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		<title>Education Relief for Flood Victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI, JAN 2012: Team SA Relief pledges continued support for the School Of Britainnica education initiative, led by Mrs. Yasmin Nigar for children affected by the 2010 and 2011 monsoon flooding in Sindh, Pakistan. The school is situated along the Super Highway (Karach-Hyderabad M8 Motorway). Yasmin Nigar, is an educationist and social activist from Pakistan. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img alt="" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQW_rTaHX9bTl1qWrb5LEIQifVxhuazvNCJoP1txI8oq2qWkb5C" class="alignright" width="300" height="168" />KARACHI, JAN 2012: <a href="http://www.sarelief.com/about/" title="Team SA Relief" target="_blank">Team SA Relief</a> pledges continued support for the School Of Britainnica education initiative, led by Mrs. Yasmin Nigar for children affected by the 2010 and 2011 monsoon flooding in Sindh, Pakistan. The school is situated along the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Super+highway,+Sindh&#038;hl=en&#038;ll=25.1515,67.710114&#038;spn=0.088725,0.135098&#038;sll=-33.704781,151.20807&#038;sspn=0.010193,0.016887&#038;hq=Super+highway,&#038;hnear=Sindh,+Pakistan&#038;t=m&#038;z=13" target="_blank">Super Highway</a> (Karach-Hyderabad M8 Motorway). </p>
<p>Yasmin Nigar, is an educationist and social activist from Pakistan. She is the owner of School of Britannica, a place built specifically for girls whose parents cannot afford or think of providing quality education to their daughters.</p>
<p>Watch Mrs Nigar tell you how she used to knock on every door in her neighborhood and convince the people there to educate their daughters. She also takes care of kids from flood affected areas, without any government assistance.</p>
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<p>While initially the assistance for these people included rations, they have now been asked to find work, and the women and some men have been provided loans on a payable when able basis to sell water or tea at the nearby sabzi Mandi, or sell small towels etc at the gas stations on the highway, while the women were given bangles and mehndi etc to sell.</p>
<p>The main thrust for Mrs. Nigar is to see that the children do not loiter about and get into bad company, whilst commuting between the school and their homes. As a result Mrs Nigar has been personally transporting as many children as her Suzuki HiRoof can accommodate.</p>
<p>SA Relief has agreed, as part of our continued support to provide <strong>$1.500 (Rs 133,500) for three months</strong> to cover the<strong> cost fuel, driver&#8217;s salary, and also provide warm clothing</strong> to children and elderly folks. In exchange Mrs Yasmin Nigar has agreed to furnish SA Relief with a monthly status report that would include detailed accounting of the funds. Earlier on October 16, 2011 we handed Mrs Yasmin Nigar a check for Rs 120,000 (approximately $1,348). </p>
<p>Mrs Yasmin Nigar informs us  that about  $340/month (approximately Rs. 30,000/month) would cover these expenses and has requested long term commitments from prospective donors. Other than that there are recurring expenses for meals for the children, books, uniforms and stationary items. For information on donating to this cause email <a href="mailto:pkfloods@sarelief.com" title="pkfloods@sarelief.com" target="_blank">pkfloods@sarelief.com</a></p>
<p>Following is a documentary on Mrs Yasmin Nigar and her work:<br />
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<p><small>SA Relief, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doing_business_as" title="DBA Wikipdedia definitiion" target="_blank">DBA</a> operating under <a href="http://paksef.org" target="_blank">Paksef</a> (Pakistan Science and Engineering Foundation) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organization#501.28c.29.283.29" target="_blank">501(c)(3)</a> tax-deductible non-profit Corporation registered in California, U.S.A.</small></p>
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		<title>Sindh Flooding: Relief &amp; Recovery Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.sarelief.com/2011/09/reliefresources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SA Relief is keeping track of relief resources and information in various areas of Sindh. We request you to help us by willing out the form below with any information you have about relief groups or organizations catering to the flood victims. Our team will verify the information submitted before it&#8217;s published here. Loading&#8230; Share [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SA Relief is keeping track of relief resources and information in various areas of Sindh. We request you to help us by willing out the form below with any information you have about relief groups or organizations catering to the flood victims. Our team will verify the information submitted before it&#8217;s published here.</p>
