The document summarizes the activities of the Rotaract Club of Karachi from 2006-2007. It discusses the club's community service projects such as relief efforts for floods in Hyderabad and Balochistan, as well as sponsoring medical care and distributing food and clothes. It also describes the club members' professional backgrounds and organizational structure. The club focused on professional development, holding career counseling seminars, and international cooperation, exchanging flags with the Rotaract Club of Beirut. It launched a website and engaged in social activities to build fellowship among members.

1. National Conference On Barrier
Free Environment for Persons
with disabilities.
On 9th Feb. 2008 @ NISE
Islamabad

2. Summary of Projects
2006-07
Presented By:
Sajjad Ahmed
Team for 2007-08
Sajjad A. Siddiqui– President
Ghalia – General Secretary
Shahzad Sabir– Vice President
Raheel - Treasurer

3. Rotaract Introduction
34 Rotaract Clubs in Pakistan with 500 Rotaract Members
Rotaract program has grown into a strong, international network of
7,300 clubs in more than 150 countries and geographical areas. Rotaract’s 145,000
members are young men and women (ages 18 to 30) who serve the needs of their
communities, widen their personal and professional contacts, and increase their
understanding of the world.
Goals
Rotaract has the following goals:
• To develop professional and leadership skills
• To emphasize respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each
individual
• To recognize the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve
• To recognize, practice, and promote ethical standards as leadership qualities and
vocational
responsibilities
• To develop knowledge and understanding of the needs, problems, and opportunities in
the
community and worldwide
• To provide opportunities for personal and group activities to serve the community and
promote international understanding and goodwill toward all people

4. Rotaract Club of Karachi-
Members’ Profile & Team Work
• Club members are
students & young
professionals.
• Academic back ground
MBA’s, Doctors, CA’s,
Lawers, Textile
graduates, Engineers etc
• Working in top
multinational & national
companies like Unilever,
P&G, Telenor, Shell,
PSO, Citibank, Reckitt
Benkiser etc.

5. Rotaract Projects
• Community Services
• Professional Development
• Club Services
• International Services

6. Community Services
Director – Mohammed Ali Qamar
• Sponsoring Ms Safia (Hepatitis C Patient )- a life time
medicine commitment
• Attended inauguration ceremony of parent Rotary (P.N
model school, Lyari on 5-7-07
• Organized Hyderabad Relief effort Camp
• Sponsored Ramadan family project (food package for
the month of Ramadan)
• Distributed clothes for Eid to deserving people
• Organized Abida Parveen Concert for under privilege
kids
• Visited & Sponsored food package for Khuda Ke basti
• Organized Black Fish event

8. Rotaract celebrates their efforts

9. Community Services
• Aug 2006:Concert
fund-raiser with most
popular folk singer,
Abida Parveen
– Huge success
attended by luminaries
– Funds donated to
NGO providing free
schooling to children of
underprivileged,
poverty stricken
society

10. Flood Relief Camp
16th Sept ‘06, Hyderabad Rains
Rotaract Club of Karachi immediately
sets up Relief Camp to collect
Devastating rains and donations from busy Karachi districts
emergency in southeast PK

11. Rain Floods in Hyderabad
PK Army soldiers lending Rotaract a
helping hand to distribute perishable
Prepared packets of basic food, relief items to needy survivors
drinking water, milk/juice, biscuits

13. Community Services
• Visit to underprivileged shanty town – Khuda Ki
Basti
Rotaract team with a solo lady
social worker. She aims to Rotaractars visit the brick homes,
provide basic amenities like and note that a water pump needs
running water, electricity, clean to be installed in the community
food to these neglected citizens

14. Cyclone- Relief in Baluchistan
• Emergency Fund
Raiser
• Relief Packages
• Coast Guards
assistance
• Distribution to victim
families

15. Rotaract & Show You Care
• Seminar to create
awareness & change
mind set of people for
physically challenged
people.
25th Aug. 2007 @ PC
Karachi.
250 Participants

16. Rotaract & Show You Care

17. Rotaract & Show You Care

18. Documentary made by Rotaract & SYC

19. Rotaract Club
•We will continue to create awareness of Accessibility Code.
•Donated 10 Wheel Chairs to Imran Rehabilitation Center.
•Got a telecom company to sponsor 3 Chingchi motor bike to disable welfare
organization.
•Planning to make some ramps at some public places.
•Encouraged membership of Physically Challenged people in Rotaract.
•Made documentary to sensitized the barrier free environment.
•Started Rotaract Club of Ida Rieu for blind & deaf.
•Intend to do some fund raiser event for this event.
•Rotaract & Rotary Clubs platform contributing in this regard.
•Media Support for changing the mind set of the people for making our country
accessible to physically challenged persons.

