One such institute is a school at Ghagar village near our institute, as Government Secondary School at Ghagar village. We thought of a literacy drive where we collected few books from our institute and our colleagues wholeheartedly contributed in the cause, as I said that we nourish a common soft spot for those kids who get a chance but cant make most of it due to lack of resources, we thought of helping those kids.

Our team comprised of me, i.e. Mohsin Madad Ali, Rahim Jindani, Ahmed A. Rehman, and Ibad-ul-Islam. We went to the school and met with the authorities and kids and tried to figure there needs what do they want, and we discovered some shocking realities for a school. We found that the school lacked funding from government, the electricity problem there is at its peak, the kids said that they study most of the time without electricity. The problem for the shortage of teachers is very high, since the school is out of the city and necessities of life are quite rare, so the teachers who come here gets transferred within sometime, somewhere near the city. Due to this reason kids have to suffer a lot.

These problems of the school are taken care of by the headmaster of the school, in this case it was Mr. Mir Zulfiqar, who not only openly shared his problems with us, but also guided us in our visit at his school.
The headmaster and his staff were very cooperative with us in this short trip, they briefed us on the thick and thins of the management they were doing and the solutions that they were coming up with for solving the problems.

The children were very happy to see us in their school and they welcomed us very warmly and appreciated our efforts that we had put in for the cause, they were suffering from a very hectic period of their life, with the minimum number of teachers around and with examination and tests going on, they needed something to study from, books that could guide them in the harsh time that they were going through.

The school was already equipped with library and computer center, but the students were not able to make use of it, due to several problems, like human resource and power problems. But they were quite glad to see that people are taking care of them, if not pampering them, than they are at least giving them the support that they required for getting a competent education.

We all are very well aware that these pressure moments create a diamond and perhaps who knows that we are nourishing diamonds today. One of these students will do wonder in the future.

The amount of books that we donated was not that huge that we though we would give but we donated approximately 50 books and we had collected around 75 books, that included books of general knowledge, fictitious books, science fiction, in both, English and the Urdu language. We also collected some of the course books like books of Pakistan Studies, Islamiyat, Geography, History, Chemistry, Biology, etc.

In the end I would only like to say that this was once again a never forgetting experience for me, because it gave me a chance to remember once again that how blessed I am, and I was too get or rather I should say spoon fed, whatever I demanded for. And I can surely say that these people are doing a wonderful job in keeping the school at Ghagar village alive, by all the efforts that they are putting it.

For this effort I would thank my team, my colleagues at the club and at the university, to make this drive successful.

Regards,
Mohsin Madad Ali,
Dir. Community Service,
RCK – TIP.

But it’s a public toilet!! You just cannot. It’s unfair!!

..and wrong.

According to available information, one of the research papers, co-authored by Daoud (TS3) and Noman (TS4) focuses on modification of existing spinning machines towards further optimization. The second paper, being presented by Aasim Ahmed is related to modification of fiber surfaces and properties through plasma treatment. Quack! team wishes them a successful trip!

Last year, a group of five students [Muzammil Razzaq(TS07), Aasim Ahmed(TS07), M.Ali Hakeem(08), Furhan Hussain (TMM4) and Zaid Bin Zafar (TMM4)]  from TIP were awarded bursaries by the Textile Institute, UK to attend the 85th Textile Institute World Conference which was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

One believes that the TISF did manage to pull off a tough theme such as this one quite well and made sure that most people had a good time. Personally, the best part was that this carnival was attended by a large number of Texperts compared to previous two years’ carnivals. One must admit that their presence not only brightened the event, it also brought back the nostalgia of their golden days spent with each other as well as with current students before they graduated.

With just a few comments that we gathered off the grapevine, Quack! invites you all to give your input as to what you liked best about the event, and vice versa.

What many people loved about the event

• Organized event management and teamwork
• The miniature pyramid
• Bonfire
• Texperts
• Kabab rolls
• Baby camel
• Takhts and tents

What many people hated about the event

• The oasis
• Terrible DJ and music
• Absolutely no arrangements in case of fire
• The lanterns which refused to burn

Blood is life and life is blood. We can live without water and food but we can never live without a certain amount of blood circulating in our body. This red liquid, if lost, can bring living human to death and the same liquid, if inducted, can bring a dying patient closer to life and existence. Donating blood is donating an amount of your precious life which can actually bring a change in someone else’s life. For the love and care of humanity, Rotaract Club of Textile Institute of Pakistan organized a blood camp on 3rd November 2008 at Bin Qasim campus.

Here comes the morning of 3rd November, everyone packed their bags for the university expecting the same old boring day. But on reaching, each one of us found a huge banner indicating the presence of Burhaani blood bank inside the campus. Upon reaching the Iqbal Ahmed Student’s Café, we all saw few people from blood bank with some necessary medical equipment and material. It just took a minute for us to realize that today is the day for donation. However, since we were busy with our class schedules, some of us went to our classes and some of us remained there waiting anxiously for the turn. I was very busy the whole day and when I reached the spot at lunch time, the wonderful response from the students at the site was worth mentioning.

All the beds were already filled with the donors with a long line waiting to get on task. Bags and bags of human blood were collecting and the registration lady was having a tough time accommodating so many people. On the other hand, Rotaractors were also seen busy not only donating the blood but also with grabbing and persuading other fellow students for the noble cause. People were seen fainted, consuming a huge amount of Tropicanas (I guess), eating a lot and also feeling a joy in themselves for the noble work they were doing. Few teachers and staff members were also observed at the camp.

Finally, the spirit of whole day came to an end with a total collection of 70 bags. Woww! The credit goes to Rtr Ahmad A. Rehman and the great thing which we all are proud of was that some of the new club Rotaractors showed great enthusiasm and contributed to the cause. Very special thanks to Burhaani blood bank for taking out their time and coming so far to collect donations. We would also like to mention few names for their extraordinary work and efforts including Rahim Jindani, Mohsin Madad Ali and specially Ahmed A Rehman (It was his consistent hard work that made this all possible and his motivating speech given to every person that persuaded them to donate blood for this notable cause). We look forward to same passion and hope that our little effort will help mankind and will also motivate others to join Rotaract since we all are here to MAKE A CHANGE.