Program Report
Mr Noorudin.S.Bhamani (PWD) President Awareness Voluntary Organization was invited as a guest to attend An art competition organised by the Network of Organisations Working for People with Disabilities in Pakistan (NOWPDP).
There were around 200 children with disabilities from More than 23 schools from Karachi, who took part in the competition at the Noor-e-Ali Trust Park in Block 2, Clifton, on Friday. The event was a child’s dream come true – water paints, oil paints, crayons – every imaginable art supply was kept in front of them ready to be used.
NOWPDP had organised the event in the leadership of its executive officer & his dedicated team to highlight the fact that there were nearly 16 million people with disabilities in the country. They brought together special children from Karachi to celebrate their creativity on the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. NOWPDP is a Network of more than 200 organisations working for/of Persons & Children with Disabilities based in Pakistan with an aim to work towards an inclusive and barrier-free society. The organisation creates employment opportunities for the Persons with Disabilities and also works with teachers to improve the quality of education.
NOWPDP President Amin Hashwani told that the these competitions were a place for the children to express themselves. Artists Jimmy Engineer and Naheed Raza were judging the event. “The lives of these children cannot be changed by sitting in conference rooms at five-star hotels,” said Engineer. “In order to bring about a change we need to go to them. Although we call them special, we hardly give them our special attention.”
Mr Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh Minister for Special Education (Sindh) distributed the prizes and announced that the winners would also get Rs10,000.
The event concluded with a rocking performance to a song by the students from the JS Academy for the Deaf.
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