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		<title>Flood Relief Mission II &#8212; Badin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUNDAY, SEPT 11, 2011: Team PKRELIF, which is a conglomerate between SA Relief and OffroadPakistan plans to head towards Badin (in Sindh, Pakistan) which is the worst hit flood area. Approximately 980,000 acres, 1,021,300 victims, 438,000 houses have  been  destroyed.  This will be team PKRELIF&#8217;s second expedition, with the first that took place last week before the [...]]]></description>
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<div id="_mcePaste"><strong>SUNDAY, SEPT 11, 2011: </strong>Team PKRELIF, which is a conglomerate between SA Relief and <a href="http://offroadpakistan.com/" target="_self">OffroadPak</a><a href="http://offroadpakistan.com/" target="_self">istan</a> plans to head towards Badin (in Sindh, Pakistan) which is the worst hit flood area. Approximately 980,000 acres, 1,021,300 victims, 438,000 houses have  been  destroyed.  This will be team PKRELIF&#8217;s second expedition, with the first that took place last week before the Eid holidays (<a href="http://www.sarelief.com/2011/08/situation-report-from-khorwah-badin-district/" target="_blank">click for full report</a>).</div>
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<div id="_mcePaste">The plan is to go with 300+ food hampers, also included are large quantities of ready-to-eat food items.  We invite volunteers, but only if you are ready to help and are self sufficient. To volunteer email Awab Alvi or Faisal Kapadia at <a href="mailto:pkfloods@sarelief.com">pkfloods@sarelief.com</a>. You can also contribute by donating funds.</div>
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<p>All major credit cards accepted and processed through PayPal<br />
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<p>Funds are being collected by <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paksef">Paksef </a>(Pakistan Science and Engineering Foundation) which is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible non-profit Corporation in California. SA Relief operates under Paksef.</p>
<p><small>Local Pakistan residents can donate via <strong>Bank Al Habib</strong><br />
<strong>Account#:</strong> 1078-0081-001670-01-4<br />
<strong>Branch Code: </strong>1078<br />
<strong>Contact Person:</strong> Faisal Kapadia (pkfloods@sarelief.com)</small></p>
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		<title>Situation Report from Khorwah, Badin District</title>
		<link>http://www.sarelief.com/2011/08/situation-report-from-khorwah-badin-district/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team PkRelief completed their second 2011 flood relief mission to Khorwah and Tando Mohammad Khan in Pakistan&#8217;s southern province of Sindh. Following is a short video report for you, the donor on the aid distribution process and the the current situation on the ground. There is still tremendous work to be done, team PkRelief which [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Team PkRelief completed their second <a href="http://www.sarelief.com/2011/08/pkfloods2011/">2011 flood relief mission</a> to Khorwah and Tando Mohammad Khan in Pakistan&#8217;s southern province of Sindh. Following is a short video report for you, the donor on the aid distribution process and the the current situation on the ground. </p>
<p><iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T4VrXlFoUyw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>There is still tremendous work to be done, team PkRelief which is a conglomerate between SA Relief and OffRoad Pakistan (<a href="http://www.sarelief.com/2011/08/pkfloods2011/">click for more information</a>) requires your support to continue it&#8217;s humanitarian missions. We encourage you to donate monetarily or inkind by volunteering your time or contributing relief goods. </p>
<p><strong>Inkind donations email:</strong> pkfloods@sarelief.com </p>
<p><strong>Monetary donations can be made one of two ways:</strong></p>
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<p>All major credit cards accepted and processed through PayPal<br />
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<p>Funds are being collected by <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paksef">Paksef </a>(Pakistan Science and Engineering Foundation) which is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible non-profit Corporation in California. SA Relief operates under Paksef.</p>
<p>Local Pakistan residents can donate via <strong>Bank Al Habib</strong><br />
<strong>Account#:</strong> 1078-0081-001670-01-4<br />
<strong>Branch Code: </strong>1078<br />
<strong>Contact Person:</strong> Faisal Kapadia (pkfloods@sarelief.com)</p>
