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Konpal Activities
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Activities during Year 2009 |
Two Day Training Workshop on Child Protection, early Case
Detection & Management of Child Abuse
* March 3-4,
2009: A TWO-DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP
on child protection, early case
detection and management of child
abuse was held at the Dow Univesity of
Health Sciences (DUHS) and Civil
Hospital Karachi (CHK) on March 3-4,
2009. As many as 25 health care
providers working at CHK, Lyari
General Hospital and private practitioners
were trained in this workshop. It
was organized in collaboration with
DUHS Professional Development
Centre.
A Memorable Day with SOS Children
* June 13,
2009: The carnival
was organized exclusively for the deprived
and under-privileged children of the SOS
Village. The timings of the event matched
with the school holidays when every child
wished to enjoy the break and have some fun.
The purpose of the Mela was to give the
children a sense of belonging, and being a
part of society. Care was taken to ensure their
participation and to give them the feeling that
they are precious to us all. The event inspired
other NGOs, apart from Konpal, to come forward
and organize more such activities for
the betterment of the children of this village.
The Mela continued from 3:00pm to 10:30
pm.
Painting Contests: Painting contests were
held to let the children discover their artistic
skills. There were two competitions for pot
and paper paintings. The winners were
awarded prizes. The stalls were managed by
Ms Shahnaz Yasin, Ms Abida Tariq and other
volunteers.
Mehndi and Face Paintings: By all
means the most favourite stall for girls, they
crowded it all the time. It was managed by
Dr Yasmin Khan and her team of Konpal and
SOS volunteers.
Indoor Games and Competition: Indoor
game contests such as the dart game, hit the
can, pencil game, and ring game wer managed
by Ahmed and his team of Konpal volunteers.
Outdoor Games: They included Sack
Race, Three-Legged Race and Spoon Race.
The activities were conducted by Mr
Salahuddin, Bilal, Dr Rakesh, Dr Ashfaq and
others.
Jumping Castle: A Jumping Castle
attracted the children and adults alike.
Magic and Jugglery Show: Everyone
loved this amazing entertainment show.
Singing and Dancing Contest: The contest
was the most appreciated of all the stage
shows. The performers as well as the audience
thoroughly enjoyed the Contest and the
Stage Show.
Professional singing: The programme
concluded with some excellent professional
singing.
Apart from these fun activities, some highly
useful activities beneficial to children’s
health were also held.
Health Camp: Afree, detailed medical
checkup, including eye checkup and
growth & development assessment was
conducted by the Konpal specialists.
Nutritional and psychological assessment
and counselling, blood sugar checkup and
eyesight check up were also carried out.
Children who were found in need of treatment
or further tests were referred to the
Civil Hospital, Karachi. About 200 children
and their ‘House Mothers’ underwent
the checkup. Konpal medical team
comprised Dr Rakesh, Dr Krishn, Dr
Nusrat Shah, Dr Yasmin Khan, Dr Farida
Qureshi, Dr Shazia Samad, Dr Aisha
Mehnaz, Dr Arshalooz Rehman, her sister
who is a qualified ophthalmologist, and
many others.
In recognition of service above self, and
dedication to the children of SOS Village,
a shield was presented to Mrs Zahida
Hashmi, Director SOS Village. Certificates
of appreciation were given to all
House Mothers. Konpal caps were distributed
among the kids and the volunteers.
Gifts were distributed among all the
children of the SOS Village and House
Mothers. At the end, everybody had a
sumtuous feast.
Konpal, the main organizer of the mega
event, owes its success to the untiring
efforts of its members and volunteers
without whose participation and cooperation
this memorable event would not have
been possible.
For the success of the Mela, Konpal
extends special thanks to Dr Ashfaq Mala
(General Secretary, Konpal), Ms Shahnaz
Yasin (Programme Manager, Konpal),
Dr Rakesh, Dr Krishan, Dr Shazia Samad,
Dr Nusrat Shah, Dr Arshalooz Rehman,
Dr Javeed, Uzma Munnawer, Ms Abida,
Waqas, Hamza and his sister and parents,
Basit and other volunteers – especially
Mr Salahuddin.
Independance Day Activity
On the occasion of Independance Day Pakistan, Konpal has organized and participated in a number of activities involving children the future of Pakistan in all its events.
* August 13, 2009: Konpal has organized children painting and singing competition at the dept of Paediatric unit III D.U.H.S. The doctors, paramedics, mother of patients and children admitted in the ward actively participated and greatly enjoyed the events. Gifts and prizes were given to all children who participated, a cake cutting ceremony was held in the end.
* August 14, 2009: Members of Konpal visited SOS village of Karachi and joined the hildren of SOS in their celebration of Independence Day.
Free Medical Camps at Seaside Villages
* August 16, 2009: Konpal in collaboration with CDRS, organized a medical camp at west coastal areas of Karachi. These medical camps were held at Sandspit and at Mubarak village. Konpal team and doctors and volunteer visited and managed patients and celebrated Independence Day with the residents of these villages.
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Our Objectives
1. To create awareness regarding all forms of child abuse through awareness seminars, conferences, workshops, interactive/open forum discussions.
2. To launch an awareness/advocacy campaign against child abuse through mass media.
3. To involve parents, caretakers, healthcare providers, law-enforcing authorities and other stakeholders in prevention of, and care of the victims of, child abuse.
4. To involve decision-makers in the community in prevention/rehabilitation of affected children.
5. To involve affected children in rehabilitation programmes.
6. To help rehabilitate child victims of abuse and their families.
7. To provide medical and psychiatric treatment/counseling to the affected children.
8. To establish a special cell in the major hospitals for providing advocacy/counseling/rehabilitation of victims of child abuse.
9. To establish a model rehabilitation centre.
10. To assist and provide legal support.
11. To conduct and promote fact-finding research on child abuse.
12. To launch and maintain an interactive website and publish a newsletter both in electronic and print media for public education and awareness regarding child abuse.
13. To interact with other organizations having a similar agenda in order to benefit from each others experience.
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