with Rescue byconducted therescue staff.- All thepartici ORS, eye drops drugswere andlife-saving alsosent. ter coolers. Packages containing medicines, syringes, capsules, biscuits, mineralmilk, water bottles, clothes, slippersandwa- Each parcel contained items suchaspacketofflour, sugar, oil, food items andotherrelief goods. ical staff, medicines, medicalstudents withallthe necessary March 9,2014. The team includedseniorphysicians, para-med- dispatched medicalteam andrelief goodsto on Thar district NUML students attend awareness onfire-fighting lecture KMC,ERRA). Javaid linkages (Incharge rector General, Cell, Management Knowledge ERRA) andMs. Nabila Wajid (Chief Raza of Staff,Khan (Di- ERRA), Col.Muhammad Akmal (ERRA). ity The guestspeakersoftheworkshop included Brig. Syed andRehabilitationAuthor Reconstruction tion withtheEarthquake University from February 26, 2014 to February 28, 2014 in collabora- A three day workshop was at conducted Lahore College for Women andRehabilitation Authority Reconstruction (ERRA) at LCWUEarthquake Workshop on “Disaster Management inPakistan” incollaboration with and lossoflife in caseofemergency. Healsodemonstrated tools. theuseoffire andother fire-fighting extinguishers fire breakouts, measures precautionary to betaken at homeandinstitutions, procedures to respond, fighting the fire and avoidingdamages aster Directorate Management 9,2014.Assistant Director ofCDA CDA onJanuary Mr. Zulfiqar Ali briefed theaudience aboutcausesbehind and fire-fighting, Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Modern National University of arranged in a lecture collaboration and Dis- with Emergency orderIn to create awareness andsensitize students, membersaboutaccidental staffandfaculty breakout offire, its preventions, precautions - need. niques that theymay beableto incaseofany helpthecommunity withsuchdisaster managementwas tech to- equiptheparticipants to facemunity incaseofdisasters. thechallengesoccurring The aim readiness andmanagement techniques inorder to prepare thecom- andstudentsThe were faculty briefed aboutthevariousdisaster DISASTER RELIEF 45 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 46 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 DISASTER RELIEF lage, District Charsadda, Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa,lage, Pakistan. District Follow- two (42)housesfor flood affectedforty peopleinZiaShaheed Vil- asters that have struckthecountry. constructed 2010-11,Riphah In ways beenontheforefront to contribute incaseofany natural dis- InternationalUniversity hasal- thepastdecadealsoRiphah During with InternationalOrganization from Canada, Germany andCuba. sia) andAfghanistan onlyfor hasalso worked noblecause. jointly It Area),DMC team worked Earthquake in Bam (Iran Tsunami (Indone ing massmedia. issues andevils. This isindeedagreat to us- thecommunity service FM onRiphah the community 102.2discussinghealthcare andsocial University started Riphah Awareness“Mass &Advocacy Program” for dents/community people. arranged in different academic institutions and targeted 19,400 stu- Fifty eight school, college anduniversity level healthprograms were age of30,000patients along with providing free medicines. arranged in different areas of which havePakistan treated an aver FreeSince 2001, onehundred andthirty medicalcampshave been focuses andsocialdevelopment oncommunity across thesociety. sity, College IslamicInternationalMedical since 2001.It Trust (IIMCT) InternationalUniver withfullpassionat Riphah DMC isfunctioning and college employees. Campus, Rawalpindi on March 29, 2013 (Friday) for MBBS students nar was organized College, inIslamicInternationalMedical Al-Mizan for thestudents andemployees.7, 2013(Thursday) Another semi- ternational DentalCollege andHospital, G-7/4,IslamabadonMarch The 1stawareness campaign was heldandorganized- inIslamicIn sponse and Saving Lives” and alliedcolleges and hospitals. inRiphah AwarenessManagement Campaign” withamotto of Re “Emergency Govt ofPakistantion withERRA, of plannedaseries “Disaster Risk University incollabora atDisaster Riphah Cell- Management (DMC) country University’sRiphah contributions towards disaster management inthe - - - - and Social Welfare.Social and & Private) andotherswithspecialreference to Disaster Management ernment, UNorganizations, NGOs, INGOs, Trust, (Public Institutions incollaboration andcoordinationunder thisdepartment withGov (RSWD)” andallwelfare andinitiatives actions willfunction activities, The University hascreated Social “Riphah Welfare Department was establishedat Jandonear Takht Baifor (14)Families. fourteen pulses, sugar, rice, mattresses etc were provided to IDPs. “Tent Basti” was arranged. goodslikepedestal fans,supplies, Relief cooking atta, fected people. Specialized “Paeds Camp” atCamp JalalaRefugee were setupwhichtreated anaverage of 20,000—22,000IDPs/af- For the IDPs of Swat five Medicalin, 2009 eighty Mobile Camps (85) cess by theDMCteam. up, monitoring andevaluation ofthesehousesare continuous pro and isimmortal.” ers andtheworld remains what we have donefor oth- selves alone dieswithus; What we have donefor our __ Albert Pike Albert - - - Environment Protection

DISASTER RELIEF 48 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT preservation ofnaturalpreservation resources and reduce Campus that takes Green Initiatives towards IBAisPakistan’sSukkur Green first certified Environment Day Hourand Earth World IBA celebratesSukkur with greateffort enthusiasm andplanted thousands oftree saplings this regard, students from in this more than 25 cities took part active at engaging students insaplingplantation intheirsurroundings. In of cleanenvironment inourcountry. Therefore, aimed thisactivity to createstarted awareness amongstudents abouttheimportance March 23, 2014 to March 30, 2014. The plantation campaign was initiative all over by a plantation conducting Pakistan activity from Environmental of Society University ofPakistanVirtual took ahealthy all over Pakistan (VU) Plantation andclean-updrives held sumption of water, save energy, reduce pol- keep the environment green, reduce con- tions, comments, promises andpledged to wrote differentAll theparticipants sugges- pated withfullzeal. - andstaffmemberspartici along withfaculty Environment Day on June 4, 2014. Students IBA’sSukkur Green celebrated Office World wastage. For safeguarding theenvironment of environmental problems. engaged students to take a step solutions forward andfind practical abad. wereThese activities organized by Environmental that Society totrip remove thetrash andwaste from Margalla Hiking Track, Islam- versity of Pakistan, Islamabad campus organized a hiking/anti-litter moting the same theme on March 29, 2014, students of Uni- Virtual Green andProtect” campusesof were inthirty conducted VU. Pro tance of clean andhealthy environment undertheslogan “Clean, thesameweekDuring