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		<title>Mission Badin: Live Tracker</title>
		<link>http://www.sarelief.com/2011/08/aug28missionbadin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team #PkRelief is all set for it&#8217;s next Flood Relief 2011 &#8211; Mission: Badin. The team leaves tomorrow, Sunday August 28, 2011. You can follow the expedition progress via twitter at #PKRelief or by clicking on the Cover-It-Live session below. Relief Mission: Bain Click Here to follow Tweets We invite you to HELP Us, HELP [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Team <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23PkRelief">#PkRelief </a>is all set for it&#8217;s next <a href="http://www.sarelief.com/2011/08/pkfloods2011/">Flood Relief 2011 &#8211; Mission: Badin</a>. The team leaves tomorrow, Sunday August 28, 2011.  You can follow the expedition progress via twitter at #PKRelief or by clicking on the Cover-It-Live session below.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&amp;task=siteviewaltcast&amp;altcast_code=3d0877c36c&amp;height=550&amp;width=470" target="_blank">Click Here to follow Tweets</a><br />
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<p>We invite you to HELP Us, HELP the <a href="http://tribune.com.pk/story/237138/fehmida-mirza-in-badin-1-4-million-hit-by-floods-wapdas-ill-planning-cost-billions/">1.4 Million flood victims</a>. Please Chip-in however much you can.<br />
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<p>All major credit cards accepted and processed through PayPal<br />
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<p>Funds are being collected by <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paksef">Paksef </a>(Pakistan Science and Engineering Foundation) which is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible non-profit Corporation in California. SA Relief operates under Paksef.</p>
<p>Local Pakistan residents can donate via <strong>Bank Al Habib</strong><br />
<strong>Account#:</strong> 1078-0081-001670-01-4<br />
<strong>Branch Code: </strong>1078<br />
<strong>Contact Person:</strong> Faisal Kapadia (pkfloods@sarelief.com)</p>
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		<title>Chaand Raat Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.sarelief.com/2011/08/bwb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buddies Without Borders and SA Relief Join Hands to Raise Funds. Fundraiser for thousands affected by August 2011 floods in Pakistan Buddies Without Borders will be selling Pakistan Flood Relief wristbands at the Chaand Raat festival on Monday  August 29th at Mehran Restaurant  in Fremont, California. Donations will be going to SA Relief to support [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img class="alignright" src="http://buddieswithoutborders.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/world_handshake-copy.jpg?w=212&amp;h=300" alt="" width="212" height="233" />Buddies Without Borders and SA Relief Join Hands to Raise Funds.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Fundraiser for thousands affected by August 2011 floods in Pakistan</strong></em></p>
<p><a title="Buddies Without Borders" href="http://buddieswithoutborders.org/" target="_blank">Buddies Without Borders </a>will be selling Pakistan Flood Relief wristbands at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163765560359255" target="_blank">Chaand Raat </a>festival on Monday  August 29th at Mehran Restaurant  in Fremont, California. Donations will be going to SA Relief to support <a href="http://www.sarelief.com/2011/08/pkfloods2011/">Flood Relief 2011 &#8211; Mission Badin</a>.</p>
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		<title>Flood Relief 2011 – Mission: Badin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent rains have caused tremendous damage in the southern Pakistan region of Badin (Sindh) and Balochistan.  NDMA estimates over 8,788,000 people have been displaced damaging over 6.5 million acres of land. These floods have caused 1.4 million homes to have been devastated, dislocating over 750,000 people into makeshift relief camp while thousands more remain in [...]]]></description>
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The recent rains have caused tremendous damage in the southern <a title="Pakistan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> region of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badin" target="_blank">Badin</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh" target="_blank">Sindh</a>) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_(Pakistan)" target="_blank">Balochistan</a>.  <a title="National Disaster Management Authority - Government of Pakistan" href="http://http://ndma.gov.pk/" target="_blank">NDMA</a> estimates over <strong>8,788,000 people</strong> have been displaced damaging over <strong>6.5 million acres of land</strong>. These floods have caused <strong>1.4 million homes</strong> to have been devastated, dislocating over <strong>750,000 people into makeshift relief camp</strong> while thousands more remain in the open without a roof . Hundreds of villages were swept away due to flooding from a 200 foot wide gap in the salinity drain there. The Pakistan Army has launched a relief operation in Sindh and are attempting to shift these people into makeshift camps</p>
