Kindness is not a stagnant force; the importance of helping others can be recognized when you see the impact that your kindness has on others the change in the society that has been created. Building Dreams, a campaign by SAF USA is an invitation to Pakistani’s living across the USA to come forward and join the mission of offering lasting HOPE to out of school children and begin a new chapter of compassion for the families living on the margins in our community giving them a chance to make their DREAMS come true for a better tomorrow. To support this cause, Chairman Shahid Afridi, joined by Jahangir Khan and Adnan Siddiqui took on an enriching yet a rewarding trip to USA under “Building Dreams USA Tour 2021”. The trip was planned for the core purpose of raising funds to invest in the future of youth by helping enroll out of school children back to school, and to empower struggling communities with clean water access in Baluchistan. The team participated in 20 fundraisers across 11 destinations: New York – Farah Haider | New York – Azeem Subhani | New York – Arshad Afridi | New Jersey – Nick Saleem | Delaware – Vaqar Sharief | Cincinnati – Hammid Khattak | Cincinnati – APPNA & Dr. Ali Usmani | Virginia – Dr. Samdani | Houston – Dr. Imran Sharief | Houston – Kashif Ansari | Washington DC – Imran Raja | Charlotte – Naqash Chaudhary | Greenville – Dr. Wajih Malik | Tampa – Dr. Syed Umair & Ghazanfar Khadim | Florida – Dr. Shazia Sharief | Florida – Dr. Sajid Chaudhary The Building Dreams campaign was a success because of our supporters who joined on our journey of Hope and ensuring its always Not Out. Click on the city to read more on how fundraiser hosted at each city has created an impact and is continuing to make impact.
Farah Haider New York
We are extremely grateful to our Host Ms. Farah Haider for hosting the dinner at her home on September 01, 2021, inviting her friend, families and colleagues to join the cause of SAF education. The fundraiser has supported the education of 100 students enrolled at SAF Kundal Shahi Campus in Azad Kashmir. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to clean drinking water. With the support of the funds raised SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023.
Azeem Subhani New York
We are humbled to have had the support of our Host Mr. Azeem Subhani for our second fundraiser in New York on September 02, 2021. The fundraiser was organized at Mr. Subhani’s residence where he invited his friends, families and colleagues to join the cause of SAF Education. The fundraiser has supported the education of 42 students enrolled at SAF Kundal Shahi Campus in Azad Kashmir. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to clean drinking water. With the support of the funds raised SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023.
Arshad Afridi New York
We are thankful to our staunch supporter Mr. Arshad Afridi for hosting our third fundraiser in New York on September 02, 2021. The fundraiser was organized to support the mission of SAF Education. The guests at the fundraiser opened their hearts to support the education of 68 students enrolled at SAF Kundal Shahi Campus in Azad Kashmir. With the support of the funds raised SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023.
Nick Saleem New Jersey
We are extremely grateful to our staunch supporter Mr. Nick Saleem for hosting Building Dreams fourth fundraiser at his residence in New Jersey on September 03, 2021 . The fundraiser hosted an audience of 60 like minded people who joined forces with SAF to ensure out of school children can access to quality education and clean drinking water at their schools. At the fundraiser we were able to raise funds for the education of 88 enrolled at SAF Kundal Shahi Campus in Azad Kashmir. The fund-raised will ensure the school is solar energized and has access to clean drinking water. With the support of the funds raised, SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes, Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023.
Vaqar Sharief Delaware
We welcome Mr. Vaqar Sharief to our pool of supporters and thank him for lending us his support for hosting Building Dreams fifth fundraiser on September 03, 2021. The fundraiser hosted an audience of 50 like minded people who joined forces with SAF to ensure out of school children can access to quality education and people of Balochistan have access clean drinking water At the fundraiser we were able to raise funds for the education of 150 enrolled at SAF Halmat Campus in Azad Kashmir. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water. With the support of the funds raised, SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes, Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023 The funds raised for the initiative of water will allow us to install two filtration plants in Baluchistan Qilla Saif ullah and Muslim Bagh.
Hammid Khattak Cincinnati
We are extremely grateful to our long-standing supporter Dr. Hammid Khattak for hosting Building Dreams sixth fundraiser lunch at his residence and inviting expat doctors and like-minded people on September 04, 2021. The fundraiser raised awareness on the importance of bringing access to water to families living in remote areas of the country, especially Balochistan. The laborious task women and girls go through to collect water and health issues and barriers they face for better opportunities because of no access to water. With the funds raised SAF will be installing a clean drinking water scheme in Qilla Saif Ullah, Baluchistan and one in Chakwaal , Punjab. The water plant will be solar energized to cut down electricity cost and make it more sustainable . The filtration plant will provide 5000 gallons of water per day and facilitate the XXX households of the community.