awareness walks ontheimpor andlectures andSadiqabad.Mingora jranwala, Khanewal, Ahmedpur East, Bahawalpur, Quetta, Khanpur, in differentKhan, Karachi, DG citiesincluding Faisalabad, Gu- Vehari, to takemeasures to save resources likepa- IBAstaff,kur pledged students andfaculty to celebrate Hour”“Earth at itspremises. Suk IBA joinedhandswiththousands ofpeople intheyear,Earlier onMarch 28,2014Sukkur this planetabetter place for living. to protect theenvironment andhelpmake motivated andresolvedvery to dotheirbest lution, plant trees andrecycle. Students were - - - from different enthusiastically departments CIIT Lahore andSahiwal campuses. Students green was thetree plantation campaign at to helpkeeptheenvironmentAnother effort environment green. usage, andteaching themhow to keepthe material, encouraging themto avoid plastic students aboutpollutioncausedby plastic the event was to create awareness among ness through placards andsigns. The aimof ofcleanli- students abouttheimportance other garbage. They alsoeducated other gathered plasticbottles, empty cansand members wentulty around the campus and 2014. Different groups ofstudents and fac tion Technology, Lahore Campus inMarch ranged at Comsats- ofInforma Institute were ofcleaning-upactivities A series ar cleaning drive at CIIT Tree plantation and of students planted some300plants forNature. ofMother preservation IBA Mr. Ahmed SiddiquialongwithallHoDs, Nisar faculty, staff membersandalarge number onMarch 3,2014ontheinitiativeducted ofthe “green office”. Director The Sukkur worthy On thesamethemeofprotecting theenvironment IBAwas aplantation con - drive at Sukkur ment to contribute towards thepurpose. line of Bhi” Mein “Is Saal was signed by thefaculty, a commit staffandthe students making was shutdown for anhourfromElectricity 08:00pmto 09:00pmandthePledge withthetag to who motivated contributeMahar themoreparticipants of environment. in preservation followed by anawareness sessionby theProject Coordinator Nature PakistanWWF Mr. Ali environment bags, eco-friendly making cleaner and greener. Hour celebrationThe was Earth per, water, by andsave planting trees, earth electricity replacing plasticbagswiththose - - their surroundings. ofplantingrealize trees in theimportance 150 trees. madethestudents This activity inthecampaign andplantedparticipated - ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT 49 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 50 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT the University. also to of enhance theaestheticbeauty environment within thecampusbut is notonlyto provideactivity ahealthy sity. The ofthetree objective plantation fruits were planted within the Univer Around hundred plants of different Women University on February 17, 2014. gional Planning at Lahore College for andRe andstudentsby ofCity faculty Tree out was carried Plantation activity (LCWU) plantation drive planted duringtree About 100 fruittrees - - initiation ofbotanicalgarden (UVAS) Tree planation campaign and environment. to dotheirshare to in thisactivity improvecame to participate the Campus,Ravi Pattoki. Student volunteers from Lahore campusalso ties ofmedicinalplants were planted at Veterinary Teaching Hospital, promote gardening. kitchen More than600plants including31varie intent ofestablishingabotanicalgarden for medicinalplants andto Animal Sciences, Pattoki was withthe campusonMay 21,2014.It A tree plantation campaign was held at University of Veterinary and at the occasion. He appreciated this idea as dezi, Vice Chancellor, UAJK was also present Prof.GoAJK. Dr. Syed Dil Nawaz Ahmed Gar well asseniorofficers of Forest Department, students, andemployees oftheuniversity as around stadiumby thecricket thefaculty, 29,2014.Chinartrees wereJanuary planted by students ofMPhilKashmir andPhD on hla Campus, Jammuand University ofAzad A plantation drive outintheChe was carried (UAJK) GoAJK Department, laboration withForest tation campaign incol- Ghulam Kh. Yasin plan- - - - departments oftheuniversity.departments a plantation competition amongst different of RiverNeelumwas identified for arranging possibleway.in every An area onthebank own students butengagewiththe society shouldnotfocussity onlyoneducating its clean mind”. Heemphasized that theuniver “A polluted environment a cannotnourish - also appreciated ofthestudents theefforts andenvironment.city Visitors onthebeach promotedactively themessage ofclean towards cleaning theirsurroundings, thus andshowed greatthe activity enthusiasm we live in in.Students participated actively ness and belongingness to the surroundings generate thesenseof environment- friendli Sea View. was to The ofthisactivity objective at fully managedabeachcleaningactivity C.S.Pteam success University Karachi Bahria - at Sea activity View out beachcleaning Students carry ofBahria generated from theevent were ofPakistan’s utilized intheconservation uniquebiodiversity. competitions andmany others. art ofstallslike3Dmodelmaking, All thefunds up avariety nival a3day event heldat Fatima JinnahPark IslamabadonMarch 2,2014. The students set inorganizing annual University studentsBahria participated World Wildlife Fund Nature Car NatureWWF Carnival (BU) the socialissues andfindingsolutions. management of BUKC in understanding of of the and spokepositively about theefforts ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT - 51 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014

Community Empowerment & Outreach

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT & OUTREACH 54 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY ups in the sectors ofeducation, technology,ups inthesectors in itsmostnascent stages. Atotal of18start- exclusively to theneedsofsocial enterprise launched inPakistan: anincubator tailored This waskind thefirstinitiativeto be ofits Sciences.of Management andMay 2014at Lahore University January cycle,first incubation theHatchery, between societies, SIL launched and conducted its reimagining andremodelling contemporary tion to linewithitsaim of implementation. In of business development, from idea genera- that walks itsclient through stages theearly SIL is Pakistan’s only social enterprise engine (LUMS) enterprise inPakistan forcycle social SIL’s firstincubation Launch ofHatchery: A total of 6 startups from theHatchery’sA total of6startups in- Sciences (LUMS).Management facilitated by SIL at the Lahore University of the firstever investor’s meetorganized and concluded thisyear on23rd of May with The Hatchery’s inaugural incubation cycle submitting proposals for seed funding. sion statements, to prototyping/piloting and ment cycle, from conceiving vision and mis- the different stagesofthebusinessdevelop through eachparticipant designed walking and individual meetings with mentors were pitching to investors. The training sessions finances andorganizational