In a mired of heart-wrenching images from the devastation caused by the recent floods in Pakistan, one image has been seared into my memory: two young boys marooned on the rooftop of their house, moments away from being swept away, were rescued by two volunteers who rigged up a small chair lift using a rope and a small bed.
Watching those images, I couldn’t help but wonder what would have happened had these two volunteers didn’t show courage and ingenuity, in a country where the “system” seemed to have abandoned its citizens ...
Read my op-ed about Milkar's role in helping establish a national youth volunteer program: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/995612-building-a-case-for-national-youth-volunteer-program
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