APPNA & Dr. Ali Usmani Cincinnati
We are extremely grateful to APPNA GC and the team especially Mr. Ali Usmani president APPNA GC, Dr. Tahir Latif and our long-standing supporter Dr. Hamid Khattak for introducing us to the APPNA team. A fundraiser was planned by APPNA GC to support SAF initiative of water and education. The event was attended by 250 like-minded people who believed in SAF’s mission of Hope. The fundraiser raised created awareness on the importance of bringing access to water and opening doors to education for out of school children, especially girls. With the funds raised SAF will be installing two clean drinking water scheme in Muslim Bagh and Mustang in Baluchistan. The water plant will be solar energized to cut down electricity cost and make it more sustainable . The filtration plant will provide 5000 gallons of water per day and facilitate the XXX households of the community. Funds for the education will enable 142 students enrolled Adamzai Campus in Nowshera, KP to continue their education.. With the support of the funds raised SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023 The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water.
Dr. Attique Samdani Virginia
We are immensely grateful to Dr, Attique Samdani, our SAF USA board member, a staunch volunteer and supporter for extending his support to SAF once again. Dr. Samdani organized the biggest fundraiser of Building Dreams and invited the community of Virginia to join the mission of Hope. The support extended by the community is immense and everyone at SAF is grateful for the never-ending support extended by the community. The fundraiser allowed SAF to ensure 850 students continue their education. 430 students at SAF Malikpur campus in Lahore and 421 students at SAF Ibrahim Khamiso campus in Karachi were facilitated for the academic year 2022 – 2023. The support will provide for students' tuition fee, curricula, uniform, sweater, shoes bag and stationery. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water. The fundraiser is also extending the support for bringing access to clean water by initiating Drinking Water schemes. Two drinking water schemes in Pasni and Ormara, Baluchistan are functional providing 30,000 Gallons of water daily to the respective communities. Two more drinking water schemes are under construction in Pishin and Muslim Bagh. One for each district.
Dr. Imran Sharief Huston
We are grateful to Dr. Imran Sharief our patron and SAF USA Board Member for arranging Building Dreams tenth fundraiser in Huston on September 06, 2021. The fundraiser attracted an audience of 200 members from the community of Huston. At the fundraiser we were able to raise funds for the education of 221 students enrolled at Pepri Naseerabad campus situated at the outskirts of Karachi. With the support of the funds raised SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water. The Generous donations made during the event will support SAF initiative of water also; with the support of the community of Houston we will install a Drinking Water Scheme in Mastung.
Kashif Ansari Huston
We are grateful to Mr. Kashif Ansari for joining forces with us and organizing the eleventh Building Dream fundraiser on September 06, 2021, and inviting his friends, colleagues and stake holders of the community to the fundraiser. The fundraiser successfully raised funds for 350 students enrolled at SAF Ashkot campus in Azad Kashmir. With the support of the funds raised SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water.
Imran Raja Huston
We welcome Mr. Imran Raja to our pool of supporters and thank him for lending us his support and arranging Building Dreams 9th fundraiser on September 07, 2021. The fundraiser hosted an audience of like-minded people who joined forces with SAF to ensure out of school children can access education and have access to drinking water At the fundraiser we were able to raise funds for the education of 312 students currently enrolled in SAF Gharoo campus in Nowshera, KP. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water. With the support of the funds raised SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes, Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023.
Naqash Chaudhary Charlotte
We welcome Mr. Naqash Chaudhary as our patron and appreciate the efforts he made to connect us with the community of south Carolina through Building Dreams fourteenth fundraiser organized on September 09, 2021. The fundraiser was dedicated to SAF education and SAF water. The fundraiser hosted an audience of like-minded people who joined forces with SAF to ensure out of school children can access education and people living in remote areas of Balochistan have access clean drinking water. At the fundraiser we raised for the education of 0 students currently enrolled at SAF Adamzai Campus in Nowshera, KP. With the support of the funds raised, SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023 The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water. SAF is setting up two drinking water schemes in Khuzdar one in Noorani Shah, Baluchistan with the funds raised . The Drinking Water Scheme will provide 5,000 gallons of water to the community of 1000 HHs. The filtration plant will be branded as Drinking Water Scheme dedicated to the people of Baluchistan from the community of Charlotte.
