Issue 3 Autumn 2019 A Message from the President This is just to ll up space! was organized by Behbud Association, Karachi on March 3rd at the Sunset Club, Phase 2 Ext. DHA. There were stalls showcasing Behbud’s own products, produced by women trained by Behbud vocational centers. They included clothing, table linen, leather items, plants and baked goods. Other stalls holders also displayed their wares for sale— shoes, clothing, jewelry, crafts and much more. A top notch Food Court did a brisk business while the Kids’ Area was going full swing. There were crafts, balloons, story-telling, magic shows, fun L-R: Group photo of Arshi Aziz with the participants; a workshop in session competitions, pool & boats and trampoline for Behbud’s young patrons. Strategic Planning Workshops To support us, celebrities such as Marina Khan, Hina Bayat,Nadia Hussain, Khushbakht Shujaat, Shahzad Sheikh On April 24 and April 30, Ms. Arshi Aziz, a well-respected and YBQ attended the event. The Spring Fiesta had a corporate trainer, held workshops on ‘Performance whopping 167 stalls in total, a record breaking attendance Management and Strategies’ and ‘Plans and Sustainability’. of almost 10,000 people and lots of fun fun fun fun fun. This workshop was attended by Behbud Chairpersons, Co-Chairpersons, Coordinators, Principals and sta in the The event was promoted extensively on social media and conference room at Behbud Complex, Clifton. These were had celebrity endorsements by Bushra Ansari, Chef Shai, held to address PCP requirements and Behbud Advisors’ Ainy Jary and Shahnaz Ramzi. There were adverts and recommendation of re-visiting project strategic plans and giveaways on FM91, our radio partner, as well as scrolls on goals as well as introducing structured appraisals of TV1. We would like to thank Helium, our activation partner, employees. The members found this interactive workshop for extending their services and helping us at every step. To very benecial. We thank Arshi Aziz for volunteering her support us, celebrities such as Marina Khan, Hina Bayat, time and being a Friend of Behbud. Nadia Hussain, Khushbakht Shujaat, Shahzad Sheikh and YBQ attended the event. The Spring Fiesta had a whopping 167 stalls in total, a record breaking attendance of almost . Congratulations to Our Students! This is what 250 words looks like. The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) Matric Exams were taken by our Behbud Secondary School Students, all with passing grades. The result is A+ 6%, A 44%, B 40% and C 10%. We applaud the hard work of our teachers and students on this achievement. Annual Beneciaries (2018-2019) 160,864 5,066 152,582 3,070 146 A Message from the President This is just to ll up space! was organized by Behbud Association, Karachi on March 3rd at the Sunset Club, Phase 2 Ext. DHA. There were stalls showcasing Behbud’s own products, produced by women trained by Behbud vocational centers. They included clothing, table linen, leather items, plants and baked goods. Other stalls holders also displayed their wares for sale— shoes, clothing, jewelry, crafts and much more. A top notch Food Court did a brisk business while the Kids’ Area was going full swing. There were crafts, balloons, story-telling, magic shows, fun competitions, pool & boats and trampoline for Behbud’s young patrons. To support us, celebrities such as Marina Khan, Hina Bayat,Nadia Hussain, Khushbakht Shujaat, Shahzad Sheikh and YBQ attended the event. The Spring Fiesta had a whopping 167 stalls in total, a record breaking attendance of almost 10,000 people and lots of fun fun fun fun fun. The event was promoted extensively on social media and had celebrity endorsements by Bushra Ansari, Chef Shai, Ainy Jary and Shahnaz Ramzi. There were adverts and giveaways on FM91, our radio partner, as well as scrolls on TV1. We would like to thank Helium, our activation partner, for extending their services and helping us at every step. To support us, celebrities such as Marina Khan, Hina Bayat, Nadia Hussain, Khushbakht Shujaat, Shahzad Sheikh and YBQ attended the event. The Spring Fiesta had a whopping 167 stalls in total, a record breaking attendance of almost . This is what 250 words looks like. Issue 3 A Success Story - Becoming an Engineer At the age of 21, Ilyas, a determined youth from Shirin Jinnah Colony dabbled in many low paying professions, to make ends meet doing “mazdoori” work. However, he had higher goals for himself, so enrolled in Behbud’s 6 month Electrician Course certied by Sindh Board of Technical Education Board. After the completion of this course and getting his certication, he landed a good job which demanded computer knowledge. Well aware of Behbud’s various vocational projects, Ilyas enrolled at Behbud Computer Center. Ilyas ihas carved a path for himself by availing the opportunities provided by Behbud. Today