Education Pakistan Project #34832

Educate a Girl in Kashmir

by HOPE USA

Project Report | Jan 18, 2025
It's Sweater Weather - Desi Ghee Donated by IFFCO

By Ambereen Siddiqui | Director - HOPE USA

Dear HOPE Friends,

It's Sweater Weather - Plus IFFCO Steps up to the Plate to Enhance AJK Winter Distribution Efforts with Desi Ghee

https://youtube.com/shorts/Rk77SVLog8Y?feature=share

We're delighted to share that our corporate partner and supporter, IFFCO, added a special bonus to our distribution of winter gear (jackets , sweaters , jeans ), school supplies , blankets , food ) in the Northern Areas by gifting desi ghee to include in our team's recent visit.

Desi ghee is 99.8 percent milk fat and is considered a superfood . It has broad-ranging implications for improved health including digestive, immune, neurological, cardiovascular, and detoxification benefits. During the winter months , a power punch of ghee can be pivotal for families in underserved communities, and especially those living in remote, mountaintop village areas such as Azad Kashmir . These families are struggling with meeting basic needs such as food and warmth , ghee can provide a much-needed boost of energy to combat the harsh conditions of winter in mountainous regions .

When IFFCO found out about the HOPE Team's trip to the Northern Areas , they immediately sprung to action and donated 330 pounds (150 kg) of ghee which was available at the moment. IFFCO has also been instrumental in a multitude of our poverty alleviation activities including hosting iftars for Home School children ‍, and most notably our disaster relief efforts in the 2022 Pakistan Flood Crisis . We are immensely grateful for their partnership and generosity and for coming to the rescue ‍ during critical times .

The accompanying reel depicts just one day of our trip and distribution, specifically the venture into and up the mountaintops of Jehlum Valley, Azad Kashmir .

The attached collage represents IFFCO's contributions of desi ghee during this trip .

More updates about the beautiful Northern Areas in Pakistan are to come!

Much gratitude to IFFCO and all our supporters for their efforts to make the lives of those living in harsh conditions more bearable!

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA , HOPE UK , and HOPE Pakistan Teams

https://www.hopecharityusa.org

*Song in accompanying reel is Sweater Weather and is credited to The Neighbourhood

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Sweater Weather - 2025 Azad Kashmir

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Jan 16, 2025
Dr. Mubina Meets with AJK Government Officials

By Ambereen Siddiqui | Director - HOPE USA

Dear HOPE Friends,

HOPE Ignites Further Efforts in Azad Kashmir - Dr. Mubina Meets with AJK Government Officials

We are excited to share that in HOPE's recent trip to the Northern Areas of Pakistan, HOPE Pakistan Chairperson, Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla met with a variety of government officials in Azad Kashmir:

Azad Kashmir Minister of Education, Deewan Ali Khan Chughtai

Deputy Commissioner of Muzaffarabad, Masood Ur-Rehman

Azad Kashmir Minister of Social Welfare, Bazil Ali Naqvi

Topics discussed included the positive impact HOPE has had upon disadvantaged communities in Azad Kashmir along with facilitating future collaborations in order to reach more underserved villagers. All Azad Kashmir government officials expressed gratitude for the measures that HOPE has taken in order to introduce various poverty alleviation measures and create stability within the remote mountaintop villages in Azad Kashmir .

During this recent visit, the HOPE Team visited our Educational, Healthcare, and Vocational Center facilities in the Northern Areas and distributed winter gear (jackets , sweaters , jeans ), school supplies , blankets , along with food to underserved children and adults in these communities.

Altogether, HOPE has an Education, Healthcare, and Vocational Training presence in Azad Kashmir which spans over 40 remote village communities and reaches over 2,000 families.

The HOPE Team wishes to express our gratitude to Minister of Education, Deewan Ali Khan Chughtai, Deputy Commissioner Masood Ur-Rehman, and Minister Bazil Ali Naqvi for taking special time out of their schedules to meet with Dr. Mubina and discuss what further humanitarian steps can be taken within the region. It is only through the cooperation and trust of the leadership of Azad Kashmir that we have been able to make a tangible impact in the region .

Many thanks to Journalist and Neel Fairy Special Reporter, Yousaf Hamdani for capturing these meetings and helping us create awareness of the dire need of interventional efforts in these village communities!

Last, but not least, our heartfelt appreciation to all our supporters who have put their trust in our efforts and helped us achieve these milestones.

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA , HOPE UK , and HOPE Pakistan Teams

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Jan 6, 2025
2024 Ends and 2025 Launches with Kashmir Trip

By Ambereen Siddiqui | Director - HOPE USA

Dear HOPE Friends,

2024 Ends and 2025 Launches with a HOPE Field Trip to Azad Kashmir - Featuring Jehlum Valley

By the Grace of God, we concluded an eventful 2024 and leaped into 2025 on a promising and hopeful note!

The HOPE Field Team is currently in the Northern Areas of Pakistan visiting our Home Schools and Maternal and Child ‍ Health Centers in these regions. As always, included in our efforts and a mainstay feature of these trips is to distribute winter gear (jackets , sweaters , jeans ), school supplies , blankets , along with food to underserved children and adults in these communities.

Over the next few weeks, we will be releasing a variety of updates with regards to this fruitful trip .

The pictures below feature our recent visit to three of our Home Schools in Jehlum Valley, Azad Kashmir : Parhor Home School, Habib Dori Home School, and Dhani Bakala Home School. It is difficult to understate the remoteness of this region and how difficult it is to access areas due to the rough terrain in the Northern Areas. These villages are approximately 25 miles from Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, but can only be traversed by a vehicle up to a certain point. From there, the one hour trek to the top must be on foot‍as the roads are not accessible by vehicles.

HOPE operates a network of 40 Home Schools across Azad Kashmir which provide a quality education to underserved children in these remote mountaintop regions. Altogether, our Home School network across Pakistan caters to 9,000 underprivileged students, 2,000 of whom reside in Azad Kashmir .

During this journey, we were kindly accompanied by Jehlum Valley, Azad Kashmir Councilor, Syed Jawad Hussain Hamdani, and a gracious supporter behind our progress in Azad Kashmir. We wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Councilor Hamdani for his support and loyalty and the entire Azad Kashmir team's collaboration for over ten years.

Among our other special guests was Mr. Sadiq who had come from Karachi along with his family to share in the blessings of giving to those less fortunate. As always, we are honored when guests take time out of their busy schedules to travel long distances in order to instill in their children the value of charity ‍.

Much gratitude and appreciation to our supporters for helping us secure the building blocks for working towards poverty alleviation throughout Pakistan .

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA , HOPE UK , and HOPE Pakistan Teams

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