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L ABARD Lahore
Businessmen Association
for Rehabilitation of the
Disabled is a nonprofit,
independent and non
Training Centers at New Muslim
Town and Tajbagh in Lahore, with
the capacity to train almost 450
people at a time. We offer 14 trades
in which disabled persons can be
LABARD also provides educational
assistance, medical assistance and
financial assistance to the disabled
including the interest free loans.
Thousands of people have
governmental organization trained (For details of trades, visit benefitted through these
patronized by the Lahore Chamber our website www.labard.com.pk). interventions and LABARD
of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) continues its journey to spread hope
and having the LCCI President as its After the successful completion of and confidence and help the
Chief Patron. Our main purpose is to training, our placement officers also disabled persons becoming the
rehabilitate the disabled persons and arrange the employment for the useful citizens of society.
help them lead an independent life. disabled through contacting various
We have established two vocational industrial and commercial sectors.
MESSAGE
Tahir Javed Malik President LCCI
BODY
OFFICE BEARERS
BODY
GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS 2016-18
Mian Misbah ur-Rehman Naghmana Javed Farooq Iftikhar Farooq Naseem Tauqir Ahmed Sharifi
Nasir Saeed (Late) Dr. Faiza Asghar Irfan Iqbal Sheikh Syeda Nighat Yawar Ali Khawaja Khawar Rashid
Sheikh Qamar ul Haq Baou M. Bashir Dr. Shehla Asad Shafqaat Ahmed Salahuddin
STORIES
Sobia Nazeer M y name is Sobia Nazeer and I am 21 years old. My left leg is
polio affected since birth. Receiving education with
disability is not easy at all, especially in countries like
Pakistan where there are accessibility issues. Despite this, I never
lost hope and pursued education whenever I got the opportunity.
My father is a driver and we are 3 brothers and 3 sisters.
Ahsan Ali Shehzad I am Ahsan Ali Shehzad. At a very young age, I fell from stairs and had
my arm broken. My family made a grave mistake by not taking me
to doctor but to a local saint due to which my problem aggravated.
After three months when we finally consulted the doctor, the arm was
dysfunctional and nothing could be done. Right from the start, I had
to face many difficulties as my father, who was a rickshaw driver,
passed away when I was very young. We are 2 brother and 2 sisters.
Being the eldest sibling, I had on my shoulders the responsibility of
not only supporting my family financially but also to pursue my
education despite physical disability. But all the challenges made
me tough.
I successfully completed my matriculation due to the educational
assistance provided to me by LABARD. During the vacations after
matric, I was again supported by LABARD to receive vocational
training in computer fundamentals course. As I want to excel in
the field of marketing, this opportunity gave me a head start to
learn different softwares related to my field especially
Microsoft Excel. After completion of training, LABARD
arranged a job for me and I am currently working as Sales
Executive in State Life Insurance. I am also pursuing
education side by side and doing I Com. I want to thank
LABARD from the core of my heart for facilitating me so
much. Whatever I am today is because of LABARD.
STORIES
M y name is Kalim Ullah and affected from polio since birth. I am
32 years old and my father is a clerk, working with a Property
Dealer. Being the youngest of all siblings, I was never used to
working hard and spent most of my young age within the four walls of
my house. I went to school initially but due to accessibility issues and
Kalimullah
behavior of my other class fellows, left it for good and never pursued
education, a decision I always regret.
the four walls of my house. But my father who was a laborer and the
sole source of income for my family got old and could not continue
his work. Ultimately due to weak financial conditions, I decided not
to stay at home anymore and felt a strong desire to do something
for my family.
HOW WE HELP
There are various ways through which LABARD is providing help to the disabled
persons, preparing and polishing them to enter into the mainstream and work side by
side with the able bodied persons.
Registration: Provision of Employment: who genuinely deserve it. Our panel of experts
The first step is registration. A disabled person LABARD not only provides the vocational properly interview those aspirants who lack
gets registered with LABARD mostly through training, but also ensures that those who resources to initiate a startup. The financial
the outreach camps set up by LABARD at successfully complete the training get help is given to them on easy installments and
different locations of Lahore. After proper e m p l oy m e n t a c c o rd i n g l y w i t h t h e i r does not include interest or any service
assessment by our field officers, they are educational background and skills. Our charges. The loan helps them standing on their
provided the intervention accordingly with placement officers at both the campuses feet and instills self-confidence in them.
their needs. If a disabled person requires develop contacts with the Industries of varied Hundreds of people have benefited from these
vocational training, they are referred to the categories. Once the disabled person loans who are successfully running their own
Vocational Training Centre. Similarly if they completes the training, the placement officer business. Loans are also provided to those
require other type of assistance e.g. financial, finds the relevant job for him through disabled who want to expand their business or
educational, medical etc., they are referred to coordination with different sectors. LABARD who require financial help to sustain their
the head office where each and every case has has managed to provide thousands of business. These interest free loans provided by
to go through a proper assessment and employment opportunities to the disabled LABARD not only help the disabled to gain
background check. persons through our placement offices. acceptance in the society by standing on their
own feet, but also contributes towards
reducing the poverty in the society.
