09-06-2004, 05:20 AM
55 things for Pakistan
Got this form a forum,.. written for an american pakistani.. but i guess we could do some of these
Just Do One Thing for Pakistan!
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Pakistan is one amazing country. It has enough scientific knowledge and technical know how to build atomic bomb and ballistic missiles. At the same time, however, 51 million Pakistanis have no access to essential medicine. 46 million adults cannot read and write.
One response to our amazingly weak, yet strong, nation is to blame colonialism and criticize one or the other government.
On the other hand there are thousands of Pakistanis and hundreds of organizations who have decided not to give up on improving life in Pakistan. Instead of waiting for some government to do something, they work on changing things by themselves. "Allah does not change the state of people unless they change what is within themselves" Quran 1311. These are the Pakistanis who are responsible for the privatization of education in Pakistan.
We decided to come up with 55 ideas, which any one of us in America can adopt to serve Pakistan in our individual capacity. It will be a small step, but still a step in the right direction.
1. Celebrate next August 14 with your family
2. Produce a Pakistani better than yourself
3. Buy a buffalo for someone
4. Adopt a public school
5. Translate health information into Urdu
6. Start sponsoring a village in Pakistan
7. Develop a dialog with an Imam
8. Fight tobacco in Pakistan
9. Celebrate Pakistan Day
10. Start sponsoring a Baithak school in Pakistan
11. Help form a PTA in a Pakistani school
12. Plant trees in Pakistan
13. Correct wrong maps about Pakistan and Kashmir
14. Organize project clean up Pakistan
15. Sponsor an intern in the US government
16. Fight pollution in Pakistan
17. Revive the Pakistan Students' Association
18. Challenge ethnic jokes and stereotyping
19. Develop a children's play for Pakistan
20. Give a gift subscription to a Pakistani library
21. Invest in a Pakistani business
22. How your wedding can help Pakistan
23. Teach Pak-americans how to challenge discrimination
24. Welcome new Pakistani immigrants
25. Put Urdu literature on cassette for the blind and elderly
26. Initiate a media watch group
27. Create a "Pakistan reading room" in your community
28. Make your city a sister city to your hometown in Pakistan
29. Organize an essay contest for Pak-American youth
30. Establish a Pak-American speaker's bureau
31. Auction off artwork and donate the proceeds
32. Set aside a portion of your budget for Pakistan
33. Produce a calendar for Pakistan
34. Submit something about Pakistan to a writing contest
35. Talk to your children about tolerance
36. Promote the positive about Pakistan on message boards
37. Interview the "average" Pakistani person
38. Organize an Iqbal night
39. Make an Urdu room in your home
40. Organize a video discussion about Pakistan
41. Build a rural health clinic
42. Start up a discussion group about women in Pakistan
43. Produce a project about Pakistan for your class
44. Establish a Pak-American youth award in your community
45. Start a Pak-American TV program in your city
46. Record "Sound prints of life in Pakistan"
47. Be Pakistani, buy Pakistani
48. Keep your clanin Pakistan briefed about Muslims in America
49. Organize an open house about Pakistan
50. Pay back to Pakistan
51. Publish a book
52. Patronize a sports team
53. Start up a website about some aspect of Pakistan
54. Establish a fund named after your mother
55. Build a dam
Got this form a forum,.. written for an american pakistani.. but i guess we could do some of these
Just Do One Thing for Pakistan!
================================
Pakistan is one amazing country. It has enough scientific knowledge and technical know how to build atomic bomb and ballistic missiles. At the same time, however, 51 million Pakistanis have no access to essential medicine. 46 million adults cannot read and write.
One response to our amazingly weak, yet strong, nation is to blame colonialism and criticize one or the other government.
On the other hand there are thousands of Pakistanis and hundreds of organizations who have decided not to give up on improving life in Pakistan. Instead of waiting for some government to do something, they work on changing things by themselves. "Allah does not change the state of people unless they change what is within themselves" Quran 1311. These are the Pakistanis who are responsible for the privatization of education in Pakistan.
We decided to come up with 55 ideas, which any one of us in America can adopt to serve Pakistan in our individual capacity. It will be a small step, but still a step in the right direction.
1. Celebrate next August 14 with your family
2. Produce a Pakistani better than yourself
3. Buy a buffalo for someone
4. Adopt a public school
5. Translate health information into Urdu
6. Start sponsoring a village in Pakistan
7. Develop a dialog with an Imam
8. Fight tobacco in Pakistan
9. Celebrate Pakistan Day
10. Start sponsoring a Baithak school in Pakistan
11. Help form a PTA in a Pakistani school
12. Plant trees in Pakistan
13. Correct wrong maps about Pakistan and Kashmir
14. Organize project clean up Pakistan
15. Sponsor an intern in the US government
16. Fight pollution in Pakistan
17. Revive the Pakistan Students' Association
18. Challenge ethnic jokes and stereotyping
19. Develop a children's play for Pakistan
20. Give a gift subscription to a Pakistani library
21. Invest in a Pakistani business
22. How your wedding can help Pakistan
23. Teach Pak-americans how to challenge discrimination
24. Welcome new Pakistani immigrants
25. Put Urdu literature on cassette for the blind and elderly
26. Initiate a media watch group
27. Create a "Pakistan reading room" in your community
28. Make your city a sister city to your hometown in Pakistan
29. Organize an essay contest for Pak-American youth
30. Establish a Pak-American speaker's bureau
31. Auction off artwork and donate the proceeds
32. Set aside a portion of your budget for Pakistan
33. Produce a calendar for Pakistan
34. Submit something about Pakistan to a writing contest
35. Talk to your children about tolerance
36. Promote the positive about Pakistan on message boards
37. Interview the "average" Pakistani person
38. Organize an Iqbal night
39. Make an Urdu room in your home
40. Organize a video discussion about Pakistan
41. Build a rural health clinic
42. Start up a discussion group about women in Pakistan
43. Produce a project about Pakistan for your class
44. Establish a Pak-American youth award in your community
45. Start a Pak-American TV program in your city
46. Record "Sound prints of life in Pakistan"
47. Be Pakistani, buy Pakistani
48. Keep your clanin Pakistan briefed about Muslims in America
49. Organize an open house about Pakistan
50. Pay back to Pakistan
51. Publish a book
52. Patronize a sports team
53. Start up a website about some aspect of Pakistan
54. Establish a fund named after your mother
55. Build a dam
