2023

Today, Gilgit Baltistan Goodwill Movement distributed food rations to the members of the disabled community within Gilgit City. This was a package sponsored by Al Khidmat Foundation Gilgit Baltistan. The Food ration included Dahls, Tea Bags, Cooking Oils, Sawyeen and Rice, which would support a household for the Eid activities and hopefully for some months beyond. However, the question remains without organizations such as GBGM and the Al Khidmat Foundation, who have consistently supported the needs of the disabled community and needy persons during such festive periods. Without such organizations, no disabled member would have been recognized, let alone acknowledged by the decision-making authorities.

The questions I have set out can be answered in a few words: yes or no, but life is not as simple as we think it is.

When I have seen disabled people studying or working, I can not get away from the fact that out of 1000 people working the course, maybe 5% might be disabled, but out of that 5%, nearly all, if not a majority still try their best to achieve their end result whether that may be a pass or fail.

In Pakistan, when disabled persons sleep, they think, ‘ What have I done to my family? Why do they deserve this ‘. Unlike other topics, disabled people can only think, and when expressing their opinions are just ignored. Since we have covered Ableism and the destructive effects of disablity exclusion, let us now consider a Joint Family Household Case Scenario. In household 1, we have three families. Family 1 has two children, Family 2 has four children and Family 3 has six children. Family 1 has doctors; family two has teachers; family 3 has laborers. Across all these families, 1/3 of the children are disabled, and all have the substantial income to take care of their disabled children, who receive no education, are cognitively not challenged, and are excluded from social events. This is a typical case scenario of a household within Pakistan and GB.

A few nights ago, the International Disablity Alliance published its Resolutions With member organizations worldwide, IDA represents the estimated one billion people living with disabilities at the UN and International levels. Their report ‘ IDA’s Compilation of CRPD Committee’s Concluding Observations’ cites many articles signed by many countries, such as Saudia and India, but yet not Pakistan. In one of their articles, the IDA cites ‘States Parties undertake to ensure and promote the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons with disabilities without discrimination of any kind based on disability

One of the difficulties that disabled people face at home is how they handle their home supplies. Here at GB Goodwill Movement, we, through our New Project,’ Led Bulb Projects,’ Team GBGM show how disabled people can help towards making LED Bulbs.

Due to social disability, people with disabilities in Gilgit-Baltistan encounter several difficulties in their daily lives. Social disability is the term used to describe how people with disabilities are excluded from and treated differently from other members of society. This article covers the difficulties that Gilgit-Baltistan’s disabled population faces as well as the initiatives taken by the movement for goodwill in Gilgit-Baltistan to enhance their quality of life.

A typical view from an ableist perspective is that all disabled people have the same thoughts, emotions, and feelings. While that is true to a sociopolitical extent, I argue that until one can not imagine or to visualize it, one can not focus or implement their vision/agenda. While the government can enforce X, Y, and Z Policies, they will only be instilled within society if people respect Persons With Disablities. But, of course, everyone can refute our claim suggesting that we respect Persons with Disablities in Gilgit Baltistan. However, we are not talking about Personal Respect but rather Institutional Respect.

A varied population, including people with disabilities, call Gilgit-Baltistan home. The area is well-known for its natural beauty and cultural legacy. Despite improvements in a number of areas, the administration in Gilgit-Baltistan has not paid enough attention to the rights and inclusion of individuals with disabilities. In order to enhance the environment for persons with disabilities in Gilgit-Baltistan, civil society and the government must play a critical role. This essay intends to shed light on the significance of raising knowledge about disabilities, the roles of handicapped people in society, and how important these roles are,

When a human decides to start an initiative or a project, they naturally question whether it is worth their time. When a human decides to start an initiative or a project, they naturally question whether it is worth their time. In an earlier drafted article, I justify why I think the Gilgit Baltistan Government should hire Persons With Disablities. I wrote that Economic Development could not come without Persons With Disablities being employed

In the 21st century, life moves on; individuals move to cities, countries, towns, or villages; team GB GWM noticed that there was no work for the disabled communities who have been excluded from society. Society is defined as a social product created by the actions of individuals that then exert a coercive social force back on those individuals. Through their collective consciousness, Durkheim argued, human beings become aware of one another as social beings, not just animals. Can a society prosper if some people are excluded from social life?