ROD Blood donation camp for the deplorably poor people, who can't afford buy blood to save their loved ones.

ROD held a blood donation camp for the deplorably poor people. This was especially for those people who can not afford to buy blood, screened for HIV/AIDS and hepatitis virus, to save the lives of their loved ones.

During this camp all the members of ROD including Chairman Ferhan Mazher and other executive body members as well donated, at least one bag of blood.

ROD presses on Interfaith Peace and Harmony in a colorful Christmas-Eid program.

Written by: Jawad Mazhar (ROD)

At the joyous, happy and auspicious occasion of Christmas and Muslim Eid-ul-Ezha, Rays of Development (CC URI) (ROD CC) Sargodha, held an elegant and colorful Children program at Christian Primary School, Chak (Village) # 79 NB Sargodha, Pakistan on Dec 23^rd. During the program Children of the school presented tabloos, Songs and quiz competition about the events of Christmas and Eid. Children conveyed the messages against Child labor and abuse and to forge Interfaith Peace, Tolerance and Harmony among the followers of diverse faiths and sects dwelling in Pakistan.

Chief Guest of the event was Pakistan Campus Crusade for Christ (PCCC), National Director Mr Shahid Kamal. Addressing the gathering Kamal said that Pakistan is our home, and we, regardless of our faith or sect should create unity in our line, co-exist peacefully and work for the prosperity and development of the nation.

Later PCCC’s National Director Shahid Kamal distributed prizes among the winners of the quiz competition and children who performed well in the drama that portrayed the events of birth of Jesus Christ at Bethlehem.

Rays of development CC chief Ferhan Mazher pressed that we are all equivalent citizens of Pakistan and therefore, there must be no discrimination on the basis of color, creed, sect or tongue in our Society. He maintained that to achieve a prosperous and developed Pakistan, we should pay more attention to the education of Children, against child labor and child abuse and build interfaith peace and harmony. He appealed to the audience to publicize the message of Love, Peace, Harmony, Tolerance and anti-child labor and child abuse in the society.

Other eminent guests of the ceremony included Principal, Government girl’s high school Mrs. Amtul Kulsoom, Principal Christian primary school Mrs Zarina Emmanuel, Rev Zahir Khan, Muraad Khan and Justin Mazher.

Let’s protect the rights of children & urge government to enforce Children Rights Act

Written by: Jawad Mazhar (ROD)

Sargodha, Pakistan, Nov 24^th (ROD): Rays of Development Organization (ROD) observed International Day of Children with the motto “Save the Children and secure the future”, on Nov 24^th, at St Patrick’s High School Gillwala, Sargodha. Coordinator Child Rights Committee (CRC) SPARC and Advocacy Network Sargodha, Advocate Shahid Nazir Malik was Chief Guest at the occasion and Mr and Mrs Chaudhary Mushtaq Gill were the honorary guests. Students of St Patrick’s High School presented songs, poems and dramas depicting the problems and every day needs of the Children.

People from different walks of life, parents of the students of St Patrick’s High School Gillwala and rights activists from different civil society organization participated in the ceremony. The students of St Patrick’s High School took an active part in the ceremony and performed in the dramas, songs and poems with great enthusiasm. These songs, poems and dramas portrayed the problems of poor children faced by them in their families and getting education. The child actors beautifully conveyed the message to the audience about child labor, child abuse and other childhood problems.

Chief Guest of the ceremony Advocate Shahid Nazir Malik (Coordinator CRC-SPARC and Advocacy Network, Sargodha) lauded the performance of the children and looked up to the endeavors of Rays of Development Organization (ROD) regarding the rights of Children. He also said that all the civil society organization should forge unity in their ranks to pressurize the government to enforce the Child Rights Protection Act in the country.

Member of District government Sargodha, Chaudhary Mushtaq Gill said that Children are our future and to secure our future we should save our Children today. He emphasized on the need of such programs to impart awareness about the child rights in the society. Gill also extolled the efforts of ROD about the protection of Child rights in the society.

Addressing on the occasion Chairman of Rays of Development Organization (ROD), Ferhan Mazher said that these dramas played by the Children are not fiction; instead they are based on the bitter facts and real life hindrances that bar children from getting education. He appealed to all the kind hearted to help such students. Mazher maintained that Civil Society can play an effective and vital role in eradicating the Child labor, child abuse and other problems related to the children. He also thanked all donors and urged international and national donors to extend their hands and help ROD to help these deserving students and other poor children who want to get education, but they can’t due to their financial family problems.

At the end of the program Principal of St Patrick’s High School, Fr Azad Nayyer said that education is only solution of the problems of these poor children and their families. In his address he said that these children love education and they want to get education but there are countless problems that hold them black from proper schooling.

Rays of Development Organization distributed juices among the children as a token of love and care for them.

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Special thanks to : Chaudhary Mushtaq Gill, Samuel Nazir