Global Youth Service Day PUAN Gwadar Chapter

“Workshop on Role of Youth in Community Service”

13^th April 2014

 

Shout out for PUAN Gwadar Chapter’s first event!

The newly established Chapter of PUAN in Gwadar celebrated Global Youth Service Day with the students of Unique English Language Center on 13^th April. The PUAN members from Gwadar; Mariyam Suleman (YES 2011-2012), Granaz Baloch (TEA 2011), Zarif Ahmed (CCI 2010-2011) and Ejaz Adam (CCI 2012-2013) organized and facilitated the workshop “Community Service and Volunteerism” along with an associate member Samina Omar (Access Alumna).

The main goals of the workshop were to clarify the concepts of community service and volunteerism. Along with making the students understand the values of service, they were also encouraged for serving the community as volunteers and epitomize themselves as change motives for their society. Students were also given various ideas in which they can contribute for the betterment of their community and demonstrate their roles as change makers.  

A number of two collated workshops were held at Unique English Language Center on 13^th April. The first event was facilitated by Granaz Baloch and Mariyam Suleman for the female students where as the second event was facilitated by Zarif Ahmed and Ejaz Adam for the male students. Both the events had the same theme and goals.

The first event was a workshop which facilitated above thirty female students. To make the workshop interesting the alumni illustrated the students through the use of different methodologies during the workshop which included a PowerPoint presentation, panel discussion, group project or presentation as well as some fun activities.

The YES Alumna, Mariyam Suleman conducted the introductory session on Global Youth service Day and its significance around the world. Granaz Baloch conducted the session on community service and volunteerism. While the Access alumna, Samina Omar assisted the alumni through out the workshop.

By the end of the workshop, the enthusiastic young female change makers shared their ideas for various community service projects, and presented their incredible presentations. They were passionate about their ideas and were willing to collaborate with social activists of their community to carry out their projects.

The second event was held in the same center with 150 male students. The event was facilitated by Alumni, Zarif Ahmed and Ejaz Adam along with some other volunteer teachers of the center. The concepts of Community Service as well as Volunteerism were brought into light by each alumnus. Along with sharing their experiences, the alumni encouraged the students to get engaged in such activities. By the end of their sessions, the students began their first community service project, which was a site clean up. This made them understand the values of serving the community commencing with little efforts.

The first event by PUAN Gwadar chapter stepped with success. A total of 180 students were benefitted by the alumni. We hope that the same spirit will continue and the PUAN Gwadar Chapter with more alumni involved will benefit more people in the region through the up coming projects.