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Vashkar,

One of the options for you may be to contact Lions Clubs International (you can find their website and contact information at http://www.lionsclubs.org and find out about local Lions Clubs who might be willing to assist you in your quest.

Lions Clubs International is the largest non-governmental sponsor of sight programs and there are several Lions Clubs in your area which might help you with developing English Skills among other things.

Personally I think you're doing very well with your English from what I've seen of your writing.

Action Aid may also be an organization where you could work with local Lions to obtain grants for education programs through Lions Clubs International.

Dear Vashkar, This is Mahbub from ActionAid. We have been working together for quite long, geographical distance is the only thing that matters. Or else, we're working for the same cause. You speak very well in English, but you've got difficulties in writing, which is very natural. All you can do is practice more and more, which is in fact your common lesson to your fellows. Vashkar is a very popular name in disability movement in Bangladesh, even beyond. You simply need not to be frustrated just because of a foreign language skill. I'm not ready to accept a "British Coloniser's complain" against a Bengali-spoken person. ActionAid is of course an international organisation, but in Bangladesh we promote the use of Bengali. I would love to see you in internaitonal development arena, which is a matter of time being. Try to learn more about international development framework and a get a holistic perspective of development. From ActionAid we can arrange a scholarship for you, which we discussed already. In solidarity!

Hello Vashkar, I believe you can take online courses from Hadley School for the Blind in basic English.

studentservices@hadley.edu I think I also mentioned getting in touch with World Blind Union because they have a wonderful newsletter with lots of great information. I hope this is helpful. If you can find books in English that are easy to read, you will be a better writer for having done lots of reading in English.

Vashkar, Here's a link for Hadley School for the Blind. All courses are free.

http://www.hadley-school.org/default.asp

You should write as often as possible and ask someone you trust who is good at English grammar and writing work with you in the areas that need improvement. As a college graduate who has been studying languages since eighth grade, I have found that it is easy to start learning a language but very difficult to master it. English is said to be one of the hardest languages to master because of all of the rules and their exceptions, but I think you are doing very well. Keep up the good work!

Hi Vashkar Vattacharya,

Sounds like you are already visiting the right web sites, already have a very good base in English, and from what I see above, lots of good advice.

I can only add that you keep trying, as international agencies are not easy to enter, and when you have a chance, please e-mail me a copy of your resume. I am sometimes involved in international projects and I am always interested in meeting new talent.

Good luck!

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Dar-ul-Mussarat is a Karachi-based NGO working for the children always neglected strata of our society. Project is active in a very downtrodden area of Baldia town Karachi. Parents cannot afford to pay fee that’s why Children admitted here are charged very nominal fee or even nil. Arrangement is made for their education and other facilities including education. They live like a family. They learn dance, sing and celebrate birthday. According to their mental and physical capacity they are taught some vocational skills. Dar-ul-Mussarat was inaugurated in 1985. Dar-ul-Mussarat has twenty staff members serving dedicatedly, courteously.Six years ago The Organization was serving at a rental place. But now presently it has its own building constructed with the financial support of Uniting Churches in Netherlands and Wild Geese. We are also running a "Mother and Child" health care program to provide them health facility and to create health awareness among the parents because it is also an essential part to reduce the disabilities. Our missions and visions are to stop street begging in the next twenty years. We are now preparing to cover all slums of Karachi. Name Organization: Dar-ul-MussaratContact Person: Alfrida Yousaf PrincipalAddress of Organization: Plot # 24-30, Sector 4F, New Saeedabad Baldia Town, Karachi Telephone Number: 92-21-2815886Cell: 0300-2200583 E-mail: dar_ul_mussarat1@yahoo.comMOTTOA Centre where children come to learn/experienceLOVE, CARE and HAPPINESSWhich is given by GODVISSIONRehabilitation & development of individuals with disabilities encourages the Pakistani society to treat them as normal to ensure their integration into the society with the right to live society to live justly, given the suitable chances to become more independent in daily life. OUR MISSION We are dedicated to work for the rehabilitation and development of the children with special needs, raising public awareness about causes and prevention of different disabilities and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardship of this disorder. Project ObjectivesOur superior substantial of this tenement is to carry the differently-abled children in the mainstream of life through education, training and awareness of the massesActivities of the centerREHABILITATION: Behavior modification through deferent exercises dailyConcentration dailyEating Training. dailyChanging cloths, buttoning training. daily Games indoor/out door 3 days a week Playing with toys and blocks and puzzle games. dailyToilet training dailyWalking training, long and short walk/picnic. once a week Learning through pictures and figures. dailyPHYSICAL:Physiotherapy incase neededOccupational Therapy incase neededSpeech Therapy dailyIn door out door games VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM:Cooking. 3 days a weekToys making, Wood-working dailyAppropriate paper technology. 2 days a weekCandle Manufacturing. Once a weekKnighting. 3 days a weekEmbroidery 3 days a weekCutting and stitching the cloths. 3 days a weekSOCIAL:Picnic Music and dance Small drama and other recreation programs EDUCATIONAL:Basic education dailySign language dailyArts and crafts once a weekSocial and practical life skills quarterlyHOME VISIT:Community meetings Twice in a yearCommunity awareness programs Once a weekSchool awareness programs Once a month Pick and drop facility dailyEducational visits Twice a monthSocial Welfare Once a monthAssessment & diagnosis quarterlyTeaching & training once in a yearHealth awareness program for the women. Twice a month Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting1. Dar-Ul-Mussarat team shall implement the project2. Team would monitor / evaluate the project activities in its quarterly project meetings3. The organization shall submit biannual and annual project progress and financial reports to the donor. 4. Donor would also do independent reviews. Future Planning.1. To start an inclusive education and awareness program in the area.2. Construction of the first floor of the DuM Building.3. To settle General store keeping in view the income generating programs for the special children. 4. To buy a vehicle, as one of our van has become very old and mostly out of order. 5. Keeping in view the more involvement of the community, have more home visits, parents teachers meetings, out door activities and to start small community based programs on street level.Conduct Teachers training program under Dar-ul-Mussarat and emphasize parent to participate in these training programs especially the mothers.

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