structure, and human-centered design, research, market able business, organizational development, areas suchasmoral imagination for sustain- ulum andmentorship program that covered SIL developed an indigenized training curric LUMS. fromcycle thestudent andalumnibodyof generation were for selected the incubation andemployment sanitation, eco-tourism art, - - __ peopleup down and lifting thanreaching for theheart There isnoexercise better region. other socialenterprise growth engines inthe an “innovative” forum andan “exemplar” for social innovators, lauded as The Hatchery growthterprise engines andpath-breaking which documents the progress of social en- cubator, The Hatchery. The annualreport, an exclusive feature onSIL’s early-stagein- the state ofsocialenterprise inPakistan had Meanwhile, a recently on published report opportunities. potentially fruitfulbusinessdevelopment valuable feedback and connected them to providedNetwork theyoung investors with Acumen Fund, andPakistan Microfinance from Hubco, Council, the British Pakistan, non-governmental sectors. Representatives group ofinvestors from thecorporate and deliveredcubation cycle pitches to adiverse John Holmes android application cultural mobile phone UAF launchesfirstagri- aswell of the dents about as calving productivity intervals to know was andstu- by conducted an initialdoorto thefaculty doorsurvey at Pattoki and villages, nearitssub-campus Jagowala andSattarwala Students ofUniversity of Veterinary two andAnimal Scienceselected management oftheanimals. be improved to 12to 14months withbetter isabout18to 24months,interval whichcan According to surveys, theaverage calving andlowmilk production numberofcalves. etc. Farm incomes are affected by reduced fertility, diseaseandlongcalvingintervals, caused by variousfactors, suchas impaired ment. Decrease is inreproductive efficiency isgenerally low andneedsimprovekistan ofanimalsinPalation. Buttheproductivity - Pakistan isgifted withalarge livestock popu- population management (UVAS) Student-led onlivestock project named UAF”“horticulture iscovering crops community.the farming The application to inorder increase to productivity educate and fruitsdiseases, theirsolutionsandways droid application related to different crops launched firstagricultural mobilephonean- The University ofAgriculture Faisalabad has - cational development ofPakistani people, willcontribute significantlyIt to theedu - play leadershiprole indistance education. cation/Learning System” Management to Chancellor hasalsolaunched “Distance Edu- UAF under the able guidance of the Vice community.farming application to address theproblems ofthe etables andfruitswould beincludedinthe Chancellor ofUAF saidthat othercrops, veg- Store. Prof DrIqrar Ahmad Khan, The Vice isavailablerus. free It ofcost Play onGoogle and fruitsincludingwheat, cotton andcit and learn the concept of service learning andentrepreneurship. learning the conceptand learn ofservice professional problems, butalsounderstandcommunity knowledge The helpedthestudents to project andcommunity notonlygain creased. holds were benefited. and Calving intervals feeding costs were de and 33from Satarwala. With asuccess rate of40%,some40house animals. 60animalswere for selected the project,27from Jagowal - COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY tion through distance education. instruc quality andensuring tion activities focusing onthefeedback ofdistance educa - the University research more by meaningful vative modes of distance education, make train and encourage to adopt inno faculty - - - - 55 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 56 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 ones are on InternationalSeminar “Climate throughout the year. of the important Some by holding various seminars and workshops out to andeducating thecommunity them The university hasplayed itsrole ofreaching steps ofthedwellers. cilities to the livestock and pets at the door Faisalabad for providing medicalfa- modern of satellite clinics on theoutskirts veterinary UAF hasalsoestablishedstate-of-the-art ofvillagecommunity.ate poverty nologies to ensure foodandallevi- security agricultural practices, innovations andtech - aboutthelatestcommunity state-of-the-art University Australia to enlighten thefarming ProgramLinkages (ASLP-2) andCanberra component ofAustralian Agriculture Sector This center isestablishedunderthesocial at community theirdoorstep.of farming No. 45G.D. inorder to address theissues center at service Chak set upacommunity The University ofAgriculture Faisalabad has UAF center setsupcommunity service EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY - ing workshop for Balocahistan farmers (June ing workshop for (June Balocahistanfarmers in Seed Technology” 12,2014),train- (June 28, 2914),workshop on “Capacity Building AwarenessNutrition for Rural Women” (May tion” (May 5, 2014), seminar on “Health and ference on “Recent Trends inMaize Produc agement (April 23,2014),international con- 11, 2014), seminar on On-Farm Water- Man dening, andbio-gas” tunnelfarming (April 2014), training workshop on gar “Kitchen maximize sugarcane production” (April 8, on “Prospects, ChallengesandStrategies to tions (March 30,2014),National conference rela- andindustry-academia ment activities to strengthen theresearch anddevelop between UAF2014), aMoU andEngro Food Building tional Capacity Workshop (March 1, velopment” (February- 27,2014),Interna of Agri for Extension SustainableRural De tional Conference on “Emerging Horizons Food- 26,2014),Interna Security” (January Changes Adaption Strategies to Ensure the - - - - experts. experts. to interact withsocialaswell agricultural ers, entrepreneurs at andcommunity large ponent butalsoprovide aplatform to- farm notonlyhaveSuch activities com alearning - tion Technologies 23,2014)etc. (June (ICT)” tem through Information andCommunica- “Strengthening agricultural sys extension - 20, 2014),international workshop titled play theirproducts. tists/researchers andorganizations. to dis- models andto provide aplatform for scien- stakeholders through exhibits/showcases/ aimed at promoting technology transfer to andrelativeto is stakeholders. theindustry It ization andprovides ofproducts knowledge square feet covered area for thecommercial- has14hallsandprovidesalabad. It 37,000 oftextile, Fais ofthecity uated intheheart - Endowment Fund Secretariat (EFS)andissit centre is established with the funding from todustries showcase their products. The in order to facilitate theresearchers andin- set upfirst-ever exhibition centre inthecity The University ofAgriculture Faisalabad has exhibition centre Establishment ofUAF - A 2 hour entrepreneurship workshop for the Urdu language to cater to everyone. school graduates. The course content was in fully. ofthestudents wereThe majority high 42 students were ableto attend the course