KOMAK – Connecting Communities

In collaboration with Enterprise Challenge Pakistan, the adolescent girls of MRC has envisioned a social and economic development initiative (KOMAK – Connecting Communities). This idea, which won the national award, aims to enable handicraft artisans of Balochistan to improve the quality and market access of their product so they can earn better wages and can withdraw their children, especially girls from labor and provide them access to quality education. Currently, there are 7 girls which are leading this initiative and helping crafts-preneurs to improve their livelihood through economic empowerment.

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One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly.

English Language Course for Rural Girls

It is not only the lack of access by also the low quality which limits girls presence in the schools in far flung areas of Balochistan. To address this issue, MRC and The Scholars School initiated the English Language Classes for girls. So far two cohorts of 19 girls have completed Basic English Language Course and now MRC is starting third cohort to provide this important communication tool to more girls and women.

One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly.

Sharing the Warmth

150 Children Received Warm Clothes in the middle of harsh winter with the support of Apna Dastar Khuwan Mechanism for Rational Change considers the protection of children, especially during the harsh winter is essential to provide them good health and education. So during the winter season of 2020-2021 MRC team organized a campaign to collect the warm clothes, especially sweaters from local philanthropists and organizations and distributed these clothes to deserving children in Balochistan. This gesture of sharing warmth was well received by community members.

One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly.

Girls in Science

Promoting Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in students, especially among girls in one of the core areas of emphasis for MRC.

To this end, MRC collaborated with an innovative organization Science Fuse and carried out two programs, i.e.; Scientists for Tomorrow and Science Club. There are 35 students who benefited from the inquiry-based science learning with the support of Science Fuse.

This was the first time for any school in district Khuzdar, Balochistan to be engaged in practicum sessions, said Lala Rukh, CEO of Science Fuse.

 

Students’ enthusiasm can be witnessed from the pictures posted on Science Fuse’s social media pages.

One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly.

School of Scholars

Sumera Meboob, the founder,  really wanted to work for education rights in Balochistan especially for girls education not only sake of knowledge but in a sense of philosophy where children learn through experience, research, and form of holistic knowledge which is based on rights, advocacy and independency. She is an education advocate striving to change the attitude of people who are against women’s education, despite opposition and threats from many community elders. she is the first from her family to be educated and began championing this right to education in my hometown. Children in Balochistan face many obstacles when trying to get education, such as problems of access, poor quality schooling or family pressure to go to work. For girls the situation is even more difficult, with many parents still viewing education as unnecessary and preferring that girls stay at home. This inequality planted a seed in her to change things. 

She started thinking to establish an education system which is child friendly and build generation of great research oriented minds that would be foundation stone of producing future leaders as the current system of schooling cannot fulfill the requirements. Since she belong to the rural area of Balochistan, so she decided to establish school in area where the children of down trodden class should take the benefit that will help them to come into the mainstream of all walks of life. Finally, she succeeded to achieve a milestone and established school for girls in 2015 in my community with the name of school of scholars.

One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly.