Even though British Council provided us with a platform for about 2years to work towards the welfare of our country, the time span alloted and the tasks undertaken didnot seem sufficent to bring about a change. Being the youth of Pakistan we feel that there is a lot that needs to be done. We need to step forward and take this responsibility in our hands. We (the educated youth of Pakistan) need to show the world that we care and we can and we will try to do our level best.
At this point we have decided to revive Beyond Borders Pakistan independently without British Council's support. We have no funding, all of us are in different parts of the world, there is loads to do and somehow we don't know where to start. So through several talks and suggestions over the last 2 years, we have decided to raise our voices once again. This time we will start by projecting ourselves through the internet and other medias. This blog will be a platform for raising our concerns, debating issues and getting our voices heard.
And inshaAllah we believe that one day Beyond Borders Pakistan would be in full action again and together we will be able to make a difference. I remember one of our team members from Quetta once said, that its not about changing the whole society, its about being able to change one life at a time, if through our work we can make the difference in the life of one more Pakistani, then we have achieved a lot and that achievement would be inherited from generation to generation. :).
Today, we are starting again, not with a group of 60+ members funded by various organizations, but a group of about less than 10 individuals, hoping that we will get there on our own this time.
"A spark from the heaven falls!
Who picks it up?
The multitude?
Never!
The individual?
Always!"
As Iqbal has said:
"Khudi ko ker buland itna, ke khuda bandey se khudh poochey, bata teri raza kya ha?"
May Allah guide us and help us to achieve what we aim for. (amin)
-Sunniya Saleem
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