Current Projects |
1- NICH 2- DONBOSCO 3- BADALA The Umeed Special Academy, located in Landhi, Karachi, is a project of a non-profit NGO "Association for Special Children Rehabilitation" (ASCR), established by Mr. Shamshad Khan in March 2001. This school has been providing education and training to mentally and physically challenged children and young adults aged 5 to 20 years, all of whom come from poor and underprivileged homes. The school runs on donations. Lack of funds and the deteriorating conditions at Umeed Academy compelled the management to keep the enrollment of children to fewer than 35.
In June 2006, members of RCKSM were invited to visit the campus of Umeed Academy. They found the Academy to be lacking in facilities and equipment, without which the faculty was at a loss to provide the special children with proper education and therapy.
In December 2007, RCKSM took on the task of upgrading the facilities at Umeed Academy. Through a US$ 18,000 Matching Grant with Rotary Club Delhi Chanakyapuri, and donations from Rotary Club Wagga Wagga, Australia, and anonymous donors, RCKSM has brought about a remarkable transformation at Umeed Special Academy.
All old desks and chairs were replaced with colourful new chairs and tables. Their room was now clean with brightly painted walls, new furnishings, whiteboards, soft boards, and shelves lined with games and toys. What fascinated them the most was the new computer lab. This was not all, outside more surprises awaited them – jungle-gym, swings and slides. All this and much more were possible thanks to the help of the Rotary Club of Karachi Sunset Millennium (RCKSM), along with its international partners Rotary Club Delhi Chanakyapuri and Rotary Club Wagga Wagga, Australia, and the many private anonymous donors. |
