Disability Rights Pakistan Project #31362

$15 to give an orphan a Christmas gift in Pakistan

A microproject by Dawood Global Foundation - Educate a Girl

Project Report | Jan 29, 2018
Christmas with Special Kids.

By Mehwish Ayyub | Supervisor

Children with disabilities are like butterflies with a broken wing.
They are just as beautiful as all others,
but they need help to spread their wings.

Hello to all our wonderful donors. We hope you all had a brilliant Christmas with your families and loved ones.

We want to thank you all for helping us in making Christmas special for other people also as we wouldn’t have been able to do it so smoothly without your help.

We remember when we started fundraising for this mini project of ours, we just had one thing in mind that we wanted to do something for kids on Christmas, something very special for those who won’t be celebrating this Christmas with their families or who never get to celebrate it and who deserves it the most.

We were planning to have it with orphans to make their day amazing and asked all of you for help and you all showed your generosity and helped us in making this day special.

One thing that we weren’t planning but God helped us in doing was celebrating Christmas with some kids with disabilities, some kids who are more special and who were able to enjoy it more.

This time we went to an orphanage called Dar ul Sukun which is a home for people with disability. It doesn’t have orphans only in fact it has some kids and people who have families but due to their disability they are not living with them or their families are not able to look after them and that’s why they are living here. At first we were bit confused because our vision for this programme was to make Christmas special for kids so they could also give back to the community whenever they could and we thought that whether we will be able to deliver this message to these special kids but we realized that the most important is the message of love and care and anyone and everyone in this world could understand the language of love, no matter if they have any mental illness and disability and that’s why we were able to do all this on Christmas.

We distributed chocolates, teddy bears and hot cross buns among 250 kids almost and felt so happy and satisfied. We envision a society where all people with disability get preferential status in access to due health care, education, food, shelter and employment opportunity to live integrated and dignified life.

Thank you all again for your generosity and all your help and for helping us in spreading the message that giving is not just about making a donation, its about making a difference.

Together, We are Transforming Lives!

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Jan 16, 2018
Christmas For Orphans

By Mehwish Ayyub | Supervisor

"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me... Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." -Matthew 25:35-36,40

Christmas is not only a time that is filled with much celebration and activity, but also a time we most deeply feel the significance of family in our lives. Although we believe that God’s call to care for widows and orphans is something that should be woven into our everyday lives, Christmas is a time when we are especially aware of the importance of family and that’s why we
invited you all to take time during the hustle and bustle of your holiday celebrations to remember those who continue to wait for the gift of love and care and we are so grateful for your support.

This Christmas we wanted to make these little angels a part of our celebration. We wanted them to feel special, the way other kids do who are more blessed to have families and that’s why we planned a special Christmas Celebration at the orphanage and gave out gifts to orphans.

An orphanage is a place where happiness is not seen a lot of time. The children are emotionally unsecure and always look for solace through someone or something. The children from different kind of societies, regions and religions stay in orphanage. We care about all children because they are our future and that’s why we want to be there for them. No matter if the effort is small, we believe that the impact will be big because these kids will start believing in the good.

This is like the unspoken prayer, or the hug you give when you just don’t know what to say. With a gift to Where Most Needed, you’ll be there for a child who doesn’t know how to pick up the pieces of their life.

We distributed gifts to all the orphans in the orphanage including some special kids who aren’t living with their parents and couldn’t express in words our feelings and just want to thank you all for making this easy for us.

Although we were 150$ short than our expense but we still wanted to make this Christmas special for as many kids as we could.

If you or anyone you know would like to donate for us to keep doing these amazing things for the kids in need then please do so or else we will be deactivating this project soon as our purpose is fulfilled of making Christmas special.

Thank You!

Together, we are transforming lives!

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