20. Rotaract Club of Ida Rieu
• More 20 Blind & deaf
Members

21. Documentary made by Rotaract

22. Professional Development
• Aug 2006: • Attended forum in the
motivational speaker launch ceremony of
Rahid Sami led a President Musharaf’s
highly interactive book, In the line of fire
session on the
qualities of a
successful individual
and the nature of
success.

23. Professional Development
Career Counseling Seminar & workshop for students
• Feb 2007: “Guiding Light for Your Future”
– Co-hosted by parent Rotary Club at ICAP on Saturday, February
17th, 2007
– main purpose of the event was to help high school students to
get exposure and information to various career fields.
– The medium through which this was done was presentations by
7 leaders in their respective career fields
– 160 students from different socio economic backgrounds
registered for the event representing a diverse mix of 20 schools
and colleges
– A nominal fee of Rs.150 was charged per registration to cover
the cost of refreshments. This fee too was waived for approx. 30
students who could not pay

24. Schools Registered - Career
Counseling
• Lyceum
• Beacon House
• Convent of Jesus and Mary
• Jaffar Public School
• City School PAF Chapter
• Habib Public School
• Indus Academy
• St. Joseph College
• Karachi Grammar School
• Legend Public School
• PAF KIET
• CAMS
• Adamjee College
• Prince Ali School
• Chiniot Islamia Public School
• St. Patrick High School
• St. Paul High School
• DJ College
• Govt. College of Commerce and Economics
• CBM

25. Career Field Speakers
• Architecture and Design – Ejaz Ahad
• Chartered Accountancy – Moiz Ahmad, Executive
Director ICAP
• Human Resources, Finance & Banking – Saira Khan,
EVP, Habib Bank Ltd.
• Business Administration – Talib Karim, Dir. CBM
• Law – Barrister Zahid Jamil
• Information Technology – Jehan Ara, CEO of Enabling
Technologies
• Communication and Advertising – Shahzad Nawaz,
CEO Times & Vision

26. The Boss Magazine 26 Feb-4 Mar,
2007 by Daily Times.

27. “Guiding Light for Your Future”

28. Women’s Own, March 2007 issue

29. Technology Services
Director- Ateeq Khan
• Published successfully website for
Rotaract Club of Karachi
• Weekly update on new technologies
useful in business and pleasure

30. Club Services
• Hosted Dinner at Bar B Q tonight for Rotaract members
after Abida Parveen event
• Attended Rotary Annual conference at Avari Tower
• Organized badminton Event in Ramadan followed by
Sehri
• Organized Iftar at Nandos
• Arranged for Bowling outing at Area 51
• Attended several parent Rotary meetings at PC
• Attended Rotary dinner in honor of Rotary president
William Boyd hosted by Parent Rotary at PC
• Attended Rotary dinner in honor of Dr Shams Qasim
Lakha (President AKUH)
• Organized Go carting event followed by dinner at Super
Highway

31. Club Services
• Fellowship at IT Exhibition & Conference
event
• Team appreciation dinner
• Movie Shows
• Fellowship at Bowling Alley
• Parties
• Coffee & Sheesha Hang out

32. Club Services
Movie Show & Go-Karting

33. Club Services

34. Club Services

35. Technology
• Using Technology in everyday Rotaract
Operations
• Keeping the Rotaractors up-to-date with
the latest tech
• Spreading tech for the service of the
community
• Launch of www.rotaractkarachi.com

36. International Services
Director- Ayesha Fiazuddin
• Released Joint Bulletin with the club of India on Independence day
• Visited by Rotaractor Hytan from Rotaract club of Beirut to our club
• Invited Mr., Sheryar Niazi, political officer from British Deputy High
Commission to attend our club meeting
• Invitation was extended on us to visit British Deputy High
Commission to meet people from Youth Business Leadership (YBL
Forum)
• Invited Mr. Hamesh Danielle in Abida Parveen Concert
• Visited Rotaract Club of Vancouver, BC,Canada by Shahzad Sabir,
president
• Visited Rotary H.Q., Chicago, IL, USA by Shahzad Sabir, president

37. International Services
• International Services
– Aug 2006: Joint Bulletin released with
Independence Day messages for Rotaract
Club of Pune Cantonement, India
– Guest speaker from British Deputy High
Commission discussing opportunities where
young professionals can add value
– Dec 2006: Flag exchange and request for
twin club agreement with Rotaract Club of
Beirut

38. International Services

39. Flag Exchange
Mar 2007

40. Laugh-a-Cause
Jan 2007: Improvisational Comedy Troupe Black Fish
perform at fund-raiser

41. Thank You
www.rotaractkarachi.org
Sajjad 0343-4007007