Constructive Students Network (CSN): Enchanting Smiles

Over a decade, SOS Children’s Village has been endeavoring time and again in its services to abandoned children of deprived families, especially orphans. Since 1996 to be exact, the welfare organization reached out to Pakistan to set up a package of miscellaneous assistance in terms of financial aids, the most significant of them being 2005’s Kashmir Earthquake and 2010’s Flood relief package programs. Nonetheless, the organization surpasses excellence in the upbringing of orphans in an unconditional process- promising care until able to escort an independent living.

The notion of contribution for change lies ahead of the incentives of the torch-bearers of today. The very same motive defines Constructive Students Network (CSN)-A network that aims at constructive changes par excellence, which visited SOS Children’s village on the 13^th of August genuinely in order to spend quality time with young toddlers and celebrate the joy of Independence!

Solely arranged to enchant smiles and witness the inner world of welfare organizations like SOS Village, we at CSN gathered together to work out on the theme of spreading mirth by carrying out a variety of activities and conducting a collection of donations that could serve as a speck of contribution from the youth of NEDUET. Team CSN gathered together to work out according to children outreach program by investing creative efforts for the activities to be conducted in compliance with the theme of Independence Day. The fateful day came across a not-so-unusual factor of tribulation by stakeholders of the town, leading to transport strike which in turn seemed to have apparently affected the trip. The team, however, did not hold back from the voyage and ended up moving ahead with the program by settling transport issues diligently - making its way up to Malir Halt as a ride worth an adventure.

Technically speaking, SOS Village is an appropriate place a shelter home (orphanage) could make for. The popularity of SOS is not the sort that implies political leverage and charge. Nonetheless, the organization is remarkable for its services to thousands of deprived children, working modestly to provide a non-compulsive environment according to cultural norms and requirements.

The village has been designed in a way that includes all the necessities of life needed to raise children. From academia to domestic life affairs, disciplined rules have been set out for effective learning as well as complete coverage of daily demands. Schooling systems have been affiliated with Beacon House Training Program that caters to student academic planning in terms of teaching. No wonder the team witnessed an impressive level of intellect among children in majority. The team also spent two hours with the kids followed by interactive sessions (quiz about national knowledge etc) and singing sessions. Moreover, just to bring out the essence of our national decorum, badges and bangles added four folds to set smiles on those innocent faces that were once a symbol of sheer deprivation. Considering the impactful training and development program, National Training Centre provides proper trained mothers to the orphanage that are playing a noble role in the upbringing of SOS children. Team CSN paid visit to the village homes to distribute gift packages that were systematically located and well-supervised, hence making its mark to social insight in a practical way. Not to mention, this is just another beginning of CSN’s journey to contribute for the better of the society that WE own.

Indeed, those toddlers deserve every reason to smile, just like every other child spending time out at liberty. What makes these children privileged is their state of difference from the children deprived of their families-who inhale the air of liberty at large, BUT are either found on roads, as beggars, or as another case of child abuse. Divine as this cause is, dignified rests the status of SOS in our society.

"All you have shall someday be given;
Therefore give now, that the season of giving
may be yours and not your inheritors."

~Khalill Gibran