CARE Newsletter April 2012

E-Newsletter

April, 2012

www.CarePakistan.org

IN THIS ISSUE:

● CARE students

triumph at Punjab

Sports Festival

● CARE students

attend WWF Nature

Carnival

● Parents, Teachers

discuss students‟

performance

● CARE 17 completes

first academic year

● A visit to PEL Factory

● CARE Teacher Train-

ing goes online

through WebEx

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

THIS MONTH:

Shazad Yunus—the story

of first MSc (Physics) in

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CARE FOUNDATION

CARE Foundation

endeavors to provide

quality marketable

education to all. We view

our work as nation-

building: By empowering

our children with a solid

education, we hope to

make them, more

productive members of

the society. We hope and

pray one day these

children will help build a

happier, more prosperous

Pakistan.

CARE ACHIEVEMENTS

150,000 students

enrolled

60,000 graduates

225 schools operating

across Pakistan

2,200 CARE teachers

employed


Over its 24-year history, CARE has seen thousands of children pass

through its schools and go on to lead enriched and fulfilling lives.

Education empowers all and enables people to transform their lives

and their communities.

We rejoice in the success of one such courageous individual who has

forged ahead and used his education to change lives.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH:

Shahzad Yunus

Shahzad completed his matriculation from

CARE-Adopted Government Boys High

School, Harbanspura, Lahore in 2002. His

name is still engraved in the Roll of Honour

of that school, for obtaining highest marks in

the school.

He went on to complete his F.Sc. and B.Sc. (Engineering) from Gov-

ernment Shalimar College, Baghbanpura. He then completed his

M.Sc. (Physics) from Government Science College, Wahdat Road in

2008, in which he was awarded a gold medal.

Shahzad did one year of research while affiliated with the Centre

for Advanced Studies in Physics, at Government College University.

At the end of this research, his paper was published in the UK in

2010. He joined Punjab College as a Lecturer, teaching classes of

B.Sc. (Physics). In 2011, he was promoted as Controller

Examinations, while he continues to teach B.Sc. classes as well.

Shahzad feels proud of being the first M.Sc. (Physics)

degree holder in the entire vicinity of Harbanspura.

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CARE Foundation has expanded its network of adopted schools to

include 6 government schools in Karachi. CARE‟s survey team found

the schools in the heart of the biggest metropolis of Pakistan in

deplorable conditions, requiring immediate attention.

Subsequently the schools have been adopted, with the generous

help of CARE‟s supporters, and work continues for building

infrastructure, training teachers and providing all educational

facilities to the schools to improve the quality of education and re-

verse the drop out rates. CARE has adopted 4 schools in Munzoor

Colony, while 2 schools have been adopted in Akhtar Colony.

With constant efforts by the CARE team and support of the friends

of CARE, the schools will soon attain academic excellence.

CARE Foundation adopts 6 government

schools in Karachi

CARE Student excels in Board Examination

Abdullah Mushtaq (Roll # 27-116-157), of CARE Adopted

Government Islahi Model Middle School, Aziz Colony, Saif Park, has

made us proud by achieving First Position among boys in Primary

Board Examination.

Join us in congratulating him on scoring 546/600 marks! We wish

Abdullah a successful future.

CONDITION OF SCHOOLS

PRIOR TO ADOPTION



Ms. Seema Aziz was invited to speak at the prestigious Open

Women Leadership Conference in Silicon Valley. The event

brought together leading women from across the world in the

fields of technology, social enterprise, finance, medicine, and

social media.

Ms. Aziz shared her

valuable experience

of being a successful

woman entrepreneur

and managing an NGO,

CARE Foundation, with

h e r

vision of empowerment

to the poor through

education since 1988.

Ms. Seema Aziz addresses Open Women

Leadership Conference


CARE Chapter opens at Houston

Friends of CARE in Houston, which had long been associated

with CARE‟s mission, decided to open CARE Houston Chapter to

concentrate their efforts for a better, more literate Pakistan.

CARE Chairperson, Ms. Aziz, was invited to the CARE Fundraiser

at Houston that marked the launch of the new chapter. The

event was a huge success with many concerned individuals com-

ing forward to sup-

port CARE in its en-

deavor to eradicate

illiteracy from Paki-

stan.

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It is a matter of great pride that CARE Adopted Government School,

New Fatima Girls High School Missri Shah, won the first position in

the marching band competition at Punjab Sports Festival. Several

leading private schools of Lahore participated in the competition,

however CARE students outshined all other participants. The CARE

school also received the winner‟s reward of Rs 50,000.

CARE students triumph at Punjab Sports

Festival

Telenor Karo Mumkin Notebooks from

recycled material

Fariha Ambreen had won

Telenor Karo Mumkin

Campaign for her idea of

„Recycling Paper to Pro-

vide Notebooks to

Schools for Under Privi-

leged

Children‟.

Subsequently, Fariha‟s

NGO Sabz made 10,000

notebooks from recycled

waste and

donated them to CARE.

