Deewar-i-Meharbani or the Wall of Kindness — a charity initiative introduced in Iran before being replicated in major cities of Pakistan — was established on M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi, earlier yesterday.
The organizers say the project will be expanded to other parts of the city.
Deewar-i-Meharbani is where people can leave the goods they do not need so that the less privileged can pick them.
It was launched here with the collaboration of renowned actor Ahsan Khan and the Jafria Disaster Cell (JDC).
Around 3,000 pieces of clothes were donated by those who no longer wanted them and picked up by the needy on the first day.
“We came to know about the desire showed by actor Ahsan Khan that he wants to initiate such a project,” said Zafar Abbas of the JDC. “We are already involved in so many charity and welfare projects and found it a very effective way to help a certain class of society. So we two [Ahsan Khan and JDC] teamed up and set up the wall on the main M.A. Jinnah Road. On the first day, we arranged 3,000 pieces of different stitched clothes, which the people who needed them availed.”
He said the initiative would help the needy and inspire individuals and different organizations to come forward and contribute to the project.
“We plan to set up more such walls in different parts of the city and organize a Sunday bazaar where the people will be offered daily commodities free of cost.”
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