FIGHTING CANCER WITH HOPE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME
FIGHTING CANCER WITH HOPE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME
FIGHTING CANCER WITH HOPE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME
FIGHTING CANCER WITH HOPE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME
FIGHTING CANCER WITH HOPE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME
FIGHTING CANCER WITH HOPE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME
Umeed Parr was officially launched in August 2024 by five passionate women united by lived experience. It is Pakistan’s first parent-led, lived-experience nonprofit organization dedicated to the holistic wellbeing of pediatric oncology patients and their families.
THE ISSUES
LATE DETECTION
TREATMENT ABANDONMENT
TREATMENT ABANDONMENT
One of the biggest problems with paediatric cancer in Pakistan is that children either go undetected, or reach hospitals too late for treatment.
TREATMENT ABANDONMENT
TREATMENT ABANDONMENT
TREATMENT ABANDONMENT
A lot of children suffering are from out of Karachi. Families come from interior Sindh, Baluchistan, KPK and Punjab. They have nowhere to stay and have to leave their jobs back home, losing their only source of income. Hence, they abandon treatment partway.
MALNUTRITION
LACK OF HOLISTIC CARE
LACK OF HOLISTIC CARE
Access to nutritious food is a problem for most families since they come from out of town. These children end up subsisting on junk food or food with preservatives since these families don't have kitchens to cook in.
LACK OF HOLISTIC CARE
LACK OF HOLISTIC CARE
LACK OF HOLISTIC CARE
Since poverty is so rampant in Pakistan, the focus has always been to provide medication and treatment to the children. Unfortunately, education, counselling, and emotional support, by virtue of necessity, are quite low on the list of priorities.
our impact through umeed gharr
12
2,724
2,724
PATIENTS HOUSED
2,724
2,724
2,724
MEALS PROVIDED
40
2,724
150
HOURS OF EDUCATION
150
2,724
150
19L WATER BOTTLES PROVIDED
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