seen politicalsituation inIslamabad, only week course, however dueto theunfore class were registered free ofcost for afour A total of 49 students from underprivileged days from aweek, Monday to Thursday. August 28,2014. The classeswere held four welders andmachinistsfrom August 6to vocational training course for electricians, source Centre organized afour (MRC) week Re Engineering (SMME)Mechanical turing NUST’s and Manufac of Mechanical School economic independence (NUST) MRC arranges technical training workshop for - - - COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY ent. shop inorder to beeconomically independ - andlessonslearntfrom thiswork these skills fied and were positive that they would use on August 28. The students were satis- very ceremonydistribution was arranged at MRC 100% ofthestudent graduated. Acertificate dently. pleting thecourse theycanwork indepen- techniquesmarketing etc. com sothat after - how to seekfundingsources, cost-effective on how to run a small participants business, preneurship Mr. skills. alsoguidedthe Majid 20. The workshop was based on basic entre was alsoarranged onAugust participants - - 57 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 58 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY ance and role of barberry in ance and role ofbarberry maintaining ecological bal- Dr. Ali talkedabout Sartaj 1, 2014. 2014 andHaramosh onJune 18, 2014,Bagrote onMay 25, the valleys ofNagaronMay ture andFood Technology in ofAgricul- by Department workshops were organized region Gilgit-Baltistan.” The fruitfrom CKNP barberries “Nutraceutical potential of ness workshops regarding ized three farmers’ aware national University organ- This year Inter Karakoram World ofForestry, Mountains Day at the Department observed SBBU KIU holdsfarmers’ awareness workshops future generations. ofeco system andpreservation forservation ofcon- He alsohighlighted the importance to theirnaturalandmosaic culture. beauty that andKohistan are Sheringal uniquedue BahadarMarwat, Khan Vice Chancellor said to theirsocieties. Ontheoccasion, Prof Dr challenges posedby uneven development people, theecosystem, natural and heritage tains Day to highlight thestate ofmountain the Bhutto University observed World- Moun ofForestry,The Department ShaheedBanazir - - Awan explained themodern anotherseminar,In Dr. Saeed tion ofthespecies. theendangered situa- pact awareness willpositively im- of thenatural resources their isthemainstakeholder nity plantation. Since commu - through propagation and and increase itspopulation ers notto uproot the shrub contents. Heurged thefram- andmedicinal of nutritional source fruit asanimportant the significance ofbarberry soil erosion. Hehighlighted preventing landslides and the participants. which was appreciated by was alsoarranged ervation food processing andpres- better returns. Trainings on their produce inorder to get go for of marketing direct also encouraged themto grading andpackaging. He cultural produce especially ofagri- added marketing alternate cropping andvalue about profitable gardening, He advisedthecommunities to thefarmers. portunities strategiesmarketing andop - in July, 2014. The plant became functional ofChehlaBandi,Muzaffarabad community ment installed awater filtration unit for the UAJK withthehelpofPublic Works Depart MuzaffarabadBandi, community of Chehla filtration unit for UAJK installswater reer options in this field. of the event was part The most striking ofbasicsciences indailylifethe importance aswell asvariousca- inwhichstudents were ofZoologyrium Department, told about were invited to theuniversity. was heldatThe theaudito function students from localpublicschoolsalongwiththeirscience teachers ling invariousfieldsofscience onNovember 10,2013. Around fifty Science Day withschoolchildren to motivate themtowards excel- celebrated (UAJK) JammuandKashmir University ofAzad World World Science Day at UAJK - filtration plant. gratitude to theuniversity for installing the residents of the area have expressed their some water-borne diseasesinthearea. The hadresultedtwo factors intheprevalence of for potableandsewage were damaged. The quake of2005whenthe underground lines - lem worsened withthedevastating earth haveof thecity become polluted. The prob to increased population, thenatural springs basic requirement individual. Due ofevery waterin August isa 2014.Cleandrinking - science more seriously. each trick. They were enthralled andshowed theirwillingness to take dents took great interest inunderstandingthebasicconcepts behind bottle andblowing outthecolor ofacolored solution. The schoolstu- it, handmade volcanoes,burning slidinganegginanarrow necked of Chemistry. noteThese onfire includedputtingacurrency without ofafew interestingperformance by tricks thestudents ofDepartment - COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY 59 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 60 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 who were appreciative very oftheefforts. cines were distributed amongtheresidents, environment.friendly Food items andmedi - better medical care, healthy food anda thatgot totheseniorcitizens know wanted the oldhome. Through thisinteraction, FJWU male and3female seniorcitizens residing at the seniorcitizens livingthere. There are 19 visited Dar-ul-Afiyatsity andinteracted with a team from Fatima Jinnah Women Univer government organization. OnJune26,2014 and shelter homes, suchasDar-ul-Afiyat, a are forced to live theirlives indifferent trusts byneglected theirchildren andfamilies Pakistan, thereIn are many destitute people of Dar-ul-Afiyat campaign for residents FJWU holdsdonation EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY dren from families. dysfunctional trust andworks for and chil- the orphans Shamsabad, Rawalpindi is a social welfare the children there. Kashana Welfare Trust, items andafirst aidboxbenches, sports for on June29,2014,anddonated wooden Registrar visited Kashana Welfare Trust headedby Ms.sity Farzana Akhtar, Deputy A team from Fatima Jinnah Women Univer fare Trust by FJWU Visit to Kashana Wel- - - This initiative was taken by un- Ammar Jaffri for empowerment through ICT’s inPakistan. Women’s Day). E-Village is an NGO, working nators on8thMarch, 2014(International TABA Youth coordi- Chapter ande-village wal for the Fundraiser in collaboration with - Beg facilitiesinMaira visit to the e-village Club arranged a NUST Community Service (NUST) e-Village project community service schools came for interactive sessions with loads ofstudents from localgovernment e-Village. at thecomplex, After arriving van house owned by Ammar Jaffri, President of for morning H-12 campusearly - thefarm A total of 125students the from NUSTleft tion whichhasbeenregistered since 1963. der theumbrella ofPakistan Associa Social - COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY