French ambassador H.E Martine Dorance visits SOS village Multan

The beautiful invitation card

SOS villages are much more than what the name suggests. An entire world of affectionate, careful nurturing is provided to children who have lost their parental care or it is not in the best interest of them to remain in their family. They are not only catered with a family based care system but also properly educated. And they are not just left at this. Efforts are made to establish them with jobs and settle them in lives by arranging marriages for them.

SOS Village Multan project houses 175 children and educates 1200 students. Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh is the proud runner of the place. Her dedication and hard-work, along-with support and philanthropic spirit of her family and friends has made her achieve miracles like SOS Herman Gmeiner school and college, SOS technical institute,which are of benefit not only to the children of SOS but also the children from low-income group families of the society. God knows what is next on her list but till now, she has left no stone unturned for the welfare of unprivileged. And never lets an opportunity go, to highlight infront of the world, the importance of the sacred cause that she has dedicated her life to.

In this regard, she recently invited the newly appointed French ambassador to Pakistan, Ms. H.E. Martine Dorance, who most graciously accepted the offer and visited SOS village Multan on 7th December 2016. A fabulous show awaited her. Warmly welcomed by Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh, Ms. Dorance and her team were first introduced to the staff of SOS and representatives of friends of SOS at SOS village Multan. Followed by a brief welcome address by Mahnaz, children of SOS presented spectacular dance performances and a tabloid, conveying a desire for a peaceful world.

Then, Ms. Dorance was taken from SOS village to beautifully constructed youth home. A video documentary about SOS villages Pakistan was shown to the guests, alongwith a briefing by Mahnaz Fareed. Ms. Dorance was also invited to speak and she expressed her awe and amazement over these wonderful projects in Multan. She admired such efforts for the uplift of Pakistani society.

Later, gifted by Mr. Fareed Sheikh a scrumptious lunch with special mix of desi and western cuisine was served. Live jalebi and barbecue cooking was personally looked after by Hania Shahid as the fantastic catering at the occasion was done by her restaurant Lahore Chatkhara Multan branch. Rameen Anees also played the role of perfect hostess

The event represented the commitment of Pakistani society for the uplift of humanity and also conveyance of a positive image towards international community. A selective number of guests attended this function. Those among present were Mr. Mughees A. Sheikh, Mr. Fareed Sheikh, Mr. Shahid Khokar and Hania Shahid, Dr. Munir Hussain Shah and Fariha Munir, Mr. Mujtaba Gillani and Ittrat Gillani, Mr. Shabaz Chattha, Mr. Anees Muhammad Khwaja, Mr. Khwaja Romi, Mr. Anees A Sheikh and Rameen Aness, Mr. Tanveer Sheikh, Mr. Bakhtawar Sheikh, Mr. Najeeb Ahmed and Ayesha Najeeb, Mrs. Rubina Arshad, Mrs. Saira Nasir, Mr. Tallat and others.

We congratulate Mahnaz Fareed and Mrs. Hania Shahid for a perfectly organized event and wish SOS village Multan, the very best of everything.

The guests visiting one of the houses of SOS village

Mahnaz Fareed briefing the audience

Spectacular dance performance by SOS children

Tabloid by children of SOS

Mahnaz Fareed guiding the ambassador to SOS youth home

The august gathering reassembles in youth house

Mr. Tanveer Sheikh and son Mr. Bakhtawar Sheikh

Lunch time

Dr. Munir Hussain Shah

Mr. Khwaja Romi, Najeeb Ahmed, Mr. Shahbaz Chatta, Dr. Munir Hussain Shah, Mr. Tallat

Mr. Gillani, Mr. Anees Khwaja, French guest, Khwaja Romi, Dr. Munir Hussain Shah

Ittrat and Mr. Mujtaba Gillani

Mr. Mughees A Sheikh and the French ambassador

Saira Nasir, Rubina Arshad, Rameen Anees, Hania Shahid, Ayesha Najeeb

Goher, Rameen Anees and Ittrat Bano

Mr. Anees Muhammed Khwaja with a French guest

Rubina Arshad with French ambassador and Saira Nasir

Itrat Bano and Hania Shahid

Mahnaz Fareed with the ambassador H.E Martine

Gohar Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Rubina, Saira and Fariha Munir Shah

Live barbecue by Lahore Chatkhara Multan branch

The layout, simple yet elegant

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