Youth Parliament's Wall of Kindness In Punjab

Wall of Kindness is a phenomenal charity work and a kind of welfare, usually done by attaching cloth hangers from outside of houses; those encourage people to donate miscellaneous useful things such as winter clothing.

Youth Parliament aims to engage the youth in  campaigns to make a positive difference in their communities. With this aim Youth Parliament cabinet members from Punjab initiated "Wall of Kindness" (Deewar-e-Shafqat) at Haweli Lakha, Okara.

"Once in a meeting Chairman Youth Parliament Rizwan Jaffar said: "Think Globally, Act Locally". Take initiatives and perform positive actions in your own communities". Therefore inspired from the idea from social media where we came across similar initiatives in Karachi, Peshawar and Iran, we initiated "Wall of Kindness" (Deewar-e-Shafqat) from our home Haveli Lakha", said Khawar Abbas (Federal Cabinet Member- Youth Parliament). The motive of this wall is to provide shoes, clothes and other basic necessities to the under-privileged people, he added. 

The inauguration ceremony of this Wall of Kindness was held on Labor Day, 1st May 2016. An it was inaugurated by Faqeer Muhammad who is a common laborer of Haveli Lakha and works on daily wages.

The organizers included Shahzaib Naveed, Sohail Bodla, Shahzaman, Kamal Shah, Qayyum Chohan, Liaquat Ali, Mehmood ul Hassan, Muhammad Murtaza, Muhammad Ahmad, Bahadur Shirazi & Tanveer Khan. 

The organizers said they are planning to install similar walls in different parts of the city to promote kindness under the badge of Youth Parliament, "Youth for Services".

Heat Stroke- Preventive Measures

Heat Stroke is a condition marked by fever and often by unconsciousness, caused by failure of the body's temperature-regulating mechanism when exposed to excessively high temperatures.

The Year 2015 proved to be a challenging & unfortunate year for Pakistan when heat wave as high as 49 °C (120 °F) in Pakistan caused the deaths of about 2,000 people from dehydration and heat stroke in Karachi and different parts of Sindh. 

Once again in 2016 according to Director General, Meteorogical Office, Dr. Ghulam Rasool the entire country will see hot weather in the months of May and June. He said like the previous year, Karachi will once again face a severe heat wave. 

People should take preventive measures to avoid being affected of Heat Stroke. As Benjamin Franklin has said, "An Ounce of prevention is worth a Pound of cure!" It is always better to have preventive measures known for every ill condition. 

Following are the preventive measures to avoid Heat Stroke:

• Limit you outdoor activities under sun. Avoid peak sun.

• Avoid exercise during the hottest part of the day.

• Stay hydrated. Drink lots of water daily.

• Wear light colored, loose fitting clothing.

• Take home made drinks such as Lemonade, Fruit Juices & Salted Milk Lassi.

• Avoid having liquids with caffeine and excess sugar.