In the picture, Aamir Ibrahim, Chief Marketing Officer, Telenor Pakistan

and Fariha Ambreen (center) presented a plaque to Ms. Seema Aziz at a

ceremony held at Govt. Girls Primary School Rani Pind Rehmanpura,

Lahore to mark the handing over of the first batch of notebooks.



CARE 17, which opened in April 2011, enjoys the enrollment of

over 300 students at present. Under the dynamic and dedicated

leadership of school head Mr. Kashif Rafique and headmistress Ms.

Rabia Riaz, the school is witnessing rapid growth and is well on its

way to becoming one of the best schools in the country.

As the first academic year came to an end with final examination in

March 2012, the high achieving students were awarded trophies and

certificates.

CARE 17 completes first Academic Year

Parents, Teachers discuss students’

performance

Parent-Teacher meetings were held at all CARE schools to gauge

the progress of each student. The parents discussed their child's

individual progress with their teachers in one-on-one sessions.

The meetings turned out to be valuable for both

parents and teachers, as they got the chance to share ideas,

suggestions and problems. The parents were impressed by the

efforts made by the schools and expressed their satisfaction. In

their remarks, they particularly appreciated the opportunity to

discuss their child‟s problems and progress reports with teachers

individually rather than in groups.

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Tree Plantation

Drive

Care Students and teachers

eagerly participated in

Tree Plantation Drive

across the

network of CARE Schools.



CARE students were delighted

to attend the WWF Pakistan

Nature Carnival on the gracious

i n v i t a t i o n o f M C B .

The event, held at Race Course

Park Lahore, saw the active

participation of CARE students

in the numerous engaging

e d u c a t i o na l a c t i v i t i e s ,

including funfair, nature

exhibition, quiz competition,

art competition, puppet show,

musical performances, games

and a train ride.

The student projects on several topics, including animals and

plants of wetlands, on-campus plantation, effects of water and air

pollution on health, fresh water conservation, energy conserva-

tion and reduction of carbon footprint, enriched the understanding

of CARE students regarding the need of nature conservation and

the means to achieve it.

WWF Carnival was successful in reinforcing the students‟ sense of

responsibility towards the environment and raised awareness

among students and teachers alike on the importance of conserva-

tion of nature.

CARE Students at WWF Nature Carnival

The students were very

excited to visit the

production facility and

observe the several

production processes at

work, particularly the

manufacturing processes

of transformers. They vis-

ited the winding section,

core section and assem-

bling section of the pro-

duction facility.



CARE 15 students of grades 6 and 7 visited the PEL

factory, accompanied by their science teachers.

T h e s t u d e n t s w e r e w a r m l y

welcomed by the PEL officials and the study visit

b e g a n w i t h t h e s c r e e n i n g o f a

documentary on the products manufactured at the

PEL factory.

The students were provided a thorough under-

standing of the factory‟s production processes and

given a chance to operate the lifter with the help

of a remote control as well. The PEL officials were

g r e a t l y i m p r e s s e d b y t h e

questions asked by the CARE students.

The visit came to an end with refreshments served by PEL. It was a

very informative trip for the students, who benefitted greatly from

the theoretical and practical knowledge imparted to them.

CARE students visit PEL Factory

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Join Hands with

CARE

Sponsor a child:

Rs 700/month (Rs

8,400/year)

Sponsor a teacher/

class: Rs 15,000/

month

(Rs 180,000/year)

Sponsor a scholar:

Medical: Rs 50,000/

year

Engineering: Rs

40,000/year

BSc: Rs 30,000/year

FSc: Rs 25,000/year

Sponsor a school:

Rs 100,000/month

(Rs 1,200,000/year)

Equip a laboratory:

Rs 70,000

Equip a small library:

Rs 80,000

Build a classroom:

Rs 600,000


CARE Foundation, in collaboration with CISCO, has launched WebEx

to conduct teacher trainings and management meetings via

web-conferencing. In this regard, several CARE teachers have been

trained on the use of WebEx. Apart from hosting online teacher

training, the web-conferencing facility would also enable online ed-

ucation for students in the future.

As the CARE network spreads far and wide across the country,

WebEx will enhance the efficiency of the organization as the man-

agement meetings would be conducted on the said platform.

WebEx allows streaming live webcam video in every meeting or

session. All members of a meeting can collaborate in real time and

share their desktop documents, while using whiteboarding,

note-taking and annotation tools to mark up documents as they

share.

Therefore, the launch of WebEx would prove to be a step ahead in

providing quality training to the teachers and increasing efficiency

of the organization.

CARE Teacher Training goes online through

WebEx


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You can make donations to CARE through cheques,

bank drafts or cash in the name of “CARE Founda-

tion”.

These can be sent to our head office at:

CARE Foundation

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UAN: +92 42 111 222 500

Or your donation can be directly deposited in the

following bank

accounts held in the name of CARE Foundation:

Bank Alfalah

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CARE Newsletter April 2012