Sixty five reach out to Asia volunteers on their way to help schools in Pakistan
A group of sixty five (65) young volunteers are leaving Doha tomorrow to assist with the ongoing school rebuilding project in one of the earthquake-affected parts of Kashmir, Pakistan.
The initiative has been launched by Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), a charity established and chaired by Her Excellency Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani, daughter of the Emir. ROTA is part of the Qatar Foundation organization that has the central goal of transforming Qatar into a 21st century knowledge-based society.
On 8 October 2005, almost 90 000 people died and thousands of families and children were left homeless as a result of a devastating earthquake in the mountainous region of north-eastern Pakistan.
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