<p>Upon hearing of the situation <a title="PkRelief" href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23PkRelief" target="_blank">PkRelief</a>, an organization based on the partnership between the <a title="OffRoad Pakistan" href="http://offroadpakistan.com/" target="_blank">Offroad Pakistan</a> and <a title="South Asia Relief" href="http://sarelief.com" target="_blank">SA Relief</a> went into full action by reaching out to the local community and infrastructure to determine what is needed. As an organization we have worked on several  relief efforts since 2005 and have a strong local contact base. In 2010 alone our organization collected and distributed relief <strong>valuing well over 170,000 USD </strong>for the<strong> </strong>flood relief efforts.</p>
<p>Presently we have adopted 3 camps in Badin, Sindh with the support of <a title="Nishat Welfare Organization" href="http://nishatwelfare.org/" target="_blank">Nishat Welfare Organization</a> whom have already housed 1,000  IDPs. Our plan initially is to provide the IDPs with <strong>cooked meals for the next 15 days.</strong></p>
<p>Please donate generously. Thank you for your support. Every dollar counts.</p>
<p>For further information please email <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/DrAwab" target="_blank">Dr Awab Alvi</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/faisalkapadia" target="_blank">Faisal Kapadia</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/arrafiq" target="_blank">Abdulrahman Rafiq</a>, or <a href="http://twitter.com/ifaqeer" target="_blank">Sabahat Ashraf</a> at <a href="mailto:pkfloods@sarelief.com"> pkfloods@sarelief.com</a>.</p>
<p><center><strong>TOTAL FUNDS RAISED by SA Relief</strong><br />
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<p><object width="220" height="220" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="src" value="http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/8943343f7be65153" /><param name="flashvars" value="event_title=Sindh%20Floods%202011&amp;event_desc=This%20is%20a%20continuation%20of%20the%20campaign%20that%20has%20raised%20over%20%249%2C000%20as%20of%20%20Sept%2031&amp;color_scheme=red" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed width="220" height="220" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/8943343f7be65153" flashvars="event_title=Sindh%20Floods%202011&amp;event_desc=This%20is%20a%20continuation%20of%20the%20campaign%20that%20has%20raised%20over%20%249%2C000%20as%20of%20%20Sept%2031&amp;color_scheme=red" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" /></object></center><em>Funds are being collected by Paksef (Pakistan Science and Engineering Foundation) which is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible non-profit Corporation in California. SA Relief operates under Paksef.</em></p>
<p>Local Pakistan residents can donate via our local Bank:</p>
<p><strong>Bank:</strong> Bank Al Habib<br />
<strong>Account#: </strong>1078-0081-001670-01-4<br />
<strong>Account Title:</strong> Abdul Rahim<br />
<strong>Branch Code: </strong>1078<br />
<strong>Contact Person:</strong> Email PKRelief at pkfloods@sarelief.com</p>
<p>For mission updates click <a href="http://www.sarelief.com/category/offroad/" target="_blank">here</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: right;"><small>Endorsed by:  <a href="http://www.embassyofpakistanusa.org/">Pakistan Embassy in Washignton DC</a></small></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calling all Glee fans, Daily Show viewers, and Star Trek diehards alike! Come join OPEN Chicago and leaders of the Pakistani-American community at the Pakistan Flood relief celebrity fundraiser. The event will take place on Sunday, January 16, 2011 and will feature actor Faran Tahir (Iron Man, Star Trek, Charlie Wilson’s War), Aasif Mandvi from The Daily [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" src="http://starsforhope.org/sites/default/files/starsforhope%20v3%20website.jpg" alt="" width="201" height="146" />Calling all Glee fans, Daily Show viewers, and Star Trek diehards alike! Come join OPEN Chicago and leaders of the Pakistani-American community at the Pakistan Flood relief celebrity fundraiser.</p>
<p>The event will take place on Sunday, January 16, 2011 and will feature actor <strong>Faran Tahir </strong>(Iron Man, Star Trek, Charlie Wilson’s War), <strong>Aasif Mandvi </strong>from The Daily Show, and <strong>Iqbal Theba</strong> from the acclaimed Fox TV show Glee. Acclaimed dessert chef <strong>Malika Ameen </strong>of By M Desserts and a Top Chef Desserts contestant will be in attendance.</p>
