"The Pakistan Literacy Fund is a US-based and registered non-profit organization that aims to work towards improving the state of education and literacy in Pakistan."
PLF Philosophy and Vision:
"It is Pakistan Literacy Fund's firm belief that the lives of ordinary people are directly linked to their individual levels of education. There is no doubt that the lack of quality and mass education is a key factor in the poor economic standard of living and domestic activities of a nation, specially the youth. It is necessary to channel the energies of such youth towards that which would improve their hopes for the future and, thereby, that of the country. Education is an empowering force and one that aims to liberate the minds and hearts of a society. It is PLF's objective in recognizing this as a fact and working towards such an endeavor. Whereas there are several organized groups supporting and working for this cause in Pakistan, we have chosen to work with CARE Foundation, whose organizational leadership and experience in this arena, we have found, not only to be noteworthy, but also exemplary. CARE Foundation is an independent indigenous Pakistani organization and, therefore, most able to tackle the task at hand. PLF supports the work and educational activities of CARE Foundation (Pakistan), the while realizing that there are others in the field that also aspire towards similar goals and objectives. We join hands with all who are sincerely working towards improving the future prospects of the disenfranchised ordinary peoples of Pakistan."
The website for the CARE foundation is www.carepakistan.org. CARE Foundation is currently running over 200 schools with over 135,000 children as well as other vocational training facilities. PLF is also working through the Pakistan Literacy Project: www.pakliteracy.blogspot.com and is also available on www.facebook.com.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Some Specific Targets
Hello all,
Here at PLF we are focusing on some specific targets regarding flood relief.
We have selected LifeStraw which is a patented water filtration device which has been designed by Vestergaard Frandsen, a Europe based company specializing in complex emergency response and disease control products. The LifeStraw filter cleans water to U.S. EPA standards and lasts a family of 5 for 3 years. The cost is only 25 dollars and our goal is to collect $12,500 so as to buy 500 filters. Please donate generously to this worthy cause. Water borne diseases kill upto 400,000 Pakistani children in normal times (UN Report). The rate during this time of disaster will certainly go up unless we did something about it.
Please donate generously. More information about the filter can be gleaned from the following link..
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