‘A unique experience’

I have been involved in partnerships for numerous humanitarian service projects but this partnership between Rotary and Aman Ki Asha, reaching the common people of both countries, working for peace through community service, is indeed a unique experience. Our Heart 2 Heart partnership has saved many little lives, restoring heartbeats and in the process connecting many hearts in both countries.

The Rotary Aman Ki Asha partnership has restored vision to many men and women who were blind for years. Hundreds of cataract surgeries are being performed under the program. We are now under same banner setting up an eye hospital in Malir.

This partnership is also enabling the youth of both countries to meet under a youth exchange program. These exchanges have resulted in deeply impressing each other’s hearts and strengthen the bonds of friendship.

Many other projects and programs in education, health, social sector development are being jointly sponsored by Rotarians of both countries, making a qualitative improvement in many lives. There are social stakes involved across the borders and we need to grow them further to ensure most friendly and peaceful relationship between the common people of both the countries. Such social contracts are bound to succeed as they are based on promoting human dignity, caring for and respecting each other’s values. Such social connectivity efforts or social contracts built at common level will ultimately pave way for a more effective economic partnership.

— Faiz Kidwai, Coordinator Rotary-Aman Ki Asha Partnership, Rotary Pakistan

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Rotary Pakistan: (L-R) Aziz Memon, Faiz Kidwai and M. Iqbal Qureshi, in India, 2009

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All smiles: Rotarians present a gift to little Maryam, recovering from a successful heart operation at Care Hospital in Nagpur, India.

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