On Saturday, November 24th 2007, we visited Gurdwara Guru Granth Saheb in Ranchore Lines, Karachi to celebrate the birthday of Guru Nanak, the first saint of the Sikh religion. Continue reading ‘Guru Nanak’s Birthday’
Archive for November, 2007
We just returned from the Arts Council where 12 kids along with teacher Tahira were invited to watch “We have the power”, a multimedia show to celebrate Universal Children’s Day. The event was organized by the Children’s Museum for Peace and Human Rights. Continue reading ‘Universal Children’s Day’
On 16th November, 2007 four staff members came from the immunization department of UNICEF to give measles vaccination to 130 children at the Garage School. Continue reading ‘Measles Vaccinations’
On the 9th of November, 2007, we celebrated Dewali or Deepawali, “The festival of Light” by visiting three temples in the city with the Hindu and Sikh students along with Christian and Muslim teachers. It was a great experience. The temple in Clifton is right where the school is located, but noone had known about that place. It was underground on the main Kotari Parade area. Seems like a remains of a cave. A place worth a visit. It was called the “Shiv temple”.
Continue reading ‘Dewali Celebrations 2007′
The Garage School has simple goals. My children must acquire basic literacy skills to help them in the future. Vocational training like computer training, mechanical, electrical skills or the arts are very important. Now with the admission of 12 boys to St. Patrick Vocational School and 6 girls for a two year training program at a beauty salon, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Continue reading ‘Achievements since 1999′
My name is Shabina Mustafa and I am the wife of Flight Lieutenant Syed Safi Mustafa (Shaheed) S.J. I was widowed at the age of 20 with my 2 month old son, Zain, who is now an architect in Dubai. I completed my B.A Honours in Sociology from the University of Karachi after my husband’s death. From 1974 onwards I worked with Saudi Airlines for 32 years. I recently resigned due to the old age and ailing health of my mother who is now 95 years old. She has studied in Allahbad, India with Indira Gandhi. Continue reading ‘How it all began’
Shandana Minhas in CHOWK:
A maidservant’s daughter in Shabina Mustafa’s building was refused admission in a sewing class because she could not read or write. In the intro to the project her rejection spawned, Shabina writes, “if I could teach her some basic numeric and literacy skills, she could build on them and learn specialized skills to make something of her life. It was then that I thought, why not teach the children of other servants too. My garage was lying unused and it came in handy for this purpose.”
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