FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Karachi, August 19, 2015: Mr. Abdulrahman Rafiq, Founding Director, Paksef and Dr. Ahson Rabbani, C.E.O., ChildLife Foundation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby Paksef (the Pakistan Science and Engineering Foundation) will support ChildLife Foundation with onsite, and select online fundraising and promotional activities in the United States.
ChildLife Foundation (CLF) is an organization which focuses on the development and provision of healthcare services for children from underprivileged backgrounds.
CLF’s network of facilities include two Pediatric Emergency Rooms at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) and Civil Hospital Karachi respectively, 10 Primary Clinics in destitute locales of Karachi, and a Preventive Health program, reaching out to 800,000 patients in the year 2015-16. With Paksef’s support CLF hopes to expand and work towards a healthier Pakistan.
As fiscal sponsor Paksef is supporting ChildLife Foundation with onsite, and select online fundraising and promotion in the United States. To learn more visit www.childlifefoundation.org, or make a donation click here.
Under it’s motto of “Service through Innovation”, Paksef, or the Pakistan Science and Engineering Foundation, maintains a global outlook and global reach while working to serve & support humanity using cutting-edge technologies, innovative ideas, and a team that is rooted in the communities they serve.
Paksef was founded in Silicon Valley but has since expanded to include some of the most prominent social and social media activists on the ground in Pakistan. Starting with a mission to serve the scientific and technical community of Pakistan, Paksef rapidly focused on the possibilities of leveraging innovative technologies directly in the service of humanity. Beginning with the Paksef team’s SA Relief initiative that got off the ground after the Earthquake in 2005, Paksef has supported such causes as Code for Pakistan, SITARA (an IT awareness and training initiative in rural Sindh) and fundraising efforts in such places as Chicago and Silicon Valley.
The Pakistan Science and Engineering Foundation, is a California non-profit corporation registered under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue code. To learn more visit www.paksef.org.
Thanks and Regards,
Sabahat I. Ashraf
Director, Paksef.org
Fremont, California
+1 (510) 304-5927