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Iftar for Impoverished School Children in Pakistan

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Help HOPE USA sponsor iftars during Ramadan for the impoverished school children in its formal and home school network.





Summary:

HOPE USA has been sponsoring Ramadan iftars in its formal schools in Pakistan (in Zia Colony: 610 students, Muzaffargarh: 320 students, and Thatta: 340 students) for the past ten years.  Iftar is the meal that Muslims eat at sundown after a day of fasting.  Providing dinner for one child costs $2 and as a donor you can sponsor an entire school or a group of children. 

Learn more about HOPE USA at http://www.hopecharityusa.org







Challenge:

The students that go to HOPE schools come from impoverished backgrounds (sons and daughters of laborers, farmers, domestic helpers) and skipping meals is often a normal part of life for them, even outside of Ramadan.  During Ramadan though, HOPE takes extra steps to ensure that all students and their families are treated to a hot meal at the end of the day.  We even go the extra step to hand-deliver meals to families who are not able to attend the school iftars.  

​Long-term Impact:

These Ramadan iftars not only provide a much-appreciated meal to these families, they foster a sense of community and well-being.  In all three schools, students and their families gather collectively on the school grounds at sunset and share in a meal and prayers together.  For the past ten years, HOPE has been a part in solidifying the compassion and empathy amongst these communities.  With your support, we aim to educate and empower these individuals in the long-run and lift them from the grasps of poverty.  


History of HOPE:

Health Oriented Preventive Education (HOPE) was the inspiration of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla, a pediatrician by profession who helped eradicate polio from Pakistan in the early stages of her career.  Due to Dr. Mubina's medical background, HOPE's initial objective was to provide the poor with better access to medical centers and hospitals.  In a country grappling with basic issues such as lack of access to clean drinking water, poor maternal and infant health, malnutrition in children, prevention and treatment of diseases such as malaria, cholera, and tuberculosis, it already seemed as though HOPE had enough of a challenge on its hands. But soon Dr. Mubina realized that the cornerstone of a productive and forward-thinking community relies on both a healthy body and healthy mind. She honed her vision to an integrative approach that was twofold: health and education. 

As a single woman in a male-dominated country, Dr. Mubina faced many challenges and setbacks; it was through perseverance and hard work that HOPE grew from a dream to a reality. Today, HOPE has a countrywide presence throughout Pakistan which includes hospitals, formal schools, informal schools, vocational centers, basic health clinics, mobile health clinics, and maternal health clinics, all which provide free or minimal-cost healthcare and education. Additionally, HOPE has been active in disaster relief efforts throughout Pakistan. We are humbled to say that we have grown to a network of hospitals and schools that treats 500,000 patients and educates 10,000 students per year, mostly women and children.  


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Hope USA6 years ago

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Salaams, Peace, and Hello to our Friends around the World, 


We at HOPE USA wanted to THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for your overwhelming support of our Iftar and Eid Clothes campaigns.  With your help we have reached fundraising levels of $7,949 for iftars and $6,756 for Eid clothes.  That is enough to feed almost 4,000 impoverished children and provide new Eid clothes for 675 children who rarely ever get new clothes!

The picture above is from about three days ago, a happy girl receiving a new Eid outfit in Thatta, Pakistan.  

A special thank you to my campaign coach, Mariam El-Khatib for stepping up to the plate to help out a stranger.  :)  She works at LaunchGood but she really went the extra mile to help us get the most out of fundraising this month.  Thank you, Mariam!

We are still collecting for both campaigns until midnight tonight if you would still like to donate:

http://www.launchgood.com/HopeEidClothes


I would also encourage you all to sign up for LaunchGood's Friday Givers program where you give a small amount to a great cause every week.  

http://www.launchgood.com/club


Please also take a moment to visit HOPE USA's website and learn more about how we have taken a holistic approach to battling poverty in the South Asian country of Pakistan:

http://www.hopecharityusa.org


I hope everyone has a blessed EID!  Thank you again for helping provide for these children through HOPE USA.  


