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Caritas Pakistan Lahore – Ongoing Projects and Initiatives

Annanias Rehabilitation Center

Donor : Starfish Pakistan

Caritas Pakistan Lahore is running a Center named Annanias Rehabilitation center for Visually Impaired Females since October 27, 1998 to rehabilitate special children as normal human being in the society. This center is situated at D-Block Youhanabad near St. Xavier Seminary, Lahore.

The following facilities are being provided to these special children;

Formal education (primary level)

  • Vocational trainings (Decoration pieces, paper bags and jewelry making with pearls etc.)
  • Braille literacy education (basic Braille writing & reading)
  • Daily living skills training (kitchen, bedrooms, bath room & other household affairs management.
  • Independent mobility & orientation training (use of white cane, ascending & descending, room exploration, self-protection, searching methods etc.)
  • Motivation to get further formal education
  • Education about selfcare, personal grooming & gender issues

EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Donor – Missio Austria
(November 2022 – June 2023)

By assessing the pressing need and with the guidance of His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM, we started this project to equip marginalized females of underprivileged and deprived rural areas.

Vocational training in different skills are being taught to learn and then earn their livelihood with dignity. Along with skill training, they will also be aware family life, how to defend their faith, self-motivation and how to start their own business for better livelihood earning.

Goal of the Project

  • To empower women through skill development and promotion of entrepreneurship skills

Objectives

  • To create awareness about women importance in the society through awareness campaign
  • To reduce poverty by building capacity of women in vocational and entrepreneurship skill

Activities

  • Awareness session on Career Guidance and importance of skill development
  • Formation of Community Development Group
  • Capacity Building of the organized Community Development Groups
  • Establish Vocational Skill Centers
  • Vocational Training of six months
  • Monthly Get Together and Recreational event
  • Training on Business Development
  • Graduation Ceremony and Exhibition
  • Establishment of a display center to exhibit products of trainees

RESTORATION OF THE DIGNITY OF BRICK KILN WORKERS AND PROMOTE EDUCATION

Donor – Aid to the Church in Need
(January 2023 – December 2023)

Pakistan is facing a serious challenge to ensure all children, particularly the most disadvantaged to attend, stay and learn in school. An estimated 22.8 million children aged 5-16 are out-of-school. The situation at Brick Kiln are worse as there is no facility of education and children are bond to work their families. CPL has initiated this project to provide quality education facility at the doorstep through non formal education, which is an alternative approach to formal primary education.

Project Goal

Restoration of the dignity of brick kiln workers through promoting education and skills

Objectives

  • To Create Awareness about the importance of Education and community role
  • To provide Basic education to at least 150 children through Non Formal Education within a year

Activities

  • Social Mobilization, Group Formation and awareness
  • Capacity Building of Brick Kiln Groups
  • Assessment and Enrollment
  • Establish Non Formal Education Centers and education provision
  • Master Training for Center Teacher
  • Distribution of Educational Material
  • Celebration of International days
  • Extra Curriculum Activities
  • Educational Fair
  • Children Recreational Festival
  • Exposure Visit to historical places

RESTORATION OF VISION OF MARGINALIZED PEOPLE OF ARCHDIOCESE OF LAHORE

Donor – Vastenactie
(April 2023 – March 2024)

Eyesight is one of the most important senses: 80% of what we perceive comes through our sense of sight. By protecting our eyes, we will reduce the odds of blindness and vision loss while also staying on top of any developing eye diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma.

The need of this project was highlighted by community, while we were working with flood prone areas of Archdiocese of Lahore for disaster preparedness. When we tried to find Person with Disability Community member reported that there are many persons who have eye issue and the issue is getting worse for them. So we organize eye care camps in two communities of district Sialkot.
So, assessing the dire need, this project was initiated for caring eye in remote poor
socio economic areas. This project will contribute for creating awareness, how to care their important part of their body as eye is the lamp of their body. Afterwards they should take appropriate initiative to care and treatment for better vision.

Project Goal

To contribute for restoration of vision of Marginalized People of Archdiocese Of Lahore

Objectives

  • To sensitize people about eye care and its importance for prevention from blindness
  • To eye care

Activities

  • Development of IEC Material
  • Awareness raising on Eye Care
  • Consultation Workshop
  • Free Eye Camps
  • Provision of Eye glasses
  • Cataract /Eye Surgeries
  • Support for Strengthening Hospitals