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Pakistan: Relief, Rehab and Development
International Development Programs
Tharparkar District Drought Relief (2014) Due to unseasonable drought by April 2014, nearly 300 young children from poor families died due to lack of water and malnutrition. Sewa worked with HRF and provided relief. | Scope Sewa International is working with Harey Rama Foundation (HRF) of Pakistan in disaster relief and rehabilitation (Sindh and Punjab provinces) as well as in development projects (Punjab). The beneficiaries typically do the least respected jobs as fishermen, cobblers, brick makers, sanitation and farm workers. Their status as “lower caste” and their jobs are usually inherited through generations. The illiteracy rate is over 75% with the figure for women closer to 90%. They live below poverty line and lack all basic necessities of life including health, education and shelter. Disaster ReliefSindhu River Flood Relief (2010, 2011) This project focused on relief for the poor who were affected by the untimely multi-year floods of the Sindhu river. |
Development Projects
Skill Development Center
HRF has established two Skill Development Centers for the economically underprivileged in Rahim Yar Khan (400 miles from Karachi). The objective is to strengthen the economically deprived while improving their education and social standing.
Tharparkar District Drought Relief (2014)
Development Projects
Skill Development Center
We expect that 450 underprivileged families will benefit directly and 1,500 families indirectly through the implementation of various vocational training courses at the Skill Development Centers at Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. The first offering of the courses was over subscribed indicating the acute need in this area. Some of the course applications were nearly twice that of capcity. The table gives the number of admitted students as of the third quarter of 2015.
| Here are some pictures of the Tailoring Center.
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Kosar Devi lives with her husband with three children in Basti Kahoor village, Rahim Yar Khan District,. Kosar is a student of the Sewa Skill Develpoment center and is learning tailoring. She says "I am happy to learn tailoring, it will be helpful for me in future. [With this skill] I will support to my family. We are very thankful to Sewa International. It brings new hope for us. After I complete the course I will be able to make dresses for my kids and women in my extended family and earn a livelihood."
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