Volunteer Women's Organization
has taken a bold step to help the deprived women and children
of the society. VWO operates 'Gharasti' Vocational Centers
& 'Roshni' Primary Schools at different places in Pakistan.
VWO has also started a new project with the name of 'Safe
Home.' [View Details]
'Gharasti' Vocational Centers for Women
1. Mohra Noor Village - Islamabad
'Roshni' Primary Schools for Children
1. Mohra Noor Village - Islamabad
2. Akram Abad Kallay - Mardan
=» High
School at Razia Bano Camp - Islamabad (for Earth Quake
Affected Children)
=» Future
Projects of VWO
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| 'Gharasti'
Vocational Centers for Women: |
Courses offered:
— Sewing & stitching both by hand and on
the sewing machines
— Cutting &
designing clothes
— Embroidery – both hand and cultural
festive
embroidery on large wooden frames
— Crochet – for making bedcovers and
table linen
in cotton thread and yarn.
— Crafts – using local materials to craft
household items and decoration pieces
— Cooking – keeping clean
habits in the kitchen and cooking meals
— Literacy – learning to read & write. |
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Educational
facilities offered at the 'Roshni' Primary Schools
and Day-Care centers:
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Nursery Day-Care
In a child friendly atmosphere, teachers assist 3 to
5yr olds to develop their physical, intellectual, emotional
and social skills besides encouraging and empowering them to
gain independence.
Primary Schools
Kids from age five and onwards who have already acquired basic
knowledge of skills needed and are socially inter-active move
a step forward into the formal part of education.
Subjects taught from class one to class five are:
1. Urdu
2. English
3. Mathematics
4. Science
5. Hygiene & Cleanliness
6. Pakistan Studies
7. Religious Studies
8. Character building
9. Physical training
10. History & Geography
Field Trips to sites for educational purposes and picnics are
also organized. Children learn to creatively express themselves
through drawing, painting and performing arts such as skits
and singing national songs at school functions. |
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past projects of VWO: |
— Relief
to Afghan refugees – truckload of clothes, food rations,
blankets & quilts
— Relief to flood affected areas in Pakistan
– truckload of clothes, food rations, blankets and quilts.
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