Our Projects
5/25/2011
Current projects:
Sarli Sacha
For the last two years, we have provided school supplies to the children of the tiny village of Sarli Sacha, which lies 3 hours north of Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. Our primary goals to to build a school here. Ideally, work would begin in late Spring 2011 and will be completed prior to the winter of 2011-2012. The elevation is 6,500 feet in the Karakoram foothills. The village is virtually inaccessible in winter.
Our budget is $30,000. Month-to-month maintenance of the school, including teacher’s pay, uniforms and school supplies will be an additional approximately $500 per month. Your generous donation for construction and/or for operational expenses is much appreciated!
Note photos below including several from last spring, and this spring, when KFA provided accessories and uniforms to these children of Sarli Sacha. Note, there are no school sessions in the winter months because winters are harsh and there is no school building.
Note that Azad Jammu Kashmir is northeast of Pakistan, approximately 5 hours overland drive from Islamabad. Sarli Sacha is another three hours drive north of Muzaffarabad AJK, in the Nellum River valley.
Langla Village
We have another small project underway. Here is a description from my contact, Khizar Abbasis of Muzaaffarabad: “Bright Star Rehman Public School, a private institution located in Langla village where four female teachers are imparting education to over 80 children. The teachers are doing jobs is extremely hard circumstances. Three of the teacher did not get salaries for period of six months while one has not got for eight months. If we pay all for six months we will require following amount that included cost of thirty small chairs for the children. But issue of salaries is most important and urgent because of its direct link to their family’s livelihood.”
| Serial No | Name of Teacher | Salary months | Total Salary |
| 1 | Irum Sajjad | PKR 3,500 | 3,500X 6= 21,000 |
| 2 | Shabina bibi | PKR 3000 | 3000X 6= 18,000 |
| 3 | Rusqat bibi | PKR 2,500 | 2,500X6 = 15,000 |
| 4 | Nazreen bibi | PKR 2,500 | 2,500X 6= 15000 |
| Total | PKR 69,000 |
The School needs thirty chairs to be used by children in the class rooms. The detail of cost required is as follows:
| Number of chairs | Price per Item | Total cost |
| 30 | 400 | 12,000 |
It is my intention of covering teacher’s salaries and the cost of the chairs within the next 7 days. (I wire the money to Khizar and he pays the teachers one-by-one, taking photos and gathering receipts). Note that one hundred Pakistani Rupees equals approximately $0.85 U.S dollars, which means the teachers earn $30-$40 per month.
Children
Existing School
Terrain
We are looking for corporate sponsors and individuals to sustain several projects in Azad Jammu Kashmir and in Pakistan, ranging from building a school in the tiny, high elevation and very remote village of Serli Sacha, to assisting The Sewara Foundation that has schools in Muzaffarabad and elsewhere in Azad Kashmir and the Gilgit-Baltistan region ("Northern Areas") of Pakistan. We are also coordinating aid through IBTIDA foundation. For more information, contact me :
Sam Carpenter
541-385-1234
samc@kashmirfamily.org