Vocational Training: Career Counseling
Vocational Training is provided to the disabled Our psychologists provide free of cost career
persons to help them move up in life. There are counseling to each and every disabled person
Financial Assistance
around 14 trades offered by us in which the being trained at LABARD. The person entering LABARD also provides financial assistance to
disabled persons get the vocational training. LABARD is properly interviewed by the the destitute who cannot even afford to pay
The trades are as follows; psychologists and sent to a discipline for back their loans. After proper interview of
training keeping in mind their interests, candidates, checking out their financial
Computer Fundamentals strengths and areas of expertise. If required, background and judging the case properly,
AUTOCAD the psychologists also do the counseling our experts select all the deserving people
during the tenure of student's training in order whom the financial assistance is granted. This
Graphic Designing
to cure the problem being faced. initiative was taken keeping in mind those
Practical Accounting & Book
people who belong to the lowest financial
keeping
strata of our society and struggling hard just to
Computer Fundamentals for Monthly Stipend and Transport fulfill their most basic needs. LABARD has so far
Visually Impaired Monthly stipend of Rs.1500 is provided to provided financial assistance to hundreds of
Industrial Stitching every student getting the vocational training disabled people which greatly helped them in
Domestic Stitching and Dress at LABARD. Owing to the presence of a lot of meeting the financial challenges.
Making | Females social barriers faced by the disabled persons
Domestic Stitching and Dress due to which they don't leave their homes, the
Educational Assistance
stipend helps them and encourages them to LABARD is also providing free educational and
Making | Males
come out and seek to develop skills which medical assistance to the deserving disabled
Professional Cooking
could benefit them in future. Free pick and persons. There are many students with
Mobile Phone Repairing
drop facility is also provided to the student disability who cannot afford to pay the fees of
Photocopier & Book Binding
during the course of training. expensive educational institutions. We don't
Home Appliances
let the financial barriers hinder the student's
Beautician Course resolve to get education. We always help
Hair Cutting and Saloon Interest Free Loans/ Qarz-e-Hasna: progressive and talented young people who
Interest free loans are also provided to those
LABARDs PERFORMANCE
F l a g H o i s t i n g Ce re m o ny o n
Pakistans Independence Day was
organized by LABARD on August
14, 2017 at New Muslim Town Vocational
Training Centre. The event started with
Resource Mobilization Executive made a
speech, highlighting the importance of
Quaids philosophy of Unity, Faith and
Discipline. Chief Guest of the ceremony
and Honorary General Secretary of
PWDs also dressed beautifully to sing
National Anthem. The compare Mr. Irfan
Noor who is also the instructor of
Practical Accounting & Book Keeping
conducted the program really well.
the recitation from Holy Quarn by Mr LABARD Muhammad Saeed Khan shared Afterwards the Chief Guest hoisted the
Mahmood Ahmad., followed by a Naat his valuable experience and encouraged flag while the staff and trainees clapped
from Mr. Muhammad Irfan. the audience to work hard with to commemorate the independence day
commitment so that they could be of Pakistan.
Mr. Abid Qayyum, Communications & successful in every field of life. Female
For a country that is paying such a heavy price for not including the PWDs
into the mainstream, there is a dire need to take concrete measures to
empower PWDs socially as well as financially to make them independent
and self-sustainable.
Practical Accounting
Graphic Designing Photo Editing
& Book Keeping
Computer Fundamentals
Computer Fundamentals Professional Cooking
for Visually Impaired
LABARD NEWS 21 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2017
HOW YOU
LABARD has always relied on those who genuinely want to
change the miseries of disabled persons through providing
them equality of opportunities and a suitable environment to
CAN HELP
work. All the contributions are spent solely on the rehabilitation of the
disabled persons. We ensure the transparency in all our actions and
transactions. LABARD is audited internally as well as externally to ensure
that the money is being spent on the right cause.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
Annual Membership expires on June 30 every year unless renewed by payment of the relevant fee).
Individutal Member Corporate Members
Annual Fee(Rs) Annual Fee(Rs)
Member 2,000 10,000
Silver Member 5,000 25,000
Gold Member 10,000 50,000
Patron Member 25,000 100,000
Life Membership
Payable one in lifetime 100,000 500,000
All the Donations and Zakaat can be deposited in any branch of Al-Barka Bank.
The A/C # is 0110273319019. You can also contact us and we will send our
employee at your door step to collect the contribution.
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Please grant your Donations and Zakat to LABARD for its
completely free rehabilitative services for the disabled
LABARD has in uenced the lives of more than 18000
Persons with Disabilities and the journey can continue only
with your support. Donate a portion of your Zakat and help
them getting rehabilitated.
3rd Floor, LCCI Building, 11-Shara-e-Aiwan-e-Tijarat, Lahore Ph: 042-36314652,36312499, 36305538-40 Ext. 343
Email: info@labard.com.pk, labard.lahore@yahoo.com Web: www.labard.com.pk