SIL students donate sports equipment to Pehli Kiran School
The initiative was conceived by Suleman Zeb, Samiuddin Khan Qureshi and Farah J Khan.
The equipment consisted of a badminton set, a cricket set, footballs and jump ropes which were purchased from funds generated by the students after establishing SIL Gaming Club and organising a PlayStation FIFA tournament. PHOTO: FILE
Students at a school in a katchi abadi received sports equipment from a law university in Islamabad. The School of International Law (SIL) donated the equipment to Pehli Kiran School in F-11 on Wednesday, said a press release. SIL students and faculty members were present to hand over the equipment.
The equipment consisted of a badminton set, a cricket set, footballs and jump ropes which were purchased from funds generated by the students after establishing SIL Gaming Club and organising a PlayStation FIFA tournament. The admission fee for the club was used for the purpose.
The excitement on the children’s faces was priceless and more than enough initiative for the gaming club to hold more such fun fundraising activities in the future.
SIL students had a chance to relive their childhood by teaching the kids different jump rope games and playing a set of badminton with them.
The initiative was conceived by Suleman Zeb, Samiuddin Khan Qureshi and Farah J Khan.
The Pehli Kiran School System is an initiative of the JAQ Education Trust, consisting of eight non-formal schools in katchi abadis of Islamabad. The schools are unique in that they cater to children from communities which do not have access to basic educational opportunities.
SIL provides teaching support for the University of London International Programmes, specifically LLB (Hons) and LLM.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 6th, 2013.