<p>Mark your calendars and tell your friends, your family, and your family’s friends to come join the effort to raise funds for the ongoing Pakistan flood relief effort. Trust us, this is something you won’t want to miss!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sunday, January 16, 2011 | 12 pm &#8211; 3 p.m.<br />
Carnivale, 702 W. Fulton, Chicago, Illinois</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Event Host: </strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong> <a href="http://open-chicago.org" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone" src="http://starsforhope.org/sites/default/files/open%20logo.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="46" /></a></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Event Partners:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paksef" target="_self"><img class="alignnone" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPuxUpA18eyIayhHm_usfn9eZeyFkjj5dLTnuD92MXWCMd7TgdrA" alt="" width="103" height="85" /></a> <a href="http://sarelief.com" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_McBGXPyt3ew/TR4ktnYhOhI/AAAAAAAABFc/_-NMCfzsBU0/sarelieflogo.jpg" alt="" width="119" height="48" /></a> </strong><strong> </strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Partnering Charities:</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.karachirelief.org/" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.karachirelief.org/images/KRTlogo.png" alt="" width="66" height="67" /></a> </strong><a href="http://www.oxfamamerica.org/" target="_blank"><strong><img class="alignnone" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS4xtt8JGlVj72MyZ-363TII1itWKWDp_LUpycQMCU0qfF3fPep" alt="" width="102" height="70" /></strong></a><strong> </strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>For registration and additional information visit:<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://starsforhope.org">www.StarsforHope.org</a><br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>The featured stars:</strong></p>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Faran Tahir</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img class="aligncenter" src="http://starsforhope.org/sites/default/files/farantahir%20website.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="110" /></strong></p>
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<td>Faran Tahir was born in Los Angeles while his parents were studying acting and directing at UCLA Theatre Dept. He comes from a theatre family well-known in Pakistan and India. Both his parents are actors/directors/writers in Pakistan. Faran moved to Los Angeles in 1980, when he was 17 years old. He completed his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley and his graduate degree from the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard. He has been nominated and has won many awards for his work in theatre and film. Most recently Faran played a lead role in the film Star Trek Nemesis</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Malika Ameen</strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="alignnone" src="http://starsforhope.org/sites/default/files/malika%20website.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="110" /></strong></td>
<td>Born and raised in the Chicago area, Malika Ameen&#8217;s cooking inspiration comes from two things: ingredients and people.  She believes that beautiful, delicious food brings people together. She is also passionate about traveling, as it often opens her eyes to new ingredients, techniques and flavor combinations. A single mother of three boys, Malika is always incorporating her &#8220;chef thinking&#8221; into the foods she cooks daily for her children, in order to &#8220;open up their palates and make eating as exciting for them as it is for me.&#8221; The five ingredients she keeps on hand at all times are candied citrus, dried lavender, vanilla bean sugar, green cardamom pods and bittersweet chocolate.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Aasif Mandvi</strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="alignnone" src="http://starsforhope.org/sites/default/files/AasifMandvi%20website.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="110" /> </strong></td>
<td>Aasif Mandvi began performing at the age of seven as a pixie in a school play wearing tights and a bonnet. He knew from that moment on that discreet but comfortable leggings coupled with a desperate need for attention was the secret of success. Unaware of this at the time, but this type of beginning was perfect for a job as a correspondent on &#8220;The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,&#8221; where the official uniform ironically happens to be &#8220;tights and a bonnet&#8221; ( worn discreetly under one&#8217;s suit, of course).</p>
