A few months ago, I talked about the humanitarian project in Pakistan to help educate poor children, both with spiritual knowledge and practical knowledge. Suneelshakir had been sending me pictures for a full year before I decided to help them, and they decided to call it the Charland Academy. Helping children and widow women who are the most vulnerable to get a new life. He’s posting a lot of pictures on their Facebook page so that you can see the situation over there.
I’m writing this update because they are in urgent need to build a roof over their head. They are studying in an open space, and the rainy season is coming. To be able to study year-long, they will need an indoor space. They will need $1500 to build that room and already have a donor for $500, so they need $1000 more. You can donate here.
There are also a couple of things I wanted to mention about this project a while back; now is a good time to share my thoughts.
First of all, why did I decide to support him? Because he has a very strong connection to God and his integrity level is extremely high. Every little money is worth 10-100x more for them than for us, and it doesn’t go for luxuries. It pays very basic needs that we take for granted.
There has been a lot of similar projects in Africa, that often fell apart after a few years. What makes this project different? If …Read More
