meeraa… amigaa 
we will wait for Dushwari to give us further details…
Re: Impak fundraise for Pakistan
Came across this article on Dawn’s website about Impak… seems interesting…
FEATURE: Your Money Or Your Time?
While donating money is relatively easy, it is the gift of time and the self that is most precious and rewarding, says Uzma Ahmed Khan
Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.
Elizabeth Andrew
Volunteer – Latin for ‘will’. As in doing something out of one’s own free will. Religion encourages it, our society needs it and it just makes you feel good when you can rise above yourself and give something back to your community. Unfortunately, while we give Zakat, khairat and sadqa generously, volunteering with our time and energy is not on the priority list for many of us.
Voluntary work requires time and effort, a personal commitment whereas giving money is comparatively easier. And yet, the desire to help is there –– the 2005 earthquake saw it manifest itself into a gigantic volunteer effort. Does it take a disaster of such a great magnitude to shake us out of our apathy? Are we just plain lazy in otherwise ‘normal’ circumstances? Or could perhaps lack of awareness about how, where and what to do be a better question to ask. Take a look at all the advertisements in the newspapers in Ramazan from institutions requesting Zakat. Nobody requests for volunteers to come and donate their time.
Shireen Naqvi, a corporate trainer who also works at SoL (School of Leadership), feels, “We are so absorbed in managing ourselves; our daily lives and its struggles, that it becomes challenging to take time out for a cause, which means giving something of ourselves. Such activity seems not only less important but acquires less significance when dealing with persistent injustices and insecurities that surround us directly or indirectly. And, yet there are also those who have devoted themselves, their entire lives, to giving. Their fulfilment lies solely in contributing, without any expectation of reward or recognition.
“Pakistan stands third in the world as a philanthropic people. Besides, we are witnessing new beginnings. Big and small, local and multinational corporations are making voluntary service mandatory for their employees. Schools are incorporating community service programmes as part of their curriculum. There is rising awareness about taking charge of community uplift at the grass-root level by action of the civil society.
“Sadly, it is, once again, the employer and/or the schools that have to take yet another step toward people grooming. The spirit of volunteerism, of giving, of being part of a cause larger than life, or as small as to get the maid’s kids educated, must be cultivated from a pre-school age and throughout youth by the parents.
“These are basic human values that a family enjoys sharing and practicing together. It builds stronger and more sincere bonds amongst family members; and when expanded to include institutions, community, town and country, it develops the human character i.e. the quality of fellowship, patience, perseverance, empathy, kindness, compassion and generosity, leading to true inner fulfilment, which itself is the highest reward.”
For a Full article: FEATURE: Your Money Or Your Time? -DAWN - The Review; September 18, 2008