use the e-village computer facility.use thee-village thechildrendents alsoinstructed onhow to andgeneralprospects day to day issues. Stu- local students, guidingthemaboutfuture NUST students provided mentoring to the the event, ranging from class3to class8. the Nustians. About 300children attended 61 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 62 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY tion islocated at Muslim Town, Road, Khana careelderly or old age home. The organiza- Dar-ul-Afiyat, a government institute, isan tute. Citizen team Senior Rights renovate senior citizens and theofficials attheinsti- Dar-ul-Afiyat. They alsointeracted withthe (safeda tree) andgrass bedsinthe lawn of va, lemons, oranges, rose bushes, eucalyptus drive. The students planted saplings of gua - dents visited Dar-ul-Afiyat for aplantation Earlier, onMarch 29,2014agroup of14stu- Siddiqui. Mahmud sion ofDirector Administration Arif NUSTMr - around 8hourseachday underthesupervi py inthesepremises. The volunteers worked residents felt comfortable, relaxed andhap the overall lookoftheoldhomesothat the dining room andwork was doneto improve ing rooms were takencare ofaswell asthe reinstalled inside. dayThe the next remain- out, thefurniture dusted andthenproperly The rest ofthat day therooms were cleared of in the whitewashingpremises. a large part week ofApril. ofthefirstday Most was spent AffiatRawalpindi oldhomesin inthelast some other volunteers, renovated Dar-ul- ior Citizen (SCR) team, Rights along with - Sen Club (NCSC) NUST Community Service Afiyat oldhome(NUST) plantation at Dar-ul- Renovation andtree - old agehomes. pindi to find avenues to improve thelives in vey ofoldhomesinIslamabad andRawal- students are a need analysis conducting sur oftheoldhomeproject, Rawalpindi. As part - education astheirtool to and prove rise their mettle intheworld. Team Umeed hopes that thegirls and use will make an excellent use of this opportunity cal school, whowould later teach hermotherintheevening. of fruitsandvegetable. The team alsopaidfor theeldestsister to betaught stitching at alo on theirstudies. Secondly, for thefather team to Umeedbought work apullcart asavender a pocket money equal to their daily wage so that they would and concentrate stop working a maid. Team the family. Umeed decided to support First of all the three girls were promised pickersandsweepers, timeasgarbage vival whiletheirmotherworked theyworked as part ernment schoolandare theireducation quite andsur brilliantinstudies. order In to support the area ofRawat inMay, 2014.Husna,Ayesha are andSana three sisters studyingat agov Husna andFamily thatofSpace isaproject Institute Technology in team Umeedundertook IST helpsHusnaandfamily to make anew start - - - COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY Dowry programDowry by IST ily setup. better chance ofsustenance inthenewfam- daily use. This would helpthegirls have a included utensils andsomeotheritems of girls inJune, 2014. 3 deserving The dowry ogy was successful for inproviding dowry crucial, ofSpace Institute is very Technol- Though thediscouragement ofthistradition nent isdowry, ‘jahez.’. - by thesocietiesofsub-conti particularly negative connotation. Onesuchissuefaced but somenorms, however strong, have a symbolofacivilization vival; itisthevery Culture for is an essentiality a society’s sur __ basis ofmorality Compassion isthe Arthur Schopenhauer Arthur - 63 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 64 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY national development. of thisfemale institutionand theirroles inthepast, present andfuture that would leadto ontheFoundersAnother Mime Day ofLCWU celebrated ofgenerations thetimelessjourney made cated theefforts for Labour reforms inasimilar way. Umeed-e-Sehar, for Asian theSouth LabourConference Countries oftheSAARC communi- theaudience throughemotionally impacted itsaesthetic, rhythmic andthematic appeal. zens Program (ACP), was presented for Council. stimulated theBritish intellectually and It On May 8,2014 oftheActive Citi - aspart The performance Dawn Mime ofHope, apowerful lighted thethemesat two InternationalConferences onrelevant issues. in2014. four andapplaudedtheatricalperformances highlymeaningful Two high- Mimes The (SDS)ofLahore Sirajuddin Dramatics College Society for Women University produced the mimessay itall!(LCWU) Communicating beyond languagemode: transform into abigstep for Ijaz’s future. front and thestepevery from wheelto walker will youth that laurelsworking bring for thenation at will move forward and join in the stream of hard Ijaz The pretty teamsoon hopesthat withthiseffort motivatedcondition, abouthiseducation. heisvery exercisesary andmuscularmovement. Despite his his timeonawheelchairresulting inalackofneces- paralysissuffering andspendsmostof from partial hasbeen school ofDhamialonMay 25,2014.Ijaz ayoungIjaz boy ofclass4from thegovernment ofSpaceInstitute Technology provided awalker to onestepIjaz- forward (IST) (GIKI) Taleem KaHaq Sab and creating excel sheets. writing, like speaking, acquire typing skills astheywould tions intheirdepartments would helpouttheworkers to getpromo ple are enrolled intheclass. This program Project Topi volunteers. Currently, 12peo puter lab andworkers are taught by the SaturdayEvery aclassisheldinthe com- their basicEnglishandcomputer skills. cians etc) justto ofGIKInstitute improve the workers (waiters, gardeners, techni- gram, whichhasbeeninitiated to teach “Taleem sabka Haq,” pro isa newly started ~Mother Teresa~Mother for alittlelove. many more dying but there are piece ofbread, are dyingfor a in theworld who There are many - - - their betterment. tostudents visittheplace ofRiphah to feel thesuffering ofthepeopleandmakeefforts for Lewari andGhonu. for the isagoodopportunity The It work hasstarted. ontheseprojects The planincludesdevelopment ofwells, mosqueandaschool intheaffected villagesof andplansto develop Universityasurvey conducted two villagesin Riphah area.Tharparker indevelopment playsRiphah of itspart Thar play therapy techniques. and their stress andworries by utilizingsimple art waysages andhelpedtheminlearning to letgoof dynamics of childrensonality residing at- orphan event dealtwithunderstanding theper one-day projects, arranged afunfairat Kashana-e-Atfal. This chology, mental oftheir community health aspart The studentsofProfessional oftheInstitute Psy University)(Bahria atproject Kashana-e-Atfal Community mental health - - COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT&OUTREACHCOMMUNITY 65 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 COMMUNITY SERVICE & CURRICULUM Community Service and Curriculum COMMUNITY SERVICE & CURRICULUM 68 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 COMMUNITY SERVICE &CURRICULUM SERVICE COMMUNITY nity. their abilities for giving back to the commu- mental