SOS villages are not just a haven for the homeless, but a highly developed and organized system, aimed at raising abandoned or orphaned children in a way that they do not feel deprived of their family. SOS villages consist of several houses. Children reside in each house as brothers and sisters. Looked after, by a lady, employed as 'MOTHER'. Who is responsible for looking after the children in a house. She takes care of their daily routines, like personal hygiene, cooks their meals and makes sure they are looked after properly, just like a regular loving and caring mother. Not the real mothers of children, but these 'mothers' take care of other people's children, as their own, a self sacrificing and arduous task.
After a long break of Corona-pause, when the activities at the social scene of 'Friends of SOS' Multan, resumed in October. The administrative team of SOS, decided to honor these 'mothers' for all their efforts, specially during the difficult CoVid19 pandemic times, and invited them as 'chief guests' at the committee party of the month. Hosted by Asma Nadeem, Afshan Waseem, Irum Manan, Kiran Rashid, Mona Shahid, Riffat Abid, Rukhsana Naeem, Shahnaz Sami, Seemi, Hafza Bukhari, Afshan Hamid, Arifa Waqar, Attia Shireen Bukhari, Amna Dogar, Kiran Dogar, Novaira Fahad Khwaja, Neelum Zia, Rukhsana Jabeen, Madiha, Saima Tariq, Humaira and Saima Sohail. at Ramada hotel Multan, on Monday 12th Oct 2020.
Highlights of the event, included a special video tribute created by Mahnaz Fareed, which was presented at the event, to honor these women. They were all invited on the stage and presented gifts by the hostesses of the party.
Hania Shahid, addressed the gathering and said , 'These ladies are the main strength of SOS village. As an acknowledgement of their contributions and dedication, these mothers were the chief guests at the occasion, as they remain the actual force responsible for proper training and upbringing of children at the village. These mothers are the real heroes'. Saima Faisal also admired their efforts and thanked the hostesses for dedicating the event to them.
Hania Shahid, also thanked two of the hostesses of the event, Arfa waqar and Afshan Aziz, who donated complete amount of their committee to SOS village. She added, it is this philanthropic spirit of the natives of the city of saints, which makes every project at SOS village a great success.
Salutes to SOS village, its entire team, alongwith these mothers, who play a massive role in inculcating great values in children of SOS and it is because of them that children of sos are high achievers and perform great at every level in curricular and extra curricular activities everywhere.
Hats off to Mahnaz Fareed too, who heads all the projects of Sos in Multan and we believe, she is to Multan, what Mother Teresa was to India.
Keep up the good work ladies! See you next time.
Kran Dogar, Sadia Dogar, Samreen Zeeshan, Saima Faisal , selfies with Fariha Munir Shah
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