at the age of 31, he is working as a Top: Behbud Executive members and sta w/Alice Kettle Senior Electrical Technician at Moxie International , a water Bottom: Images from the workshop at the British Council ltration company, and has just started his rst semester in a selective Electrical Engineering degree program at the Govt. Stitch A Tree with Karachi Biennale Polytechnic Institute. We wish him great success in all his future endeavors. Behbud is participating in an upcoming Karachi Biennale event. Our sta attended a two-day workshop on June 26 & June 27 at the British Council where KB’19 artist, Alice Kettle demonstrated various stitches and knots for a unique stitching project called ‘Stitch a Tree’. Behbud sta and members prepared 1500 swatches with tree motifs which are being stitched together to make a large collage artwork for display at KB’19. This collage symbolizes the beauty and harmony of working together and will go on display October 26 and will be showcased around the world. Karachi Biennale is a visionary platform aiming to create a strong ‘Public Art presence’ in this city and to promote L-R :Ms. Zubaida Mustafa giving a speech about TB; Behbud Boys TB march creativity, innovation and criticality in the visual arts. Working Towards Eradicating TB On March 27, World TB day was celebrated with great enthusiasm by Behbud Health Services along with students of Behbud Boys Secondary School A short program was arranged,. Speeches were made by L-R: Mr. Khurram Shaque; Our participants working on an assignment the President and Chairperson of Behbud Health Services . Iqbal: An LRC Initiative to Develop the The older students presented a multimedia presentation of their outreach initiative in their community in which they Human Potential try to create awareness about Behbud’s TB testing and treatment clinic. The younger students had made Behbud Learning Resource Center (LRC) in collaboration inspirational drawings displayed in the auditorium, with a renowned scholar Khurram Ali Shaque, the recipient depicting the ramications of TB, of the Presidential Iqbal Award, conducted a 3-day informative and reective course on Iqbal’s Work, Thoughts The guests gracing this occasion were Dr. Mehmooda and Our Times. This Iqbal series is to give a platform to Shaheen of Provincial TB Control Program, esteemed access the ideas of a revered Pakistani intellectual and was journalist Zubaida Mustafa and Dr Ghazala Ansari, who attended by nearly 50 participants. The Learning Resource helped establish TB DOTS Clinic in 2000. Center hopes to bring more seminars like this in the near future. Issue 3 Behbuds Film: Based On A True Story Donation Boxes Around Town Behbud achieved yet another milestone; our very rst short In the ever expanding cosmopolitan city of Karachi, it is lm which was produced by Pakistan's leading advertising imperative to showcase Behbud’s image all year round, agency Adcom who conceptualized, scripted and therefore a strategy was approved to place donation boxes supervised the production of our lm. Directed by Jamshed around town and to make it easier for people to give. Irani and produced by Seven Seas, the lm is based on one of the many success stories of Behbud beneciaries. We are very Blessed that the following retail outlets willingly agreed to display them: Agha Noor Karachi/UK, Amis The majority of the shoot took place onsite at our Behbud Supermarket, Amna Chaudhry Studio, Angies Salon, BBQ Complex in Clifton where Behbud sta and members Tonite, Coco 9, Esquires Coee DMC, Image DMC, Hina worked with the lm crew till late in the night. Siddiqui DDS, Koel Boutique, Maria’s Salon and Institute, Mona J, Paradise Supermarket, Queens Beauty Salon, We thank Adcom for providing their services probono, for SindLabs, and Sunny Medico. Our donation boxes will soon GeoTV, TV One and News One for broadcasting this lm, be going to the Agha Noor outlets in Lahore, Islamabad and and everyone else who volunteered. It was well received Sialkot. and has reached millions of views on just YouTube and Facebook. A special mention goes to Nadia Hussain Salon and Peng's Salon for also displaying Behbud products for sale at their salons. Shop For A Cause Two sales were held on May 4; one was at Tots to Teens where the most sought-after children’s clothes were A scene from the lm during production. exhibited and the other at the residence of a Behbud Chairperson where in-demand items were sold. On Sep 4, a Breast Cancer Awareness Pre-loved sale was held at our Mehmoodabad Center. First Lady, Samina Alvi’s task force for women We thank all our members and friends for coming out to empowerment visited Behbud Complex, Clifton on March support Behbud and Shopping for a Cause. 27 to speak to our Industrial Home students, their mothers and women from the neighboring areas about breast cancer.