Free Education for 100 poor girls in Pakistan

There is no specialized health facility in the village. The nearest health facility is at distance of 10 KMs. Due to the restricted mobility the women and children faces the most and it needs to address their health issues at the door step.  Management of SDA and school teachers met the officials of district health authority and decided to organize a one day health camp. It was decided that SDA will provide the logistic support while health authority arrange specialized doctors, medicines and laboratory tests.

Team SDA, Teachers and students disseminated the information to the masses, about the holding of medical camp. It was organized on 6^th July 2019 and about 670 women and children visited the camp. Doctors provided medicines and advised the daily routine and diet for healthy living.

Chief Executive Officer District Health Authority appreciated the effort of SDA and School staff for supporting the government in this very important event. He expressed his hope that the same intervention will be held in other villages.

It was a very successful event in all aspects and community was very satisfied.

Promotion of culture of tolerance is need of the day. The students of the school belong to different tribes, political parties and religious segments. A new concept “Composite Heritage” is started in the school. Much is common than the differences and these common things are promoted and celebrated to develop a peaceful environment. The students have composite heritage of language, clothing, rituals, national days, local games and sports activities. Teachers of the school were trained on Composite Heritage and they have developed capacity to share the same knowledge with the students. Students the future generation are developed to play their role for a peaceful society.

The school remained closed from Dec 20, 2018 to Jan 06, 2019 for winter vacations. By the opening of the school, the last term of the academic year started with high energy and motivation both of teachers and students to do their best in studies. Christmas and Founder of the Nation (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) was celebrated on the second day of the school. Community members, Parents, Students and teachers participated in the function. Tableau was performed by the students. The teachers made the informative speeches about the importance of the days. The Chief guest of the event was the parliamentarian of the provincial assembly who appreciated the performance of the students and also congratulated the school administration for doing such a Nobel cause by providing quality education to the students of the village

Government of Pakistan launched a campaign for immunization of children below age 5 against Polio. Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious disease caused by the polio virus. It invades the nervous system, and can cause paralysis or even death in a matter of hours.  Wild poliovirus (WPV) enters the body through the mouth, in water or food that has been contaminated with faecal material from an infected person. The virus multiplies in the intestine and is excreted by the infected person in faeces, which can pass on the virus to others. Polio mainly affects children under 5 years of age. There is no cure for polio. Polio can only be prevented by immunization. A safe and effective vaccine exists - the oral polio vaccine (OPV). OPV is essential protection for children against polio. Given multiple times, it protects a child for life. The students of both schools which are supported by Globalgiving were immunized and teachers, students and volunteers of SDA facilitated the government officials in immunization process in whole village. About 320 children of whole village and of the two schools were vaccinated and 50 community elders were sencitised about the importance of the vaccination to prevent polio.

Level 5 examination is held under Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) a government agency, and is very important as standard of education of schools across the province is judged through same yard stick. The result of this examination affects the overall image of the school. Keeping in view its importance summer camp is organised for the students of level 5 for 2 hours daily 5 days a week. It will prepare the students better for PEC examination. The students showed satisfaction on this step, They said that culture of studying at home is not supporting and 3 months summer vacations affects their education worst. The timetable was set keeping ease of the students. This will ultimately keep the image of school good among the community and attract more students to get quality education.