<p>Aasif made his first appearance as contributor on August 9, 2006. He is the recipient of the OBIE award for his critically-acclaimed one-man show &#8220;Sakina&#8217;s Restaurant.&#8221; Other New York stage credits include the 2002 Broadway revival of &#8220;OKLAHOMA!,&#8221; &#8220;Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom,&#8221; &#8220;Homebody/Kabul,&#8221; &#8220;Suburbia,&#8221; &#8220;Trudy Blue,&#8221; and &#8220;Speak Truth to Power.&#8221; Film and television credits include; &#8220;The Proposal,&#8221; &#8220;Ghost Town,&#8221; &#8220;Music and Lyrics,&#8221; &#8220;Spider-Man 2,&#8221; &#8220;The Siege,&#8221; &#8220;Analyze This,&#8221; &#8220;The Mystic Masseur,&#8221; &#8220;ABCD,&#8221; &#8220;American Chai,&#8221; &#8220;Sex and the City,&#8221; &#8220;Sleeper Cell,&#8221; &#8220;The Sopranos,&#8221; &#8220;Jericho,&#8221; &#8220;Oz,&#8221; &#8220;CSI,&#8221; &#8220;Law and Order,&#8221; and &#8220;E.R.&#8221; He will soon be seen in the upcoming features &#8220;The Last Airbender&#8221; and &#8220;Today&#8217;s Special.&#8221; Aasif&#8217;s journalistic integrity has never been questioned, and for that he is eternally grateful.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><strong> Iqbal Theba</strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="alignnone" src="http://starsforhope.org/sites/default/files/iqbaltheba%20website.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="110" /><br />
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<td>Born in Karachi, Pakistan on December 20, 1963. Started college as a Freshman at the University of Oklahoma in 1981. Studied Civil Engineering at first and has a BS in Construction Engineering Management. Went back to the University of Oklahoma in 1986 and majored in Acting. Was the first South Asian to have appeared in dozens of mainstream national commercials in the 90s.</p>
<p>Went to the University of Oklahoma in Norman and is a Sooner Football fan. He arrived in Los Angeles with 37 dollars in his pocket. He stayed with his friend Mujahid Bashir for three months in San Bernardino until he earned enough money from waiting tables and found a place to live in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>During his Freshman year in college he was a dishwasher at The Street Restaurant in Norman, Oklahoma. He was promoted to be a cook after a couple of months of washing dishes. The restaurant closed a year later.</p>
<p>Left college in 1989 and moved to New York to pursue acting. In NYC he stayed with his childhood friend Tariq Agha until he found a place of his own. Did a few non-paying acting gigs and worked as a waiter. Went broke in early 1991 and decided to leave NYC for Los Angeles. He stopped in Norman, OK for two days because he was almost out of money. He worked at Misal Restaurant for one shift and made 60 bucks. His best friend Akbar Sultan gave him 50 dollars. He finally arrived in San Bernardino with only 37 dollars. He did not know anyone in Los Angeles so he had to stay in San Bernardino with a friend until he had saved enough money (from waiting tables) and moved to LA in March 1991.</p>
<p>He was one of 13 student actors who auditioned for summer stock theatre in college. 12 were picked. He was the only one who was left out.</td>
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<td><strong>VVIP Package: $500 + $12 processing fee (limited Quantity)</strong></p>
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<li> Private dinner with celebrity guests on Saturday, January, 15, 2010</li>
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<td><strong>VIP Package: $250 + $7 processing fee</strong></p>
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<td><strong>General Package: $150 + $5 processing</strong></p>
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<p>Online donations, sponsorship dollars, and tickets $250 and above are being collected by <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paksef">PAKISTAN SCIENCE &amp; ENGINEERING FOUNDATION</a>, a 501(c)(3) non-profit <strong>tax-exempt</strong> corporation registered in California. Tax-ID # 20-2950808. For info about Pakistan Science and Engineering Foundation, please contact <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/arrafiq">Abdulrahman Rafiq</a> at <a href="mailto:info@sarelief.com">info@sarelief.com</a>. SA Relief is a disaster coordination and relief unit operating under Paksef.</p>
<p>All other dollars are being collected by <a href="http://open-chicago.org">OPEN Chicago</a>. OPEN Chicago is registered in Illinois as a 501(c)(6), Tax-ID # 26-3812805. For more info contact <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ruma-samdani/0/6b7/351">Ruma Samdani</a> at OPEN Chicago, please visit http://www.open-chicago.org/.</p>
