Dear HOPE Friends,
As you all are aware, the Kashmir political situation has escalated in the past few months. Some of HOPE USA's home schools are located near border areas. When tensions are high, the schools were closed for safety reasons. After reopening the schools, children were distracted from their routine. They need couseling and motivaton to help heal from these political conflicts.
Naturally, much of the atmosphere in the schools these days revolves around the Kashmir crisis. However, emphasis is being placed on having as much of a normal routine as possible. For example, on September 6th, students celebrated Defense Day where they prepared speeches, national songs, and participated in debates. Similarly, September 11th was the 71th death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam, founder of Pakistan and students learned about the historical background surrounding his life and death.
Please send your thoughts and prayers towards the innocent children that are being affected by the political tensions in Kashmir. Hopefully just solutions can prevail which minimize loss of life and preserve the freedom and liberties of the citizens.
Best regards,
Ambereen Siddiqui
Director - HOPE USA
Dear HOPE Friends,
I hope all of you are doing well! I wanted to thank each of you for allowing us to reach so many needy people in Pakistan during the month of Ramadan. In summary, we were able to accomplish the following in Ramadan through donations and corporate support:
Our activities took place throughout various regions of Pakistan including: Karachi, Gadap, Ghagger, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Muzaffarabad (Kashmir), and Muzaffargarh (Punjab).
As always, this was made possible by the will of God, our supportive donor base, and our dedicated corporate sponsors such as Standard Chartered Bank.
To learn more about HOPE USA, please visit our website at https://www.hopecharityusa.org
Thank you again for your support during this special month!
Best regards,
Ambereen Siddiqui
Director - HOPE USA
Dear HOPE Friends,
EID GREETINGS!
The HOPE USA team wanted to wish all of our supporters a blessed Eid! Every year we raise money to provide the children who attend HOPE schools a new outfit to celebrate Eid. The children who attend our home schools come from very impoverished backgrounds and attend school for free or minimal cost. We double up our efforts this month to make sure that each child feels special. Having a new outfit is a rare luxury for these children.
If you would like to learn more about HOPE's multi-pronged approach towards poverty alleviation, please visit our website at:
https://www.hopecharityusa.org
Meanwhile, please enjoy these pictures of the colorful outfits for the beautiful children of our Kashmir home schools.
Best regards,
Ambereen Siddiqui
Director - HOPE USA
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Dear HOPE Friends,
Some of you who are aware of HOPE's multi-pronged approach to poverty alleviation know that HOPE doubles up its efforts to reach the impoverished in the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is an Islamic month which is observed by fasting, extra prayers, and charitable acts to help the needy and underprivileged. In addition to HOPE's regular poverty-alleviating measures in the areas of health and education, HOPE takes extra steps to ensure that the underprivileged are taken care of this month. Some of our activities include:
The above activities are sponsored by our dedicated donor base, corporate parternerships, and also our LaunchGood campaigns in Ramadan. We strive to reach all of our health facilities, vocational facilities, and educational facilities, especially the ones in remote and rural areas.
I hope you will enjoy the pictures of the children in HOPE's home schools in Kashmir benefitting from our Ramadan activities.
As always, you can always learn more about HOPE’s many areas of focus by visiting our website at:
https://www.hopecharityusa.org
Until next time – take care!
Ambereen Siddiqui
Director – HOPE USA
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Dear HOPE Friends,
We at HOPE USA are very excited to share our most recent progress report with you - in the last week of January 2019, HOPE founder, Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla traveled from Karachi, Pakistan to the mountains of Kashmir (a two-hour flight to Islamabad and then a rocky four-hour journey by van) to visit the students and teachers in the HOPE home schools in the region. She and her team spent a week in Kashmir engaging the students, distributing new warm clothes, and making sure the schools are running smoothly. All these activities were made possible by your support of HOPE USA's Educate a Girl in Kashmir campaign. Below, please find the highlights of the trip along with pictures of the students receiving new clothing:
As always, we wanted to thank every one of your for your support of our Kashmir campaign. We generated new interest and donors during GlobalGiving's Girl Campaign challenge, and we are thankful and proud of all our donors. Please feel free to share our progress with others and help spread the word. We are dedicated to making sure your donations maximize their impact upon girls’ education in Kashmir.
Until next time, take care!
Best regards,
Ambereen Siddiqui
Director - HOPE USA
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