Dear HOPE Friends,
HOPE Teams up with the Lions Club - Facility Visit to Bring Eyeglasses 👓 to Patients at Zia Colony Hospital 🏥 and Meet School Children 👩🏻🎓
In late November 2024, HOPE's loyal supporter and a representative of the Lions Club, Mrs. Shahida Merchant, personally visited HOPE's Zia Colony Hospital 🏥and Formal School 🏫 during her trip to Karachi, Pakistan 🇵🇰. Mrs. Shahida graced both facilities with her warmth, enthusiasm, and genuine desire to bring about a difference ✨ in the lives of the needy ❤️🩹.
Mrs. Shahida interacted with students 👩🏻🎓of all ages in Zia Colony School 🏫 and took the opportunity to brighten their day by asking them questions and participating in activities and classroom discussions.
🔶 HOPE's Zia Colony School is located in an urban slum within Karachi 🌆 and has been catering to over 600 underserved students in grades Pre-K to high school since 2002.
🔶 Children who attend Zia Colony Formal School 🏫 live in "katchi abadi," - literally makeshift houses located in urban slums with no addresses. They struggle with meeting basic needs such as healthcare, education, and even food security due to their extremely impoverished backgrounds.
HOPE offers a comprehensive educational curriculum for children born into poverty ❤️🩹, one that prepares them to face the world and the challenges that lie ahead, with a focus on instilling a solid foundation by which to break free from the tenacious grip of poverty. Visits with supporters and mentors such as Mrs. Shahida and the Lions Club are always welcomed ✨ as teaching moments.
At Zia Colony Hospital 🏥, Mrs. Shahida brought much-needed eyeglasses 👓 donated by the Lions Club for our beneficiaries who come to the facility to receive medical treatment 🩺.
🔶 In total, over 185,000 patients are given life-changing medical care 👩🏻⚕️ at Zia Colony Hospital per year for free/nominal cost.
🔶 HOPE’s Zia Colony Hospital 🏥is the only facility in the area which treats obstetric complications 🤰🏻 and emergencies 🆘.
The Lions Club thoughtful donation of eyeglasses 👓 will surely change the lives of many people who struggle with poor vision and cannot afford proper eyewear.
🌹 We wish to take a moment to thank Mrs. Shahida and the Lions Club for gracing the lives of so many disadvantaged students and families. We are especially grateful that Mrs. Shahida took time out of her trip to personally visit with students and patients, and deliver the Lions Clubs' thoughtful gesture of eyeglasses 👓. Moments like these with our supporters and beneficiaries leave a lasting impact ✨.
Warm regards,
The HOPE UK 🇬🇧 🇵🇰, HOPE USA 🇺🇸 🇵🇰, and HOPE Pakistan 🇵🇰 Teams
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