<p>All tax-deductible proceeds will be donated to Karachi Relief Trust and OXFAM America. For more information about the charities click <a href="http://starsforhope.org/?q=partneringcharities">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Mission Brief: 4&#215;4 Off-Road #PkRelief</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 8th, 2010 the 4&#215;4 OFFROAD club out of Karachi went into action and launched the Pakistan Flood Relief campaign in partnership with  SA Relief and Behbud Association. Online donations were collected by Paksef (or the Pakistan Science &#38; Engineering Foundation) a 501(c)(3) non-profit Corporation registered in California. On the ground the campaign was [...]]]></description>
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<p>On August 8th, 2010 the <a href="http://offroadpakistan.com/">4&#215;4 OFFROAD club</a> out of Karachi went into action and launched the Pakistan Flood Relief campaign in partnership with  <a href="http://sarelief.com/">SA Relief</a> and <a href="http://www.behbud.org/">Behbud Association</a>.</p>
<p>Online donations were collected by <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paksef">Paksef</a> (or the Pakistan Science &amp; Engineering Foundation) a 501(c)(3) non-profit Corporation registered in California.</p>
<p>On the ground the campaign was led by <a href="http://twitter.com/drawab">Dr Awab Alvi </a>and <a href="http://twitter.com/faisalkapadia">Faisal Kapadia</a>.</p>
<p>Since launching the campaign raised over $30,000 in online donations with over 4 Million Rupees from generous donors in Karachi. To date there have been 7 Relief Missions, details are as follows &#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>Mission 1:</strong></p>
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2 trucks of Food Rations,  and care packets were loaded and sent<a href="http://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CBsQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKashmore_District&amp;ei=l9ljTMTgLYS8vQO3upWeCg&amp;usg=AFQjCNG2Bm5W8TYqwfT5aoBaNmXZwgJ0lw"> Kashmore area </a>under the supervision and accompanied by members of Motor Club Pakistan. An addition 4 trucks of Food Rations, Tents, and Care packets were sent to <a href="http://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CBcQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMoro&amp;ei=udljTJSqCIvKuAPH3ZCfCg&amp;usg=AFQjCNG16_CTxp7vgsOmwSqFBiR8n4_HhA">Morro </a>and then onwards to<a href="http://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CBoQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FShikarpur&amp;ei=ztljTJ2HDIjOuAOlzc2fCg&amp;usg=AFQjCNEMw3TMmHzEubdTXSg5rX6OmqrWMA">Shikarpur </a>under the supervision and accompanied by members of  Offroaders Pakistan team,  under the charge of Dr Awab Alvi and Faisal Kapadia.</p>
<p>This relief trip was unique, with constant, real-time status updates by Faisal and Awab on Twitter and a live GPS tracker, donors could follow the relief team minute by minute.  For an indept summary from the mission readers can read <a href="http://www.sarelief.com/wp-admin/initial%20plan%20was%20to%20go%20to%20Moro,%20Sindh;%20however%20due%20to%20local%20weather%20conditions%20not%20permitting%20and%20the%20need%20of%20food%20and%20supplies%20in%20Sukkur%20(also%20in%20Sindh),%20we%20decided%20late%20Friday%20to%20take%20everything%20we%20had%20acquired%20and%20head%20to%20out%20to%20where%20we%20were%20needed%20most.">Faisal Kapadia&#8217;s report</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Mission 2:</strong></p>
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There was a convoy of 8 relief trucks valued almost to the tune of Rs. 3 million consists of 6 trucks of food relief hampers and one truck of 100 tents and one container of mineral water bottles.</p>
<p>The team departed Karachi on the morning of Sunday, August 22,  accompany a convoy of 8 relief good trucks,  8 accompanying vehicles with around 25 volunteers for Shikarpur, Sindh.<br />
During the same time, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=150578861634499&amp;id=128520563841014">Sana Saleem</a> from Future Leaders of Pakistan led a relief mission to Thatta, Sindh with rations for 600 families.</p>
<p>Similar to Mission 1, supporters from around the world could track the via GPS and their minute by minute Twitter updates. Transcripts of which can be found <a href="http://www.sarelief.com/2010/08/flood-relief-mission-2/">here</a>.</p>
<p>At the end of the mission Dr Awab stated: &#8220;we have with the generous contribution of our donors have impacted the lives of hundreds of families. It has been our belief that the urgent food crisis is a nearing an end as flood will start to recede in the next 10-12 days. Hence starts with return of these IDP&#8217;s to their lands and the subsequent rehabilitation. Our team needs to critically evaluate this mission and plan the course of action for the following weeks. WITHOUT DOUBT a lot still needs to be done. Our people are being neglected and they simply cannot wait.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Mission 3:</strong></p>