Dr. Wajih Malik Greenville
We appreciate the efforts made by our patrons Dr. Wajih Malik and Dr. Shazia Siddiqui for coming forward and joining hands with us once again to organize a fundraiser to support SAF endeavors. Building Dreams fifteenth fundraiser was planned on September 09, 2021, to raise funds for SAF education and SAF water. The fundraiser hosted an audience of 150 like-minded people who joined forces with SAF to ensure out of school children can access education and people living in remote areas of Baluchistan have access clean drinking water. At the fundraiser we raised for the education of 300 students currently enrolled in SAF Bhangoria Goth Campus in situated at the outskirts of Karachi. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water. With the support of the funds raised, SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023. SAF is setting up a drinking water scheme in Khuzdar with the funds raised. The Drinking Water Scheme will provide 5000 gallons of water to the community of 1000 HHs. The filtration plant will be branded as Drinking Water Scheme dedicated to the people of Balochistan from the community of South Carolina.
Dr. Syed Umair & Ghazanfar Khadim Tampa
We are extremely grateful to our benefactors Mr. & Mrs. Umair Syed Sajid and Mr. & Mrs. Ghazanfar Khadim for hosting two fundraisers in in Tampa. The building Dreams Sixteenth fundraiser was hosted by Mr. Ghazanfar Khadim at his residence and seventeenth fundraiser was co-hosted by Mr. & Umair Syed Sajid and Mr. & Mrs. Ghazanfar at Hyatt place Tampa/Wesley Chapel on September 10, 2021. Both the fundraisers were dedicated to raise funds for SAF education to ensure out of school children can access education. and SAF water to facilitate people living in remote areas of Baluchistan with clean drinking water Both the fundraisers hosted an audience of 150 like-minded people, respectively; who joined forces with SAF and raised for the education of 420 students currently enrolled in SAF Ramzan Goth campus situated at the outskirts of Karachi. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water. With the support of the funds raised, SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes, Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023. SAF is setting up 2 drinking water schemes in Winder and Uthal, Baluchistan respectively, with the funds raised. The Drinking Water Scheme will provide 5000 gallons of water to the community of 1000 HHs. The filtration plant will be branded as Drinking Water Scheme dedicated to the people of Balochistan from the community of Tampa.
Dr. Shazia Sharief Florida
We welcome Dr. Shazia Sharief & Mr. Nasir Sharif as SAF supporters and are grateful to them for opening their doors for SAF. The Sharief family welcomed our team to their home and introduced SAF initiatives to their friends and family and helped raise much needed funds for SAF Education and SAF Water on September 11, 2021. The fundraiser raised awareness for the education of 120 students currently enrolled in SAF school Pepri Naseerabad Campus situated at the outskirts of Karachi. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water. With the support of the funds raised, SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023. SAF is setting up two drinking water schemes in Sindh Mirpurkhas with the funds raised. The Drinking Water Schemes will provide 5,000 gallons of water to the community of 1000 HHs. The filtration plant will be branded as Drinking Water Scheme dedicated to the people of Baluchistan from the community of Florida.
Dr. Sajid Chaudhary Florida
We are extremely grateful to Dr. Samdani SAF USA Board Member for introducing us to APPNA & APA Team Florida. We are grateful to both the organizations for coming forward and joining our cause of Hope. A special shout out to Dr. Maliha Shaikh, Dr. Sajid Chaudhary and Dr, Farhan Zaidi for organizing a terrific fundraiser and helping us raise much needed funds for SAF initiative of Education and Water on September 11, 2021. The fundraiser raised for the education of 120 students currently enrolled in SAF school Ramzan Goth Campus situated at the outskirts of Karachi. The fund-raised will also ensure the school is solar energized and has access to cold and clean drinking water. With the support of the funds raised, SAF has provided the students with Tuition fee, Uniforms, Shoes, Sweater, Curricula, Stationery and Bag for the academic year of 2022- 2023 SAF is setting up drinking water schemes in in Sindh and Balochistan; Tharparkar, Dadu, Badin Shikarpur and Uthal with the funds raised. The Drinking Water Scheme will provide 5,000 gallons of water to the community of 1000 HHs. The filtration plant will be branded as Drinking Water Scheme dedicated to the people of Baluchistan from the community of Florida.
