LAHORE – Bargad Volunteer Network (BVN) affiliated with youth developmentorganization Bargad commemorated the International Volunteer Day (IVD) incollaboration with E-library Government of Punjab and Voluntary ServiceOverseas (VSO) in E-library, Qaddafi Stadium, on Friday.
Sabiha Shaheen, Executive Director Bargad, while addressing the moot saidinformed that Pakistan ranks 10th in the number of volunteers globally with58 million volunteers. The global volunteer workforce is more than half ofthe employed persons 10 most populous countries. She said volunteering islargely informal and emphasized to promote formal and organized voluntaryactions in Pakistan.
MPA Saadia Sohail said that while thinking about volunteerism, the firstperson who comes to mind is Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He volunteered to showus the right path. Quaid-e-Azam volunteered to make this country. Life of apolitician is a living example of volunteerism. It is in our nature.Present day volunteers will make a difference under Imran Khan who givesspecial attention to youth.
Haroon Imran Gill, MPA, said, volunteering is inbuilt in our culture. Wecan see this in emergency situations and community services at thegrassroots level.
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Mrs Shafqat Rafiq briefed about the work of Girls Guide Movement that it isdoing to help girls for taking community service. She recommended that lifeskills should be part of the curriculum and the educational institutionsshould run volunteering programs that bring us closer to our community.
Asif Bilal told that PITB and Sports Board Punjab have establishede-libraries in around 20 districts of Punjab. There are 3000 physical booksand 100,000 e-books along with HEC and other databases.
