Share to care Foundation inc.

As the new school year approaches, I'm launching this GoFundMe campaign to support the Share to Care Foundation Inc. Instead of sending school supplies, I'm asking for donations to help provide essential resources for underprivileged students in Pakistan. Your contributions will make a significant difference in their education and well-being.

I've chosen to support Share to Care because I believe every child deserves access to quality education, food, and clean water. Together, we can help create a brighter future for these children, ensuring they have the tools they need to succeed.

• Provide educational materials and resources to help students thrive in their studies.
• Ensure access to nutritious meals and clean water, promoting healthier learning environments.

Please consider donating to this important cause and help us make a positive impact this school year!

Hello and Salaamalaikum! We are a group of inspired friends and family members who during the Covid pandemic have come together with a common purpose in mind. Namely, Naheed Khaja, Noshi Khawaja, Samira Sheikh, Jahan Yousaf,  and Iman Sheikh. We have been planning together from across the seas with our friends based in the rural village of Nagar, Pakistan, to develop and sustain a non-profit wellness clinic that offers free essential medical services for the locals. 

The project addresses issues that are very close to our hearts, and we proud to say that the clinic has been operating and serving the community since January 2021. Our services currently include ultrasound examinations, general health check-ups, free distribution of medicine, and hygiene seminars. 

WHAT IS MISSION FOR THE CLINIC?

The mission of Nagar Women's Health House is to enrich and empower local women and girls to live healthier lives by providing free personalized medical services.

THE VISION

Gynecological exams, post and pre-natal care, emotional support counseling, distribution of menstrual supplies, and educational workshops are some of the free services that Nagar Women’s Health House aims to provide for the local community.

WHY THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NAGAR, PAKISTAN?

Nagar is a small village located in the region of Chitral, Pakistan. Because of Nagar’s remote geographic location, with undeveloped, rugged roads, and a grueling journey through the mountains, the village has had very little connection with the rest of Pakistan. Because of this, the region gets left behind, with limited access to resources and infrastructure, let alone extreme poverty. There are no NGOs offering consistent crisis relief efforts or development support to Nagar; it is simply not on the map for them. 



According to insight from our local collaborators, there are many myths and taboos around menstruation and reproductive care. This has led to fatal hygiene mis-management, disease and infection, birth complications, shame, and emotional suffering. This directly affects a girl’s ability to attend school, economic opportunity, confidence, autonomy, dignity, participation in the community, and beyond. There is no doubt that creating balance by uplifting some of the most vulnerable members of the community will positively impact the emotional, economic, and social wellbeing of the entire village. 

WHERE DO PROCEEDS GO?

With your help, the first round of fundraising completed construction, furnishing of the facility, and the purchase medical equipment, such as an ultrasound machine, essential supplies, and medical furniture. Ongoing expenses that your donations cover include salaries for our medical staff, clinic rent, utilities, and re-stocking of medicine.

We are currently struggling to meet our operating expenses of $3,000/month. Our next stretch of fundraising aims for $18,000, which will keep us afloat for the next 6 months. 


All funds we receive are deposited directly to https://sharetocarefoundationinc.org/ , which is our partner Naheed’s U.S. approved 501 C3. Your donations are 100% tax deductible, and a tax ID # can be provided if you email [email redacted]

Zelle: [email redacted]

For U.K. donations: [email redacted]

THANK YOU to all our donors! To stay updated on the progress of the project, please visit: instagram.com/nagarwomenshealthhouse OR nagarwomenshealthhouse.com 

Hello everyone!

In the spirit of my upcoming birthday, I am raising funds to continue development of a women’s health clinic deep in the mountains of Northern Pakistan. The rural village of Nagar has limited access to health facilities and educational resources. Because of this, young girls miss school due to lack of awareness around menstruation, mothers commonly have complications (or even die) during childbirth, and there are still many prevailing toxic taboos around reproductive health. 

Despite the disadvantages that these young girls and women experience, I am happy to say that there is hope for the improvement of health and overall wellbeing of these members of the community. In February of 2021, the village welcomed its first wellness clinic, Nagar Women's Health House , which is featuring the region’s first ultrasound machine, a highly qualified medical staff, hygiene training seminars, and a full stock of medicine to treat anything from UTI infections to anemia. All are welcome.

This fundraiser aims to raise enough funds to construct a lab for bloodwork, and a waiting room so that the families of our patients can be sheltered amidst extreme heat, rainstorms, and snow. Currently there is only a rugged dirt road where many of the children wait, and we want to create a more professional and safe environment for visitors to experience health services. 

 

Nagar Women’s Health House is a grassroots initiative that I have been involved in with family and friends for the past year, which manifested from our collective dream, to a fully operating clinic that is impacting the lives of our daily visitors. Because of our contribution from strangers from all corners of the planet, we have been able to make a difference in this small village that would have otherwise never been known to the rest of the world. 

I believe every human deserves to feel empowered through wellbeing. I personally have received profound benefits of healthcare because it has been affordable and accessible, for me.  I am so fortunate to feel materially satiated and fulfilled in my life, so all I ask for my birthday this year is support for Nagar Women’s Health House. 

I am humbled and honored to help uplift a community, and collaborate with all of you on making this happen. My hope is that Nagar Women’s Health House can live and grow to uplift the community beyond even my lifetime. Thank you ALL for the help in making this dream come true this past year! Please consider donating or sharing this cause - and follow us on instagram  for updates on the journey!

With love,
Jahan