and sociological topics to enhance shops to educate BUICstudents onenviron- work lia Internationalwillbe conducting onJune5,2014. UnderthisMoU,MoU Ophe BUIC andOpheliaInternationalsigned an Islamabad. ing anti-littering drives in different areas of ing police station culture andby conduct likePolio projects service campaign, improv will behelpingITPinalltheircommunity 2014. Through this MoU, BUIC students’ base BUIC signed withITP inApril another MoU PIMS staff in treating class. the less privileged dents ofComputer Scienceswill beaiding 2014.UnderthisMoU, stu- BUIC inJanuary wasAnother signed MoU between PIMSand work and managing databases. hours by helping WAPDA withtheirresearch will becompleting theirCommunity Service Through thisMoU, BUEngineering students signed with an MoU WAPDA onMay 10,2014.. University IslamabadCampusBahria (BUIC) to complete thisrequirement. students workty with several organizations completion oftheirdegree. Universi Bahria - of workout 40hoursofcommunity aspart undergraduate program isrequired to carry student enrolledattain inthe thisgoalevery thehumanity.students to aspirit serve To University wishestoBahria inculcate inits UniversityBahria signs MoUs Program for Community Support - - - - raising for patients. burn infund- andwill alsoprovideburns support students willhelpspread theprevention of sentatives signed aMoU. Through thisMoU BUKC andFriends Centre ofBurns repre Campus incollaboration withSKMT. haveness series by beenconducted Karachi ing theprevention ofCancer. Various aware BUKCthis MoU students willhelpinspread- Campus. University Karachi Bahria Through representatives signedat anMoU (SKMT) Memorial Khannum and Shaukat Trust Campus (BUKC) University Karachi Bahria educate andgroom theirspecialchildren. engaging to the students in civic activities welfareous community whilealso projects Collegeria specialeducation wing onvari- Through BUwillbefacilitating Bah- thisMoU SI(M)atUniversity. Bahria M.Khan Azhar was signedMoU BUandCdre by Rector (R) cial education wingonMarch 6,2014. The CollegeBUIC signedwithBahria aMoU Spe - - - graduate students; thefirstbatch of413stu- introduced course for asamandatory under forMoU four years. Subsequently ACP was lot University Project inLCWU by signing a Council successfully launched ACP asitsPi- engagement.ership and community British Councilthe British focusing onyouth lead- Active Citizens is a flagship programme of in thisauspiciousoccasion. were invited by Council British to participate public, Jordon, Lebanon, Ireland and Kenya mar, Poland,Vietnam, Lanka, Sri Czech Re - Myan 26 InternationalDelegates from UK, Shadman’. inaresidentialmoting collectivism area of ment of botanical garden in LCWU’, and ‘Pro ‘Pleasing Environmental Effects’, ‘Establish- against HEPATITIS’, ‘Empowering Children’, awareness Raising ‘LIVEright- LIVERight Orphans’, ‘Learn Innovation For Ever (LIFE)’, mony’, Generation‘Reducing Gap’, ‘Smile for ‘Cleanliness Abadis’, ofKachi ‘Inter Faith Har displayedprojects by thestudents included nize thecompletion ofACP course. The SAP lege for Women University (LCWU) to recog- casing ofSAPwas organised at Lahore Col - distribution Certificate ceremony andshow (LCWU) projects action showcasing ofsocial bution ceremony and ACP distri- certificate - - - - - education, healthandenvironment oftheirlocalcommunities. ProjectsAction were completed by students from to arangeimprove ofdisciplinesworking successfullydents from completed 8departments 04credit hourscourse. Atotal of47Social ~Mother Teresa~Mother person nearest you always withthe start person at atime, and numbers. Helpone Never about worry COMMUNITY SERVICE &CURRICULUM SERVICE COMMUNITY 69 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 70 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 NUST gives backto thecommunity workshop onfirst-aid andfirefighting. community.Muslim Mr. Naqash also gave a aboutAmerican byand alecture DrKhalida ture by Ms. Nazar, Nigar CEOofGogi Studios for Cause, Social Stress Management, alec onrunninganAdvocacylecture Campaign edness, by lecture Pakistan, MDBait-ul-Mal tion to Disaster andPrepar Management The workshops learning includedIntroduc course requirements. ate students successfully completed allthe Last semester more than700undergradu- work for successful completion ofthecourse. workshops in bothlearning andcommunity dergraduate students. Students participate two credit hourcourse forcompulsory allun- course learning isa service NUST community COMMUNITY SERVICE &CURRICULUM SERVICE COMMUNITY - - - tribute. The identifies project needs various volunteers Communitycould Service con- NUST area where NUSTandparticularly Rawalpindi, to determine if they lack in any visited various villagesaround Islamabad/ Villages” semester inspring 2014students For ofSurrounding“Need Analysis Survey done to inaspecificarea. aid thecommunity an insight into needsto be what actually These needanalysis give projects students eral were needanalysis surveys out. carried nation campandfree eye campetc. Sev ages, tree plantation, organizing blood do their own suchasspendingtimeat- orphan that on vidual projects students selected aswelldid 14majorprojects asmany indi- For students work, community the practical in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and visited orphanages ofOrphanages”sis Survey Analy “Need conducted Another group ofstudents ties. giene andmedicalfacili- cation, infrastructure, hy all villageslackedinedu- showedand reports that villages were surveyed cal facilities. A total of six health, hygiene, andmedi- facilities, childandwomen infrastructure, educational of villages, intheareas of - - - - Students andprepared alsosurveyed are semester.taken inthenext ment work would inthisproject beunder develop dents prepared andfurther reports were found to beinpoorcondition. The stu- 9 schools. ofthese9schools, Out 5schools a totallamabad/Rawalpindi and surveyed of of students went in various regions of Is- 5and19 andMayon April 10,2014. A group Schools” ofUnderprivileged Analysis Survey Students of also conducted a project “Need facilities. lack adequatethese orphanages medical cess to education; however, of a majority cally well-kept andallthechildren have ac that ingeneral are theorphanages hygieni- and surrounding areas. showsThe report - - - - man beingsandexcellent professionals. The course allNUSTstudents focusesusefulhu- onmaking lamabad etc. awareness for civicsenseamongsttheinhabitants ofG-11,Is- createdfor project; school surveys Laboratory the Mobile ul-Affiyat oldhome, Rawalpindi; underprivileged conducted sessions at Zawiya andMargalla Academy; renovated Dar- children career conducted Gillcolony; at counselling Maseeh heldatticipated NUSTcampus;tutored incleanupactivities pice; motivated peopleto donate bloodfor blooddrives; par students additionto visited allthesesurveys St.In John’s hos - Opportunities. Studies andScholarship for NUSTstudents byseminarsonPostgraduate conducting alsoarranged careerCourse counselling sessions participants ofthecourse.roadmap aheadaspart of 21 NGOs their contributions, areaport of concentration and COMMUNITY SERVICE &CURRICULUM SERVICE COMMUNITY - 71 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014

