KAINAT CARE

Doubtless, EDUCATION is the most powerful catalyst for social transformation. But child education cannot be done in isolation. A child will go to school only if the family, particularly the mother, is assured of healthcare and empowered. Moreover, when an elder sibling is relevantly skilled to be employable and begins earning, the journey of empowerment continues beyond the present generation.

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Realizing this, Kainat Care Foundation, beginning in the corridors of education, adopted a life cycle approach of development, focusing its interventions on children, their families and the larger community. We believe ALL children deserve an equal opportunity to succeed in life. Education is the key that unlocks the door to  success. Far too many children, through no fault of their own, aren’t getting the education they need to make it in life. We are passionately committed to righting this wrong.

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As the Chinese proverb goes “Women hold up half the sky”, it would not be wrong to say no society can attain the goal of progress in the absence of women’s role – they are the key to prosperity. We believe that sustainable peace can only be achieved if women’s human rights are promoted and respected and that women have meaningful participation across all conflict prevention and resolution efforts, as well as in post-conflict rebuilding activities. Speaking on the occasion, USAID Mission Director Gregory Gottlieb said, “The women in Pakistan, hand in hand with men, are playing a crucial role in the development and prosperity of their country. We aimed to educate neglected and desperate women through vocational trainings, formal education, women rights awareness, gender balance etc.

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Almost the entire cost of health care in the developing world is borne by the developing countries themselves. According to two separate estimates, aid from international health organizations in the developed countries pays for less than 5% of the total health care costs in the developing world. The estimates do not specify exactly what they include as health aid, but they probably omit the value of food relief and other health-related disaster relief, as well as money spent on water supply and sanitation projects, although these activities have important health benefits.

KCF is trying to enhance a positive change through awareness raising seminars, basic health care training workshops, free medical check ups and providing free vaccination to the slumps areas of Punjab.

 

Advocacy designed to change systems is distinct from advocacy on behalf of an individual victim of violence in the courts or within the community.  Systems advocacy means efforts to change policy and practice at the local, national or international level; to change the situation for groups of individuals who share similar problems.  While systems advocacy works to improve the system to the benefit of individuals, it is a long-term approach to problem solving requiring sustained effort. Kainat Care Foundation’s human rights defenders are working to advocate for the protection of women, children, families from all forms of violence.  Gender-based violence is a form of discrimination against women and is a fundamental violation of the right to life, liberty and security of person.  Advocacy for systems change should aim to improve respect for and the protection of human rights.  Within the broad human rights framework, advocacy initiatives should reflect of specific country conditions.  Advocacy initiatives under the human rights perspective, however, tend to focus on improving the human rights system at all levels, and the KCF aiming to do so.