Warm regards,

Ambereen Siddiqui

Director - HOPE USA







Hope USA6 years ago

THANK YOU Clips from KIDS in Pakistan

Salaams friends around the world! 

We wanted to update you with these heartwarming videos of children saying thank you for their Eid Clothes and Iftars!  The clips are from June 6, 2018 at a Grand Iftar held for 1,500 impoverished children in HOPE schools in Karachi, Pakistan.  This event was made possible by a worldwide movement with donors from Germany, Barbados, Kazakhastan, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, UAE, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Qatar, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and of course the USA

In the videos below, the children are saying THANK YOU to YOU (and HOPE USA) for their EID CLOTHES and IFTAR celebration.  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15e7OyPyG8D-pX2lgSgOjsNSgGWRarY64/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KtNJlMIg93lLfkRBTpdr3IK68DOE42P_/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ltwS5uA4n-GJKYATgg5CfKHLhXrpuf-/view?usp=sharing://


We will continue our distribution of Eid Clothes and providing iftar in rural Karachi and Kashmir until the end of Ramadan and you can still donate to either campaign!

http://www.launchgood.com/HopeIftar

HOPE was founded by a single woman in a male-dominated country.  Today we are humbled to say that we have a network of hospitals and schools in Pakistan which treats 500,000 patients and educates 10,000 students per year for free.  Learn more at:

http://www.hopecharityusa.org

With warm regards,

HOPE USA Team

Hope USA6 years ago

Grand Iftar and Eid Clothes Distribution for 1,500 School Children in Karachi

Salaams friends around the world!  

We at HOPE USA are so humbled by your support, we have reached almost 70 percent of our $10,000 goal!  We could not have done this without the support of Muslims around the world like you!  We had a two large donors of $1,000 from the United States and United Arab Emirates (thank you sincerely) and donations from all over the world - Kazakhastan, Barbados, Sweden, France, Finland, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Canada, Singapore, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Qatar, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States.  It is heartwarming to see the support which has been given to uplift the impoverished children in HOPE schools.  

The campaign has been updated to show pictures of HOPE USA's most recent event you helped sponsor.  This is the Grand Iftar held on June 6, 2018 in Karachi, Pakistan - a total of 1,500 children joined in a community event of iftar and Eid clothes distribution!  You all made this possible!

We will continue distributing iftars and Eid clothes in Karachi and the Northern Areas (Kashmir) until the end of Ramadan and will continue to accept donations until then:

 http://www.launchgood.com/HopeEidClothes

Thank you again, may Allah SWT bless you all, and we will continue to update you.  


Best Regards,

HOPE USA Team

Hope USA6 years ago

Grand Iftar and Eid Clothes Distribution for 1,500 Children in Karachi

Salaams friends around the world!  

We at HOPE USA are so humbled by your support, we have reached almost 70 percent of our $10,000 goal!  We could not have done this without the support of Muslims around the world like you!  We had a two large donors of $1,000 from the United States and United Arab Emirates (thank you sincerely) and donations from all over the world - Kazakhastan, Barbados, Sweden, France, Finland, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Canada, Singapore, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Qatar, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States.  It is heartwarming to see the support which has been given to uplift the impoverished children in HOPE schools.  

The campaign has been updated to show pictures of HOPE USA's most recent event you helped sponsor.  This is the Grand Iftar held on June 6, 2018 in Karachi, Pakistan - a total of 1,500 children joined in a community event of iftar and Eid clothes distribution!  You all made this possible!

We will continue distributing iftars and Eid clothes in Karachi and the Northern Areas (Kashmir) until the end of Ramadan and will continue to accept donations until then:

 http://www.launchgood.com/HopeEidClothes

Thank you again, may Allah SWT bless you all, and we will continue to update you.  


Best Regards,

HOPE USA Team




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