Posts by Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif
“Electric fan was no better than a handheld fan!”
Picture this: a village with around 120 households; men, women, children and elderly all living together in conditions very few would dare to live. As the night falls the world beyond the village illuminates with lights glowing from house windows and on the streets. Cool air wafts from air conditioners and fans are blowing. But this village in KPK looks like a campsite with candle lights getting dimmer and dimmer as night get deeper.
Read MoreSpraying for peace …
These community volunteers in Majukay are amazing! Despite the intense summer heat and the fasting period, they got out and sprayed mosquito hotspots in their community to prevent Dengue fever infections. Has it made a difference? This year we heard people saying, more people are gathering together again in the places where community happens. In…
Read More“We didn’t realize that our voice was so effective and strong!”
Change is happening and its infectious! The development changes we have seen in the last few months in Majukay, a community in Charsadda, Pakistan, were almost unimaginable 4 years ago when the community members set ambitious goals for being a healthy thriving society. It feels like a corner has been turned, and the change is gaining momentum.
Read More“Someone must stand up and speak”
Day 11 of #16DaysofActivism This year the UK celebrated 100 years of women being able to vote. Before that democracy was interpreted to mean “rule by the men” rather than “rule by the people”. This development has been repeated over and over again. Women around the world are be able to participate fully and equally in…
Read MoreShe is a mother, when she herself is still a child
Day 6 of #16 Days of Activism. In a village in Pakistan, we met a girl, aged 15, with 18mth baby and married to a 45yr-old man. She is a mother, and still a child.
Read MoreLocal heros make a difference in Pakistan village
By Hazeen Latif Sahib Gul may be disabled, but his talent for art and music speaks for itself and he is a person who never gives up. “My name is Sahib Gul, which means king of the roses,” he told a meeting of the newly established ‘New Dawn Community Services’, a community-based organization (CBO) in…
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