Written and Compile By: Rahimeen Shahid, Areesha Ahsan, Mehak Junaid, Misbah Shahid, Sameen Saleem
Department of Business Administration,
Jinnah University for Women.

In a heartwarming display of compassion and dedication, a group of final-year students from Jinnah University for Women embarked on a remarkable community initiative to uplift the lives of visually impaired students at the Silver Line School for the Blind and Deaf.

Under the guidance of Miss Madiha Raees, the Team – Areesha Ahsan, Sameen Saleem, Mehak Junaid, Misbah Shahid, and Rahimeen Shahid – spearheaded community development project aimed at enhancing the educational experience and infrastructure for these blind individuals to create better opportunities for all.

The team provided essential Braille course materials, advanced equipment, and infrastructure upgrades to create a more accessible learning environment. The project, fueled by generous contributions from the general public and corporate sponsors, including a significant donation from "Ad space company", a leading advertising company their funds helped in the completion of the project.

This initiative is a testament to the power of young minds to create meaningful change. The students of Jinnah University have not only brightened the lives of the children at Silver Line School but also inspired others to join the journey towards a more inclusive and compassionate society.

Community initiative

About Our Initiative

This project aimed at equipping visually impaired individuals with essential resources and an enhanced learning environment.

The initiative provided Braille course materials, uniforms, shoes, bags, and sweaters, alongside vital infrastructure upgrades to create a more accessible and supportive educational setting. This remarkable effort was made possible through the unwavering support of the public and esteemed corporate sponsors, including a notable contribution from "Ad Space Company," a leader in advertising, whose generosity played a pivotal role in bringing the project to fruition.

Pakistan Association of the Blind (Sindh) started on 30th of October 1974, to serve as a catalyst for blind people. Since then, they are providing such people tremendous quantity of support, resilience and love. The association has its foundation built onrespect, self-sufficiency, love and independence.

PAB (Sindh) is a platform for visually impaired members of the society to bring out their hidden potential. It caters to the social economic, cultural, academic, medical and sports requirements of the blind. PAB (Sindh) is currently supporting blind inhabitants through nineteen branches all over Sindh.

PAB has started its Silver line school located in Nazimabad No.3 III-C, 13/28 Karachi, where they provide computer training, literacy center, Braille classes by which a number of male and female students have been benefited by it, Music session to train the deserving members,Medical aids and financial aid in case of marriage and other issues.

Silver line School

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Contributions

As part of our community initiative, We students of Jinnah University for Women came together to support the students of Silver Line School. We donated two ceiling fans to provide a more comfortable learning environment, along with two whiteboards to enhance classroom interaction. Additionally, we contributed six pairs of shoes to help needy students who are unable to buy new shoes. To further aid their education, we also donated two completed courses of Class 1 materials and writing slate, to improve the students' learning experience and overall well-being.

With the help of our sponsor, we were able to help students of Silver line School so that they can have a chance at education, making a positive impact on the lives of others.Donated 2 ceiling fans, 2 white board, 6 pair of shoes,2 complete braille courses of class 1, writing slates.

Conclusion

Our idea for community development was to help underprivileged students get access to quality education, we then analyzed various schools with different requirements. After a survey of multiple schools, we came to the conclusion that despite there being many schools which are in dire need of donations, schools for blind and deaf students was an area where limited work has been done. Through this initiative, we will help them to enhance their infrastructure, provide them fees, school bags, shoes, chairs etc. To achieve this goal we have communicated, emailed many companies but still our community initiative is in progress as we have faced many challenges in the way but we are still in contact with Pepsi and English biscuit for our community development initiative.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 25 2024

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