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MISCELLANEOUS 74 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 BNU supporting RTI Act- 2013implementation RTI inPunjab BNU supporting MISCELLANEOUS youth from across citiesto help theselected forming RTI Volunteer Clubsandengaging withtheircollaborationganized activities by ofPunjab andhasor districts the selected with over educational institutions in fifteen Faisalabad. The university haspartnered media andyouth inthe citiesofLahore and civil society, representatives, publicservice of thinktankdialoguesamongpoliticians, The initiative hasledBNUto holdaseries improve outcomes for anaverage citizen. rights underthelaw andhow to utilize itto paigning to informabouttheir thesociety they canvolunteer cam- andspearhead law andrelatedof theRTI processes, sothat cal level inorder to improve theirknowledge (university/college level students) at thelo raise awareness ofyouth andbuildcapacity logues/discussions among think tanks; and and itsimplementation by stimulating dia- intends ofRTI to highlight theimportance of School and Design, theproject Visual Arts Research (CADER) Dawood at the Mariam the Centre and Design Education for and Art by a creativeSupervised cell formed under and isfundedby the World Bank. oftheprovincedistricts ofPunjab, Pakistan mand side. The is a pilot project for selected Act– 2013bytion (RTI) strengthening itsde Punjab Transparency to- andRight Informa endeavor theimplementation of to support hore, Pakistan hasrecently onan embarked Beaconhouse National University (BNU),La- - - - engaged student whichhave community hore are some oftheinitiatives for asocially tive at Kamayan Village ofLa- nearthe city Main Dukan: ahousingmicrofinance initia- outreach andMeremunity project Makkan past decade. To nameafew, the Tarogil Com- overuniversity has successfully nurtured the of a socially engaged ecosystem that the Project,The BNURTI althoughunique, ispart DeclamationContests. RTI district-wide petitions), a Videography Competition and design, poster design com and comic-strip - Festtivists Meet-up, Art RTI (comprising logo Ac Media includeaSocial under theproject ers. successfullyThe activities commenced communities andotherrightfulstakehold- spread awareness withintheir oftheAct - BNU. of ArchitectureSchool under the aegis of of Hassan andDesign andRazia Visual Arts Dawoodby Mariam School been undertaken __ immortality do for him,gives him others, notwhat they What amandoesfor Daniel Webster have losttheirhusbandsin natural disasters. vide shelters to especially those widows who women in the society. These houses will pro ily life andpeaceful homefor thesehelpless ronment anddependablealternative fam- is to create acomfortable, conducive envi- The these houses main aim of constructing ows whichisunderprogress. inMansehra ofhousesforbeen theconstruction wid- in thesociety. Onestep has inthisdirection people ing thehelplessandunderprivileged The University of Lahore is dedicated to help Mansehra houses for widows in UOL constructs - - ies. dents, employees ofUAJK andlocaldignitar by a large members, number of faculty stu- in theuniversity. was attendedThe function classforprivileged completing theirstudies be usedto helpbrilliantstudents from less- was to function generate funds that would CampusCity oftheuniversity. The aimofthe event at colorful ganized acharity-based or JammuandKashmir University ofAzad needy students for fund-raising to help UAJK Ghar holdsInaam food andhealthy environment. UOL bearsthecomplete education expenses ofthesechildren andprovides themhygienic should notfeel outandbeableto celebrate left Eidwithfullreligious andcultural zeal. arranged UOL kids’Relief Eid shopping. The students wanted that children the orphaned setupashelterUOL Relief homeinLahore for specialchildren. orphaned OnJuly10,2014 Shelter homesetupfor orphanedchildren (UOL) - - MISCELLANEOUS 75 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 76 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 MISCELLANEOUS efforts anddedication ofstudents inthisnoblecause.efforts ment appreciated ofSpecial Children School, Karsaz the dents, whichbrought smilesontheir faces. The Manage special students. They for designed funactivities stu- to thoroughly with work benefited from this opportunity attended by alarge numberofpeople. The students management. The funfairwas agreat success andwas ize suchabigevent incoordination withtheschools fora greatthestudents to planandorgan- opportunity a funfair for the Special Children School, Karsaz. This was Campus studentsversity Karachi planned andexecuted Program, oftheCommunity Support Uni- Bahria As part Special Children School, Karsaz holdcarnivalBahrians at tion. lead thecampaign interac ofcommunity various initiatives takenby theuniversity to Gardezi, Vice Chancellor, UAJK highlighted itable deed. Prof. Dr. Syed DilNawaz Ahmed highly appreciated thestudents for this char Auqaf,ghee andtea packs. Secretary GoAJK included flour,The package sugar, vegetable age for theneedyfamiliesofMuzaffarabad. pack arrangedof Ramazan the distribution the help of faculty, students and civil society with Jammu and Kashmir) University of Azad Jamal Foundation (founded by students of (UAJK) distribution amongneedyfamiliesofMuzaffarabad package Ramazan - - - - joy andcheer. providedthe children a stimulus for further various eatables tributing among and gifts laughter encompassing thewholearea. Dis- festivity and optimism, with the sounds of filledwithanauravironment ofjoy, quickly minton, face painting anddrawing. The en- including football,ful activities cricket, bad- and thechildren indulgedindifferent play thestudents afterwards, children. Shortly forcommendable the less fortunate services presentation toa short shedlight ontheir of theSOSChildren’s Village hadarranged welcomed theirguests. The administration astically. The exuberant children warmly initenthusi - other courses alsotook part gree 32-EEstudents butthestudents from Course forthe Community theDe Service of asapart was plannedprimarily activity lage, Islamabad on December 20, 2013. The souls of SOS Children’sheart-warming Vil- went to onatrip spendsometimewiththe The students from College of EME, NUST about (NUST) something to cheer SOS children have - - Bait-ul-Mal (NUST) Bait-ul-Mal Pakistan Day celebration withPakistan dedication to take part inthefestivities.dedication to takepart appreciation. Students from NUST enthusiastically appreciated the children’s zeal and They were dressed