<p>A convoy with 20,000 ready to eat meals comprising of one sheermal, 2 packets of chips, 4 packets of biscuits, 1 carton of milk, 1 bottle of mineral water, 1 packet of dates to feed the exodus moving out of thatta towards Hyderabad. Twitter transcripts from the mission can be read at <a href="http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2010/08/28/flood-relief-mission-3-to-thatta">Teeth Maestro Blog</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Mission 4: </strong></p>
<p>Was a the same ready to eat meals to Thatta the enxt day as we had some 10,000 meals left over from the day before &#8211; it was lead by Nabil Jangda and Aman Ashraf.  They were held up at Gharro for 2 hours as the situation in makli was dicey.  They stood in Gharro awaiting escorts to guide them into Thatta.   They offloaded their goods at teh DCO office in Thatta and carried onward distribution in their cars and targeted a population nearby</p>
<p><strong>Mission 5:</strong></p>
<p>To Shikarpur SSGC Degree College camp that  houses over 3000 people in the shape of about 300 registered and a 100 unregistered families at an average of 7-8 people each. The team prepared 500 food hampers (5 kg ata, 5 kg flour, 1 litre oil, 2 kg dal, 2 soaps)as well as 500 clothing hampers ( separate suits for male females and children plus shoes) for this school and along with this relief took 1500 additional food hampers and a truck of water  +15  medicine cartons when we set off on mission no 5 on the 3rd of September. <a href="http://deadpanthoughts.com/2010/09/pk-relief-mission-5-report/">Continue reading</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Mission 6:</strong></p>
<p>This was to Khorwah Sindh &#8211; this mission was carried out by a fellow offroader Salim Khan who took a large donation of his own while we contributed 400 food hampers to the truck that was heading to Khorwah</p>
<p>Salim Khan organized the cooking the food on site on eid day as well</p>
<p><strong>Mission 7: </strong></p>
<p>With the help and support of Air Force and 70th GDP we have organized a C-130 to Jacobabad Airlift.  a total of 24000 kgs can be airlifted of which 70 GDP is arranging 600 food hampers while offroadpakistan is arranging 500 to be ready tonight and will be delivered in jacobabad</p>
<p><strong>Mission 8: </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://offroadpakistan.com/">OffRoadPakistan</a> team is planning an 8th Relief  Mission to  Moro on Sunday 26th September 2010 to provided medical relief.</p>
<p>With the increased influx of patients from Dadu and the existing strain of IDP’s already in the area it has put a heavy strain on the existing resources in Moro and there is definite need for medical support to come and help ease the suffering of the people. A Karachi-wide appeal has been issued to the medical community requesting volunteer support.</p>
<p>Plans are underway to setup a day-long medical camp in Moro, some four hour drive from Karachi at the District Hospital Moro on 26th September 2010 Doctors and the medical support team are requested to come early on Sunday morning to the hospital and help volunteer for the entire day; for information or to sign-up as a medical volunteer visit SA Relief<a href="http://www.sarelief.com/2010/09/pkreliefmedicalcamp/"> here.</a></p>
<p>In addition Offroadpakistan team has launched a campaign to rebuild the Shikarpur Civil Hospital, watch video presentation by Dr Awab Alvi<a href="http://www.sarelief.com/2010/09/civilhospital_shikarpur/"> here</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://offroadpakistan.com">OffRoadPakistan</a> team is organizing a medical camp in Moro on Sunday 26th September 2010. With the increased influx of patients from Dadu and the existing strain of IDP&#8217; already in the area it has put a heavy strain on the existing resources in Moro and there is definite need for medical support to come and help ease the suffering of the people.</p>
<p>A Karachi-wide appeal is being issued to any Doctors, House Officers and Medical students to come join this day long effort. Plans are underway to setup a day-long medical camp in Moro, some four hour drive from Karachi at the District Hospital Moro on 26th September 2010</p>
<p>Doctors and the medical support team are requested to come early on Sunday morning to the hospital and help volunteer for the entire day. If you are a medical volunteers and would like to help, then please fill <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGNTNkdRWEtMdEdoX1JGM1J2cUVpLUE6MQ">this form</a>.</p>
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