Sr. Mariam Gill (left) leads a sports session with female residents of Dar ul-Karishma (House of Wonders) in Youhanabad, a predominantly Christian district of Lahore, Pakistan. (Kamran Chaudhry)
Lahore, Pakistan Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, the Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret have abandoned the Lenten tradition of receiving charity trips to their home for the mentally disabled.
Looking after their 74 residents, ages 13-85, is the top priority for the six nuns serving at Dar ul-Karishma (House of Wonders), which was established on Feb. 28, 1997, in a narrow street of Youhanabad, a predominantly Christian district of Lahore, Pakistan. The facility has separate male and female sections, and is multifaith, including eight clients who are Muslim.
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More than $13.7 million in projects for jobseekers
Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development The Honourable Di Farmer
More than 2,000 Queensland jobseekers will undertake training and jobs, with the green light given to more than 80 community projects under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) initiative.
Minister for Training and Skills Development Di Farmer today announced the successful projects that will share in the $13.7 million SQW funding.
This second funding round for 2020-21 brings the total SQW investment for the financial year to more than $55.8 million for 284 projects that will provide training and assistance to a total of more than 7,400 jobseekers.
Punjab province launches Pakistan s first policy on interfaith harmony The policy highlights the impact of growing intolerance on minorities, women and youth
Shahid Rehmat (left), executive director of the Youth Development Foundation, with Minister Ejaz Alam Augustine at the launch of the first policy on interfaith harmony on Jan. 27 in Lahore. (Photo supplied)
Amid rising blasphemy cases and forced conversions, Punjab has become the first province in Pakistan to launch a draft on interfaith harmony policy. This plan is the first of its kind due to it being formulated by people belonging to diverse religions and sects, thus making it inclusive of minorities and the majority population, said Punjab Minister for Human Rights, Minorities Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Ejaz Alam Augustine.
Policy draft of interfaith harmony presented
National
January 28, 2021
LAHORE: The draft of the first âInterfaith Harmony Policyâ of the country was launched on Wednesday here from the platform of Youth Development Foundation (YDF).
The âPunjab Interfaith Harmony Policyâ for harmonious, tolerant and safe Punjab for everyone is the first such policy since Pakistan gained independence and has been presented close to The World Interfaith Harmony Week, an annual event observed during the first week of February.
The policy has been formulated after more than 20 consultations with people from all walks of life. They were religious scholars, legislators, lawyers, journalists, business community representatives, departments attached with Home Department, literati, public servants and bureaucrats, women and youth from diverse religions and students of religious seminaries.
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Ijaz Alam Augustine has lauded the role of Youth Development Foundation in preparation and compilation of the provincial interfaith.