Put people with disabilities in the driving seat!

Greetings from The Rickshaw Project!

The last few months have been quite amazing for our team. We have successfully executed the first phase of the IamKarachi Campaign and constructed our Research & Development Workshop.

IamKarachi Campaign
IamKarachi is a campaign that inculcates hope, pride and ownership in the citizens of Karachi to collectively strive for a peaceful city. As part of this city-wide campaign by like-minded Karachiites, The Rickshaw Project has:

• Sensitized over 315 students with 6 sessions at Institute of Business Administration, Bahria University and Karachi University
• Initiated an interactive social media and mobile campaign as part of our licensing efforts for people with disabilities (PWDs)
• Conducted two Stakeholder Meetings with prominent government official from Transport & Mass Transit Department, Social Welfare Departments and major NGOs working on disability. Core reason for this was the provision of feedback and insights for developing a Policy Paper for Accessible Transportation and Driving Licensing for people with disabilities
• Three of our team members participated in three separate live radio programs at FM100 for advocating the rights of PWDs

Research & Development Workshop

We have finalized the work on the construction of Research & Development Workshop. Along with the workshop, we have also constructed a space to park our retrofitted rickshaws. The Rickshaw Project has forged partnership with the Karigar Institute and their expert trainers will provide two months long intensive mechanical training to our project drivers. This training will formally commence from 4th May.

Although, we have finalized our work on the construction of workshop with the procurement of basic tools, but we are now looking for funds to fill our workshop with all the required machinery and tools for retrofitting vehicles. We request your support to help us fully equip the workshop for allowing us to freely consult people with disabilities and make more efficient retrofitted motorcycles, rickshaws, wheelchairs, and tri-cycles.

Thank you.

Best Regards,

Amin Amir Ali Andani
Project Officer
The Rickshaw Project
Network of Organizations Working with People with Disabilities,
Pakistan (NOWPDP)