incultural attires oftheirrespective areas andwon theaudience’s represented theircultures through variousregional andcultural performances. acts rate Pakistan Day, children belonging to Sukkur, Bahawalpur, Multan, Swat, Gilgit etc. festivities. in the 5-day various toschools across participate the country To commemo the agegroup of4to 6presented thePakistan Day parade. The children camefrom withthechildren.acted The children orphaned ofPBM’s Sweet between Homeproject stan Day. Approximately 200students from NUSTspent timeat thevenue andinter Stadium)Complex Islamabad on March 23, 2014 (Sunday) (Jinnah to celebrate Paki- visited theSports Club(NCSC) ofNUSTCommunity Service and course participants gala celebration, members sports ofthePakistan (PBM)five-day Bait-ul-Mal As part MISCELLANEOUS - - 77 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 78 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 ration to hard seetheteam to working domore for theunderprivileged. and provided was great withfood education. It alongwithquality inspi- The sweet homehousesalarge numberofstudents whoare keptthere and hadagreat time. and happy to seetheteam. They played withthestudents, told stories to spendsometimewiththechildren there. The children were allexcited A team of11membersfrom ISTvisited theSweet HomesonMay 1,2014 (IST) A day withchildren ofSweet Homes MISCELLANEOUS is alsoprovided to thegovernment schoolsin Topi in any are way area supported andkids possible. are generated from thecurrent students, additionto alumni,and themanagement. this, In financialassistance andarebased criteria subsequently provided financialassistance throughout the year. For thispurpose, funds in theshapeofschool tuitionfee, books, uniforms etc. thisregard, In 40students are ontheneed- selected students whose parents cannotafford thestudy expenses oftheirchildren. The financialassistance is provided ofEngineering Sciencesand Institute Ghulam IshaqKhan Technology isproviding financialassistance to the Financial Assistance Program (GIKI) ratemarket andthenthat moneywould beusedasUmeedfund. hours.working Newstudents could getthoseusedbooksat halfthe at of Space Institute Technology the university’scampus during andastallwould bestep upintheorientationsemester week starts together. These listswould bemadeavailable onlinewhenthenew engineering related booksfrom thegraduating batch andlistthem They drive, decidedtodonation ofall holdabookcollection seeking inJune2014. generate activities fundsfor service theircommunity ofSpaceInstitute Technology cameupwithanexcellent ideato (IST) for Umeed IST holdsbookdrive tofunds collect this ideawas initiated. age ofeducation material andto moneyfor getsomeextra Umeed to avoid suchwast throw away. order In they usually just form ofbookthat ber ofpaperloadin has alarge num- graduating batch year the that every with the thought The idea sprung - ment. develop buildingandpersonality character understanding ofculture ofothersocieties, istolanguage butitsmainpurpose develop program isnotonlyoncoaching inEnglish and Islamabadschools. The emphasisofthe students of grade 8 to 10 from Rawalpindi English languageprogram for less privileged guage at NUML. This isatwo-year intensive schoolcoachingafter classesofEnglish lan- Students of EAMP are currently attending from Pakistan Sweet Home. US Embassy, Access teachers and officials was also attended by ten party officials from views ofRamzan. on thetruespirit The Iftar programs. Students alsopresented their sonal development through such academic andper collaboration, service community and USEmbassyinenhancingpartnership, androle ofNUML highlight theimportance spokeat theoccasion Malik to Akhtar Saeed sy Islamabad, andRegistrar (R) NUMLBrig gional English LanguageOffice, USEmbas- Fifeon July9,2014.Mr MacDuff,Re Director ofSweetin honorofkids Homes, Islamabad Party Languagesarranged anIftar Modern Students ofEAPM at National University of Homes for children ofSweet party NUML hostsIftar - - - money, andspent distributed sometimewiththeresidents. gifts with someseniorofficers visitedorphanage andthehospice, the andhanded over the raised also gathered. Finally 23,2014,theteam ofNUML’s onJanuary Grow Together along Society 40,000 was collected. Moreover some winter wear items for residents the orphanage were a Qawali atandmanagedto Kuch Night raise Khaas anotherRs20,000. Thus atotal sumof andIPaccollaboration withK.K held generate more funds, in thesociety onthe campus.collected order In to of thesociety, asumofRs20,000was sult of tireless by the members efforts University for anOrphanage. As are fundraiser campaign at the three-day oftheuniversity) helda Department students Sciences ofManagement Together (establishedby the Society dedicated membersofNUML’s Grow January,In 2014ateam ofhighly NUML cares for lessprivileged - MISCELLANEOUS 79 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 80 PCTN - Newsletter / Fall 2014 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Universities Member PCTN Khyber Medical University Khyber Medical KASBIT InternationalUniversity Karakoram Islamia University of Bahawalpur Iqra University ofSpaceInstitute Technology ofBusinessand Institute Technology Indus Valley andArchitecture ofArt School University Indus Industries Heavy Taxila University Education (HITEC) City Greenwich University Govt. College University, Faisalabad University Gomal ofEngineering Sciencesand Institute Ghulam IshaqKhan Technology Federal Urdu Scienceand University ofArts, Technology Fatima Jinnah Women University Dow University ofHealthSciences DHA SuffaUniversity COMSATS of Institute Technology Balochistan University ofEngineering and Technology Beaconhouse National University University Bahria Aga University Khan Abdul Wali University Khan National University ofSciencesand Technology 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. Virtual University ofPakistanVirtual University of Veterinary andAnimal Sciences University ofthePunjab University ofSindh University ofSargodha University ofLahore University ofHealthSciences University ofHaripur University ofFaisalabad JammuandKashmir University ofAzad University ofAgriculture ofBusinessAdministration Institute Sukkur Sindh Agriculture University BhuttoShaheed Benzair University Shah Abdul Latif University InternationalUniversity Riphah Pir Ali Agriculture ShahArid Mehr University Rawalpindi NWFP University ofEngineering and Technology NED University ofEngineering and Technology Languages National University ofModern Lahore Sciences University ofManagement Lahore College for Women University Kinnaird College for Women Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, Peshawar Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. __ Dalai Lama Photo Courtesy: Bee Photo Kids (Bahria University) Lettuce How to join PCTN

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