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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Iqral School MG in Process with Rotary International

District 7930 Celebrates Literacy Month of March, Internationally!!

Matching Grant for Iqral School in Sardheri, near Peshawar, in North West Frontier Province is now receiving items from the project. Total contribution for the project was $5000. This amount was increased by The Rotary Foundation to make up at total of $US17,000.

Ipswich, Greater Salem,NH, Peabody, Salem & Salem EarlyAct,
Gloucester, Manchester/Essex, Winchester Rotary Clubs

Watertown Rotary Club of District 7910 also contributed.

all contributed to MGs to empower schools for the poor in Pakistan!

Pictured here is:
the new generator to keep the lites on!
bus to bring more girls to school
computers to teach future skills and vocational training
& science equipment for better science education.
also on the way are locally made wooden desks and chairs.




DOSTI Foundation VP visits Ipswich & Greater Salem, NH Rotary Clubs

DOSTI Foundation vice president, Aijaz Ahmad paid a visit to the 2 clubs in District 7930 who sponsored the Matching Grant for Kalu Shah School in the Charsadda area of North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Through the DOSTI Welfare Association in Peshawar, Aijaz Ahmad donated funds to build the new school for Kalu Shah. The two Rotary Clubs, just north of Boston, teamed up with Unitown Peshawar Rotary Club to do a Matching Grant to buy desks, computers, blackboards, books and the first sanitation system in the village.

Aijaz is pictured here, in center with glasses:
Bottom photo is Rotary Club of Greater Salem,NH with President Rick Incollingo 4th from left.
Just below is Rotary Club of Ipswich where Aijaz is seated center with club presidet Bob Markel on left and International Chair Rachel Williams on right.