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Family Educational Services Foundation
Karachi \ Lahore \ Islamabad
Family Educational Services Year End Report


Deaf Reach Training Centers
Accomplishments: DRTC – Karachi

  • DRTC Karachi completed its 5th year of successful operation, providing free education to the Deaf. (Capacity – 90 students)
  • Pick and drop transport service was started for deaf girls and children.
  • IT lab was expanded to accommodate more students for training.
  • IT program begun for Deaf girls and young children.
  • Baldia Town Project started – 25 very poor Deaf children bussed in daily for classes.
  • Deaf Reach had a complimentary stall at ITCN Expo promoting Deaf Education and Awareness. Over 15,000 visitors stopped at the stall for information and discussion.
  • Our DRTC principal attended a one week international conference on Deaf Education held in Seoul, South Korea


Lively sign language discussions take place at our Deaf Reach library and class room.

Accomplishments: DRTC – Lahore

  • DRTC Lahore completed it’s 1st year of successful operation, providing free education to the Deaf. (Capacity – 50 students)
  • Certificate Award ceremony held for first class of 35 students at Pearl Continental Hotel.
  • Jobs in good companies were found for older Deaf students seeking employment.


Sam teaching reading skills to Pakistani children.

Goals for Coming Year

  • Expansion of Pick/Drop Transport service to allow more Deaf children to attend classes.
  • We look forward to adding an additional classroom to the Centers in both Karachi and Lahore in order to accommodate the requests for more admissions.
  • In January we will begin Sign Language classes, as well as a teacher’s training program for those who desire to work with the Deaf.
  • To expand our present program at the Center. We have requests to take in 20 Deaf children from Orangi Town, and 30 from Korangi who otherwise have no access to an education.

Needs for Coming Year

  • We require three 15-seater diesel vans to meet the needs of transporting the children.
  • Visual teaching equipment: Multimedia projectors, VCR’s, large screen TV’s.
  • We require 40 computers to meet the need of increased enrollment in both Centers.
  • Sponsorship for the Student Scholarship Program in order to continue to provide free education for underprivileged Deaf children.
  • Sponsorship of furnishings to set up 2 new classrooms; 1 in Karachi, and 1 in Lahore.
  • We require additional premises on or near to Sharah-e-Faisal to accommodate more students from the greater metropolitan Karachi area.

Eduserve Training Program

Accomplishments

  • 36 Courses, Workshops, and Seminars were conducted for 2,042 teachers, administrators, and parents. These courses were conducted in Karachi, and in rural areas of the Punjab and NWFP.
  • 4 training workshops were conducted for 50 plus teachers of ABSA School for the Deaf, Karachi.
  • Ongoing training course was carried on for teachers of ACELP center for mentally challenged children, Karachi.
  • The Youth Leadership Program was started in Karachi for 30 young volunteers. Monthly leadership seminars were organized. The attendees also participated in hands-on community service activities.
  • MOTIVATED, an inspirational magazine, was launched countrywide with the printing and distribution of the first 3 issues.
  • 3 issues of “The Family Educator” newsletter were printed and distributed countrywide.
  • 796 “Treasure Attic” and “Kiddie Viddie” educational videos were donated to various institutions for underprivileged children in all 4 provinces. [20,000 videos sponsored since 1992!]

Goals for Coming Year

  • To conduct 15 week-long training courses for teachers, administrators and parents - particularly targeting underprivileged schools in both urban and rural areas.
  • To conduct further seminars & training programs for teachers and parents who work with mentally handicapped, deaf & other disadvantaged children.
  • To expand the Volunteer Leadership Program to include more local volunteers.
  • The continued development and creation of new teaching aids and teacher training materials.
  • Widespread distribution of MOTIVATED in schools and elsewhere throughout the country.
  • To put “Treasure Attic” and “Kiddie Viddie” on national or cable TV, translated into Urdu, with a goal to provide character-building quality material for children’s viewing.


Needs for Coming Year

  • To procure and set up a small Eduserve Teacher Training Center, centrally located in Karachi. This will make it possible to train more teachers, impacting on a greater number of schools and students.
  • Sponsorship of printing needs for the year: MOTIVATED Magazine; The Family Educator NL; Teacher training materials.
  • Supply of 2 multimedia projectors and 2 laptop computers for presentations and lectures.
  • Financial backing for our Children’s Video project on national or cable TV.
  • Sponsorship of educational “Treasure Attic” and “Kiddie Viddie” libraries for underprivileged schools and institutions.
  • Sponsorship of teacher training courses in underprivileged areas.

Community Services

Accomplishments

  • In February, for the 2nd year running, we organized a benefit musical event for 1800 handicapped and disadvantaged children from 14 various schools and institutions in the Karachi metropolitan area.
  • In July, for the 4th consecutive year, we organized and conducted a one-week summer camp for 150 orphan children at the SOS village in Malir.
  • 30 local volunteers helped to plan, organize and run the SOS Summer Camp. These same volunteers also assisted in our weekly visitation and teaching program at the Village.
  • Maria Paola received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” conferred by the Nazim of Karachi at a ceremony organized by Idarah Waqar i Adab at the Avari Hotel, December 15.
  • We participated in, and helped to organize volunteers for the 6th National Special Olympics Games held in Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad.
  • In Karachi, our performing group “Heartbeat!” did 72 shows for more than 40,000 people throughout the year.
  • In Islamabad and Lahore, similar shows were conducted by “The Fantastic Friends” and “Dosti” in various schools, hospitals for cancer patients, and other institutions for approximately 15,000 children.
  • Visitation and a benefit show was carried out at 3 Children’s Hospitals; particularly to those suffering from debilitating illness such as cancer etc.


Goals for Coming Year

  • To organize the SOS Summer Camp next July
  • To continue events such as the Special Olympics and further hospital visitation programs.
  • Increased Youth Leadership activities and training.
  • We look forward to organizing an greater number of benefit musical programs, particularly a large event for handicapped and underprivileged children next March.

Needs for Coming Year

  • Sponsorship of Benefit Musical Program to be held for 2000+ handicapped children in March.
  • Sponsorship for SOS Summer Camp next July; for materials, snacks, transport and excursions.
  • We have need of two 15-seater vans for transportation of the children at special events, as well as for our Youth Leadership program, and HeartBeat! benefit shows.
  • 2 good quality smaller vehicles as our work takes us to the far reaches of the city.

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