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"Ilm-o-Amal is a network of volunteers in Pakistan. We develop and manage programs to help poor families to escape poverty"
At present we have 5753 members in Pakistan and around the world. We are supporting 24 families, education of 93 children and 1 income opportunities.
3606 students read in our reading room using eLearning Portal
You can join us by supporting the following programs and volunteer with us to manage the programs.
Why should you consider joining Ilm-o-Amal
- We have a strong team of 8 Management Committee members, 41 Coordinators and Field Volunteers
- We have developed a proven working model
- We have developed an online platform named Raabta to support our model. You can access it from anywhere and at anytime.
- Ilm-o-Amal is managed by volunteers. As such we have less than 10% overheads.
- Ilm-o-Amal is registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 in Pakistan and exempted from Tax. Read more
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Latest news from our community
NEWS- In accordance to Ilm-O-Amal's commitment towards promoting education in Pakistan, we will soon start delivering laptops to schools (InshaAllah). Let us know your feedback! Read More
- 21 new members joined us in July 2010 from several cities and countries
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- Ilm-o-Amal Raabta eLearn
Is a project to collaboratively develop and disseminate free and quality web-based educational content to teachers and students in Pakistan Read More
- 40 new members joined us in July 2010 from several cities and countries Read More
- 11 New applications were created in July 2010 Read More
- 7 new sponsorships in July 2010 Read More
- 300 new books added to mobile library. Special thanks to Nadeem Raja and Waheeda Raja who brought the books all the way from United Kingdom and to our President Saira Nasir for her generous donation of books. Read More
- New Volunteer Opportunities
Content Developer for Ilm-o-Amal Raabta-eLearn Project
We need dedicated individuals who can develop educational content for Sciene, Social Studies and Mathematics for Grade K-12. The volunteer will work remotely
Coordinator for Pakistan Center of Philanthropy
We need a coordinator who can help Ilm-o-Amal fulfill the certification requirements of PCP. Must have project coordinatoion skills. time requirement 2-5 hours a week
Coordinator Marketing - for developing marketing content, must have good writing and content development skills - time requirement 2-5 hours a week
- 20 members joined us in last one month
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- 22 new applications Read More
- 33 new sponsorships Read More
- New Volunteers
Adeel Shafqat joins as chapter coordinator
Fatima Ajmal joins as Family Help Strategy Analyst
Asif Adeel joins as Sponsorship Coordinator
Salman Hafeez joins as Lahore Coordinator
Ifrahim Babur joins as Jeddah Coordinator
Hasan Manzoor joins as Lahore Education Coordinator
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- We have added 1500 books in our mobile library Read More
- New Volunteer Opportunities
Coordinator for Pakistan Center of Philanthropy - We need a coordinator who can help Ilm-o-Amal fulfill the certification requirements of PCP. Must have project coordinatoion skills. time requirement 2-5 hours a week
Coordinator Marketing - for developing marketing content, must have good writing and content development skills - time requirement 2-5 hours a week
- New Raabta Features
Resend joining request to friends through My Friends tab on home page
See Partner Schools on the top menu
- We reached an important milestone. This month we awarded 200th Scholarship to needy student
ACTIVITIES- Fund Raising Campaign for 2010-2011
Please help us raise Rs 15 Million for our programs . We reached target of 35%.
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- July 14 2010 - Meeting with Dr Prof Ahmed Saleem of IISAR foundation to discuss educational programs Read More
- First Day at Ilm-o-Amal Reading Room at Iqra School, Chanesar Goth, Karachi Read More
- Fund Raising Campaign for 2010-2011
Please help us raise Rs 15 Million for our programs
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- An interesting slideshow from Waseem Khan on how to make Candles at home Read More
- New partner school Little Star School added in Lahore. Read More
- Mr Mohammad Qavi visited the mobile library in North Karachi Read More
- New Idea:We are planning to extend our Raabta portal to support business-to-business (B2B) processes for other welfare organizations in Pakistan. If you wish to join this program please let us know at info@ilmoamal.org Read More
- Fund Raising Campaign for 2010-2011
Please help us raise Rs 15 Million for our programs Read More
EVENTS- Recent visit to a Madaressah (one of our partner schools) highlighted the need for modern training skills like computers or management soft skills. Mr Farooq Vayani, a corporate trainer (netmasterspk.com) has very kindly offered to conduct a few courses for Ilm-O-Amal team members. Kindly, hurry up and notify us of your interested areas -each course must have 10 members. These trainings are only available for members in Karachi. Read More
- July 18, 2010 Ilm-o-Amal Summer 2010 meemeeting was held in Karachi at Rangoonwala Hall. Qudsia Khan, Principal Ida Rieu School for blind and deaf, was the guest of honor. Read More
- July 22, 2010 Raabta Training was conducted by Saif Manzoor at Ida Rieu School for blind and deaf in Karachi Read More
- July 26, 2010Raabta Training was conducted by Saif Manzoor at IISAR foundation school in North Karachi. 10 Teachers were introduced to the features of Raabta including collaboration, educational content, MCQs Read More
- July 28, 2010 Raabta Training was conducted by Saif Manzoor at Millinien School school in Organi Town Karachi. 5 Teachers were introduced to the features of Raabta including collaboration, educational content, MCQs
- We had a fundraising event in Riyadh on June 15th 2010 at Al-Worood Compound Read More
- We arranged a cake sale in British School Riyad. We raised SAR 1,836/- for blind and deaf in Pakistan Read More
ARTICLES- The Nirvana Fallacy vs. Reality: An article on how negative thinking and pessimism fools us. Read More
- Article on Difference on Opinion by Naved Shoaib Read More
- An artice on Ways to help families by Saif Manzoor Read More
- In this article Saif Manzoor discusses the idea of Ilm-o-Amal Reading Room Read More
- Essay by Akhtar Hameed Khan From the book: Orangi Pilot Project, Reminiscences and Reflections With due acknowledgement to Oxford University Press, Pakistan Read More
- At Ilm-o-Amal, we belive that just charity is not enough. We need to empower the poor to take control of their future. In line with our belief of teaching a family how to fish, micro-financing institutions provide loan services to poor families, so that they can create and pursue new opportunities for themselves. This article presents an example of Kashf Foundation which is providing these micro-financing services in Pakistan. Read More
- An excellent article written by Ms. Farah Abrar on how you can ignore someone's advice without hurting their feelings. Read More
INTERVIEWS- This is an interview in Urdu of a beneficiary taken by our Field Volunteer Shahbaz Pasha Read More
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