educational welfare organization ® “voluntary social welfare agencies (registration &...

educational welfare organization ®

“Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration & Control) Ordinance 1961

(XLVI of 1961)”

Founded in July 2002 and registered under the

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

in August 2003

The Problem: A major proportion of our

rural population is flooding into the nearby urban areas in search of work. The women are immediately placed as maids to work more than twelve hours per day. Men try their luck as daily wagers, but often remain jobless and involved in drugs or other antisocial activities. In this way they suffer unforeseen difficulties.

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

The Problem contd…… Their children suffer neglect

. Not only do their parents abuse them, especially girls, by sending them to work at a very young age, but the corrupt members of the privileged society also misuse and exploit them sexually. As these children grow, they become thieves, pickpockets, beggars and prostitutes.

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Solution

In order to minimize this evil and attempt to eradicate it from our society, we feel it imperative to educate these neglected and underprivileged children through a contemporary and religious mode of education.

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Vision:

rural class, migrating to urban areas in search of

work.

To gather the community and strive for the alleviation of the suffering cycle of the ignorant, illiterate and underprivileged

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Major Objectives:

To provide cost-free education, vocational training, healthcare and economic

rehabilitation to the children, young women and families of this class of fellow human

beings with no political, ethnic nor religious discrimination.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

History:

The first Aabroo Welfare School started with these 5 children of two domestic maids in a room on the vacant first floor of a house in Model Town, Lahore.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

History contd….

Within one month this number grew to over 15 children.

The strength

increased at a very

rapid pace in the

following months.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Difficulties:

With the increasing number of students, it became harder and harder to continue owing to the following;

Constrained space. Shortage of teaching staff. Shortfall of stationery. Deficiency of funds.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Members and Volunteers:

With the passing of time,

Aabroo found a lot of generous

donors, members and volunteers

who joined the organization.

Presently Aabroo has more

than 300 members and

volunteers working on various

aspects and requisites of this

cause.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Present status: Aabroo has two welfare schools running

two shifts (morning & afternoon), a

school with a single shift and two Jhuggi

schools, in different localities of Lahore.

1532 children are enrolled for free

education.

Textbooks, notebooks, pencils, rubbers,

sharpeners, uniform, school shoes, a

freshly cooked lunch, early medical

assistance and family support are provided

for free.

Around 60 gipsy women are enrolled in

the Jhuggi Literacy Project.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

What we teach: Formal Education

Using some books of the Punjab

Textbook Board and our own

specially tailored curriculum ,we

provide Primary, Junior and

Upper School education in all

subjects.

Qur’anic Ta’leem Reading with translation.

Quran Aasan Tehreek provides us

with Qurans and Parahs for this

purpose.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Projects under Aabroo:

Vocational Training Aabroo Family Support

Project. Teacher training Aabroo Izhar Medical

Centre Aabroo Jhuggi Literacy

Project

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Vocational Training: Horticulture

Pervez Younas

Horticulture Club is

functioning under Aabroo :

students from 5th and 6th

grade are learning the

skills of gardening,

preparation of soil, etc…

Kitchen gardening is very

popular among girls.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Vocational Training continued… Electronics

All students above class seven

are taught by experienced

teachers the skill of assembling

and repair of electrical and

home appliances.

These programmes are funded

by Dawood Herculese

Chemicals.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Vocational Training continued…

Industrial Home All of our girls students

learn sewing, cutting and

embroidery from 3:00 pm

to 5:00 pm at our

industrial home. It helps

them to support their

parents and siblings.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Aabroo Family Support Project:

Under this project, we lend

rehrees (vending carts) to the

students’ unemployed parents

who are willing to work but are

unable to find employment.

The Child Protection Bureau

and the One to One Sponsorship

Group UK provide us with the

rehrees for this project.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Teacher Training: All of our teachers have been

trained at Ali Institute in

modern and efficient ways of

teaching by reputed

educationists. This training is

sponsored by Ali Institute and

Tehzeeb Foundation.

We also run our own in-house

English language training

conducted by Ms. Angela

Williams (PGCE Sheffield).

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Aabroo-Izhar Medical Centre:

Aabroo-Izhar Medical Centre is established to provide free early medical assistance to the students and their families.

Hijaz Hospital & Jinnah Hospital Lahore, help in case further treatment or surgery is needed.

Local residents are also treated for Rs.10/- per patient.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Aabroo-Jhuggi Literacy Project:

Aabroo educates not only the children but also their parents.

It provides Islamic and Quranic education to the adult residents of Jhuggis in the local vicinity.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Extra-curricular Activities:

Our students also take part in

extra curricular activities.

We have a ‘fun day’ every

quarter and students participate

in numerous exciting activities.

They also participate in

speech-making, playlets,

songs, competitions etc…

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Pleasure Trips:

A lot of visits including

trips to Lahore Zoo, KFC

and McDonalds have

been arranged for the

students.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Educational Trips:

We also arrange

educational trips for our

students to the Weather

Radar Station, National

Science Museum, the

Badshahi Mosque ,

saltmines etc…

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Accounts:

The finances of Aabroo Educational Welfare Organization are audited internally, twice a year and once externally by two chartered accountancy firms.

Based on its performance and transparency, Aabroo has secured a Tax Exemption Certificate from the FBR (Federal Bureau of Revenue).

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Funding:

All funds are raised (both in cash and kind) on a self- help basis through the donations of generous philanthropists.

Funds are also raised through the “Educate a Child” programme. Benefactors sponsor students @ Rs. 500/- per child per month on an annual, bi-annual, quarterly or even monthly basis.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Sustainability:

To minimize the dependence of Aabroo on donations from benefactors and to ensure its sustainability, the Aabroo Solid Waste Management Initiative was launched in April 2007.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Aabroo Solid Waste Management: To sustain and maintain its

educational and welfare work, Aabroo raises income by collecting the solid waste material from participating households, schools and offices and delivering the material to re-cycling plants.

In this way, Aabroo helps protect the environment, teaches the importance of recycling and ensures its own continuance through independent funding.

Future Plans:

To upgrade the present High Schools to Intermediate

Colleges.

To expand Aabroo’s initiatives to other parts of

Pakistan

To establish appropriately equipped vocational

training facilities in all Aabroo Welfare Schools/

Colleges.

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-c42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

Thank you very much: We are very grateful for giving a patient hearing.

educational welfare organization ®

Address: 153-B/ P-III, G.E.C.H.S. Link Model Town Rd. Lahore.

Voice: (92-c42) 35215582-83, Fax: 042-35215584

E-mail: abroo_2@hotmail.com

Web: www.aabroo.org